I used to think that the boogie man lived under my bed and so I jumped to my bed from as far away as possible and thought if he caught me I would be forced to silently and motionlessly sit in a circle with other kids that had been caught.
A childhood belief about under my bed

others believed things like this
- A billboard sign read: Moonshine kills.
I thought being caught outside by the moon would kill me. Humph.Anon - I used to think if you caught a cold during summer, it was called a "hot".— Brandon Campbell
- i used to set up traps to try and catch santa. i never caught him. — santa trap
- I used to believe that if I caught butterflies, a fairy would grow inside. — Cami
- My grandma told me and my sisters that the boogie man lived in her basement and if we cried he would get us.— Paulette
- When I caught chicken pox, I thought it was down to me eating too much chicken.— Helen