As a child I believed that there was a witch who lived in the toilet bowl, and if I sat on it she would poke me in the butt with a needle. It can be terrible to be so gullible and the youngest of four children.
A childhood belief about fear of

others believed things like this
- I used to be afraid that "boney Legs", a witch from a story Lived in the toilet. Anon
- I used to believe that crocodiles lived in the toilet and would bite my butt when I had to go to the loo.— Oz
- I used to believe that toilet seats were for kids only and that adults sat directly on the bowl. — Evan Klyne
- i used to be scared to use the bathroom becuase i believed something lived in the toilet.— robert allen freeman the fourth
- until i was seven i beleived that the witch from the wizord of oz lived behind a gate behined my book shelf— preston
- i used to think that when i was pooping a crocodile could come out of the toilet and bite my butt off.— derek