Background: in my childhood room, there was a Gothic-style chandelier. It looked like the ones typically found in old Cathlic churches.
When I was a kid, I used to believe that the chandelier could grow pointy spikes which could then fall on me. As a result, I was scared s**tless to walk under it.
A childhood belief about around the house

others believed things like this
- I used to believe that my grandma's chandelier would grow wings and chase me and kill me.— Katrien
- I used to believe that all churches were built by God rather than by people.— Andrea
- My mom said she had eyes in the back of her head. I looked and looked, but never found them.Anon
- I used to beleive that (like your teeth do) your lips would fall off so new ones could grow.— Queen Ohla Quads
- When people would ask me what was my background, I would tell them 1/2 German and 1/2 Brooklyn!— Randy
- I used to think that there was a little boogy in every end of ice cream cones (the type that are pointy).— John M.