I used to believe that if you went into the living room after you had gone to bed and looked for Santa's gifts, then the gifts would magically dissapear and you would only get coal in your stocking when you were allowed to come down in the morning.
A childhood belief about father christmas

others believed things like this
- I thought Santa was going to be sent to jail for stealing gifts from Toys R Us.— Sandy
- i used to believe that coal from stockings was santa's poop because i was bad— dylan mcdonald
- i used to be so afraid of my own shaddow. i used to think i would dissapear in it. — bibejana
- when i was kid, i believed dynamite was something you sprayed on rocks and then they would dissapear— big googely
- I used to believe the living room furniture would party after we all went to sleep.— Ellen
- I used to believe hat the news readers could see into my living room so i sed to undress behind the couch.— henri