when i was younger, my mom used to tell me that if i didn't go to sleep when she told me to the boogeyman would come and eat me. Then she'd say a boy would be trying to kiss me and i hated boys then.
A childhood belief about monsters

others believed things like this
- I used to believe the boogeyman lived in my nose— Shelby
- I never knew why boys had to lift up the toilet seat...until my friend told me that boys had bad aim.Anon
- When i was younger i believed that a cat was a girl and dogs were boys.Anon
- My sister told me that if I could kiss my elbow I would change into a boy. I never disproved her on this.— Aussie
- My mum told me that cold custard (which I hated) was in fact Banana Blancmange. I lapped it up for years.— Chalky
- I used to believe the Beastie Boys were a boy band. Well, the name sounds similar to Backstreet Boys!Anon