When I was about 7 my brother (who was 9) told me that my Raggedy Ann and Andy dolls had knives behind their backs and would kill me when I was sleeping or if I told me mom their plan. So I told my mom that I wanted to get rid of them but she said I couldn't because my Great Grandma gave them to me. So I put them on the top shelf of my closet and slept with a butter knife next to my bed.
A childhood belief about toys

others believed things like this
- My mother told me if I ate too much butter I'd get worms. I didn't eat too much butter...— Dicky
- That captain hook lived in my closet on the very top shelf.Anon
- I used to believe my dolls would come to life at night and have a party while i was sleeping. — phil(:
- When I was a child I used to believe that cows gave ready butter.— Bane
- my brother told me rice crispies were really fish eggs we gave to the goldfish. I never ate rice crispies.— johnboy
- I used to believe that when I went to sleep, my Barbie dolls would make out and plot to kill me.— ClaireRat