I used to believe there was an entire family living down the toilet and that they ate and drank what we put in the toilet, using the toilet paper as napkins.
I was fascinated by the thought - and terrified! I thought that if I flushed the toilet, I would anger them for some reason.
Most of the times, I would not flush, and the grown-ups got quite angry with me.
A childhood belief about fear of
others believed things like this
- I thought that toilet paper was bread and by puting it it the toilet i was feeding the ducks at the bottem.— Gringo
- I used to beleve when i was 4 that the flush on the toilet was to wake up toilet monsters.— Millie
- I used to believe that monsters lived in my toilet and they ate my poop and urine when i flushed the toilet.Anon
- I used to believe that if I flushed the toilet before I showered, I would take a shower in dirty toilet water.— Chris D
- I used to think if I left the toilet seat open my cat would get flushed down the toilet.— G
- I thought there was a beaver living in the toilet that would bite me if I wasn't ever vigilant. — Camille