this is a little weird, but i used to think that there was a guy under my bed with a sword and that he might shiskabob me through the mattress in the middle of the night. so, to improve my chances, i slept on my side instead of flat on my back
A childhood belief about under my bed

others believed things like this
- i used to believe you slept for 100 hours every night.— skye-ness
- I used to think teachers lived at school, and slept there at night.— Stephanie
- I used to believe that the cows owned by my grandfather slept lying on the ground like a human at night.— Eric
- I used to only sleep on my back because I thought I would break my ribs if I slept on my stomach.— Molly
- I used to believe that teachers lived in ufos at night and tha's why they dressed so weird.— llama queen
- I was told that if you sleep on your back you swallow your tongue...I have been sleeping on my side ever since— scotty la