when i was little, like 6 or 7 i used to watch the show Are You Afraid of the Dark and i remember one time there was an episode where a kid was standing right near his bed and he got dragged under into a new scary world, so i would always get a running start to jump onto my bed from afar. and i would be sure not to sleep with either my arms or legs hanging off the edge so the monster couldnt reach up and grab them.
A childhood belief about under my bed

others believed things like this
- i used to believe if i was in a plane, i'd be able to reach out, grab part of a cloud and eat it— BOXXXY
- That you start out Catholic and after you reach a certain age you then become Protestant.Anon
- Does anybody remember that song "OUT OF REACH" well i remember i used to sing it as "BATTEERRRRYYY". — meeeeeeeee
- I used to believe that I could fly like Superman if I had the right cape and got a good running start. — Rick
- I used to think that if I was swinging on a swing fast enough, I could jump off it and start flying.— Nick
- I used to beleive that all pains were headaches. So for example, I had headaches in my stomach, legs and arms.— James