I thought neighbours from the upper floor were holding our lamps all the time and that's why they were hanging from the ceiling and not falling down.
A childhood belief about around the house

others believed things like this
- My brother used to believe that ceiling fans were helicopters flipped upsidedown and stuck in the ceiling.— Seven
- I used to believe that all Street-Lamps were turned off at Midnight.Anon
- I used to think that lave lamps were the devil coming out of them trying to steel my soul. until i was like 10— Bianca
- i believed that moles wore davy lamps on their heads so they could see underground— Omi
- I used to believe that if I pushed down on my upper eyelids too much, my eyes would pop out.— I Still Don't Touch My Eyelids
- I used to think that the upper struture on the caboose was the rest room.Anon