Me and my brother believed that the garbage disposal was really an alligator living in the pipes that eats the leftover food. That's why we weren't allowed to put our hand down the drain, because the alligator would bite if off.
A childhood belief about around the house

others believed things like this
- i used to believe that a monster lived in the garbage disposal. i would never go near the sink— Whitney
- I used to believe Gatorade was made from alligator pee.Anon
- I used to believe that Steak was actually alligator meat. Anon
- I used to think gladiators were meant to be some sort of alligator.Anon
- I was pretty small when Nixon was President. I thought "Watergate" was a type of alligator.— Ginger
- My mum told my older brother that dogs weren't allowed in London.— Fiz