When I was little my dad told me that my favourite doll went to sleep when I did, so if I didn't go to sleep she would get tired and grumpy and not want to play with me. For ages I pretended to be asleep as long as I could hoping that if I quickly opened my eyes I'd catch her with her eyes closed!
A childhood belief about toys

others believed things like this
- I used to think that the sleep in my eyes at the breakfast table were toast crumbs.— crawford
- i used to think when you sleep your eyes turened round to watch performances in your head— rasverone
- I used to believe that if I opened my eyes too much, they could pop outAnon
- I used to believe that when I closed my eyes, nobody could see me. — Jens
- I used to think if i closed my eyes noone could see meAnon
- I used to believe that if you opened your eyes when you prayed, you would see God and then die.— Charlie