I used to think that when all the kids in the world had gone to bed, nasty versions of the BFG would walk around checking that everyone was asleep otherwise they would get eaten. So I used to lie as still as possible at night with my head under the covers making tiny little snoring noises to fool them... it always worked!!
A childhood belief about monsters

others believed things like this
- I used to believe you could walk on clouds. And you would be able to walk in space on the edge of the world.— Alex
- I used to think that a company had boats all over the world making waves, and airplanes making cloudsAnon
- I used to believe that if i took the covers off at night i would freeze to death.— RockerGirl
- I used to believe that spiders were actualy miniature living versions of my brother.— ***PuNk
- When I was little, I was convinced that musicians lived inside the radio...little versions of them, that is!— pcmkrfn
- I believed that the pictures on my nighties came alive at night and played in my room while i was asleep!!Anon