When I was about 4 or 5 i thought that gremlins would come and get me when I was a sleep in bed. I thought that the only way for them to stop them kidnapping me was to surround my self with all my teddy bears as I thought they would protect me from harm.
A childhood belief about monsters

others believed things like this
- When I was a child I used to believe that teddy bears could talk to me at night.— Daiana
- I used to talk with my teddy bear and I really thought he answered me.— Joy
- From when I was five until I was about seven, I thought humans had evolved from bears, not apes.— Anthropology Major
- i thought raisins were made out of jelly in a factory like gummy bears, i though this until i was 16!!!— jen
- I thought that my Sheriff Woody doll could protect me if I was home alone.Anon
- I thought if 3 cards stopped at a 3-way stop sign then they had to stop forever until Christmas.Anon