I used to have a major fear of fire and would ask my parents every night whether there would be a fire that night. I thought it was something that was planned and they would know about it so we could get out on time.
A childhood belief about around the house

others believed things like this
- i always thought it was Grape Balls of Fire instead of Great Balls of Fire— Courtney
- The first time i heard of someone getting fired from a job, i thought that they were actually set on fire.Anon
- i used 2 think if u lied your pants would catch on fire cus of the sayin "lier lier pants on fire!"— nell
- I thought that I could get a suntan if I stood really close to a fire for long enough.— Mat
- When I was little I used to believe that if I played with fire, then I would wet the bed. — Danielle
- when you sit by a fire it can dry up you bone marrow— debbie