I thought if I left the door open too long, a dog would come from the cupboard in the washroom and eat me
A childhood belief about fear of

others believed things like this
- i used 2 believe when i left my closet door open at
night a skelleton would pop out and wave at me— bex - I used to think that 'Child Locking' only worked on children and that older people could still open the door.— Anonymous Whistleblower
- I used to think that if you left the taps on for too long the sea would run out.— fletch
- I used to think if I left the toilet seat open my cat would get flushed down the toilet.— G
- I used to think for a very long time, that spam was left over animal parts with salt.— Ebony
- I used to believe that if you left crumbs out for a long period of time, they would turn into ants.— Bylaberrie