My older sister used to tell me that Santa Claus had a huge TV set to keep watch over all the kids to see how they're behaving. I thought that whenever I said a naughty word or misbehaved, he would put a check mark by my name, and the more marks I got, the less toys I received. Of course that still didn't stop me from misbehaving, or saying naughty words.
A childhood belief about father christmas

others believed things like this
- I used to believe that "nuptial" was a naughty word. I thought it meant nipple. XD— Sara Hagen
- I used to think that the river police were there to stop naughty people from pulling the plug out.— Linda
- when i was 4or5 i thought if i was naughty i would get sent to jail.— JESSELEE GWYNNE (VICTORA)
- I use to believe that you would get ill because you were naughty— Ríoghnach
- That God was always watching you, and if you were naughty he would kill you— Alex
- I used to believe that if you were naughty at school then you'd have to go upstairs and sit on your bed!— Eve