I used to believe that if I didn't pray to God every night, and specifically ask that the house not get burned down, that it would catch fire in the night.
A childhood belief about prayers

others believed things like this
- I used to believe my barbies came alive at night, so I would always try to catch them in the act.Anon
- My mother didn't want me outside at night so she told me i had to come in or else 'the night air would get me'— Dan
- I used to believe that some first names were specifically for children and some were specifically for adults.— Marco
- i used 2 think if u lied your pants would catch on fire cus of the sayin "lier lier pants on fire!"— nell
- I used to believe that when we went to bed at night, all the animals in our house talked to each other. Anon
- If someone broke into my house at night my ninja turtles would come to life to protect me.— blip