For some reason I would believe that If I didn't exit the bathroom before the toilet would stop flushing Freddy Kruger would kill me. So as soon as I flushed it I would wash my hands frantically and sprint out the door.
A childhood belief about fear of

others believed things like this
- i used to believe that every friday night Freddy Kruger was under my bed and he was going to kill me— c
- I used to believe that Limabeans would kill you if you didn't eat them.
I flushed them down the toilet.— Lima - I used to believe that if you didn't close the toilet lid after flushing, you would get sucked down into it.— Maya
- I used to believe that monsters lived in my toilet and they ate my poop and urine when i flushed the toilet.Anon
- I used to believe that if I flushed the toilet before I showered, I would take a shower in dirty toilet water.— Chris D
- I used to think if you didnt get up before flushing the toilet would eat you...Anon