i used to think that an imaginary friend was someone who keept looking at you when you when you where changing and taking a shower.
A childhood belief about imaginary friends

others believed things like this
- I used to have an imaginary friend named Mr. Nobody. He would protect me from my imaginary enemy, Bad Elmer.— Kdees
- My friend believed that when lightening flashed, you better smile because God was taking your picture! — Linda from Southern California
- I used to believe that take a shower meant to go steal a shower from the storeAnon
- my aunt used to have an imaginary friend who instead of having blood had 7-up in her veins.Anon
- When I was about 6 or 7, I had an imaginary friend, who left for ice-cream one night. He never returned.— His name was Jimmy
- I used to believe in my imaginary friend dooodle.
Doodle was a stickperson and was always smiling.— Samantha