after seeing "the phantom of the opera" at the tender age of eight, I believed for years that his cavern had a door tha was right under my bed. for at least a year, i wouldn't step anywhere near the edge of my bed, and would jump ont o my bed from the doorway.
most kids get the boogey man... i got the phantom of the opera under my bed. thanks mom.
A childhood belief about under my bed

others believed things like this
- Soap Opera's are Soaps that sing Opera to you while you take a bath. Right???— Kid 1990
- I used to believe opera singing was a language all its own.— Rachel
- I used to think that Oprah was an opera singer.— Mello
- I used to think the TV show "The Sopranos" was about opera singers.— Innocent Kid
- I thought "opera" was pronounced "oprah", as in Oprah Winfrey.— Molly
- When I was younger, I used to believe that the boogey man would tie my hair in knots at night.— Jasmine