i used to think dinsaurs still existed and they would hide behind trees and would come out at night when i was asleep and everyone knew about it and just lied to me. i almost never went outside as a child because of this.
A childhood belief about monsters

others believed things like this
- When I was a child, I used to think that if I lied my nose would grow bigger.Anon
- As a child I used to think that the toothy mouse existed.— Jordi Comendador
- When I was a child, I believed that the little mouse Perez existed.— David Montoya Velez
- my mum used to say if i lied my eyes would change colour...when i lied i would shut my eyes— kevin rosenqvist
- When I was a child i used to believe that if i did not fall asleep an elf would come for me Anon
- My young daughter thought that night came after the trees ate all the sunlight.— Bruce