I used to believe that if I left my toenails and fingernails exposed at night while sleeping, that a monster would crawl out from under the bed and eat them. I had to have my hands and feet tucked under the blankets. If I didn't feel like having my hands under the blanket, I'd fall asleep with my hands in fists so the monsters couldn't get my fingernails.
I have no explanation for this belief. I was a strange child.
A childhood belief about under my bed
others believed things like this
- I thought chicken's feet were witch's hands — Edward
- When i was a child i used to believe that i became invisible when i covered my hands with my eyes.
— Owen - When I was a child I used to believe that there were two hands inside the TV making the cartoons move.Anon
- I used to believe that cheerleaders didn't have hands, just pom-poms where they should be!Anon
- I used to believe that I would get worms if I bit my fingernails. — Leslie
- My Mom used to tell us that if you bit your fingernails, they would cut a hole in your stomach.— Linda B