I used to think that if I didn't leave the bathroom after the toilet was done flushing, the toilet water would flood and there was a magic wall that prevented the water from going out of the room. Needless to say, I figured out that it wasn't true, but I was still in the habit of running away from the room before the flushing was stopped. Now I'm out of the habit.
A childhood belief about fear of

others believed things like this
- 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 think if you didnt get up before flushing the toilet would eat you...Anon
- i used to think when it started raining it was god flushing the toilet— edel
- I was certain that rain was created by God having a pee and flushing his huge toilet above us— Emma H
- My best friend used to believe that when it rain and thundered that God was flushing his toilet. — Jelly Bean
- I used to believe the sound of a flushing toilet was nearly identical to the 90210 theme. — Laurenne