I used to believe that if I stayed up to see Santa, the elves would poke my eyes out with their pointy shoes. All of my older cousins told me this and I never tried staying up to see Santa.
A childhood belief about father christmas

others believed things like this
- My uncle once said that elves were really badchildren made to work in santa's work shop— Some guy
- I used to believe that Santa Ana winds actually came from the city of Santa Ana, CA— Fishfood
- I used to believe the ^^ emoticon referred to 2 pointy ears like a cat, instead of closed eyes.Anon
- My mother told me when i was 5 that Santa wouldn't come if i kept sucking my thumb. — Traumatized
- My parents told me that Jesus visited Santa Claus when he was dead for three days. — Rick Hamell
- as a kid, i was told by my older cousins that i wasnt human until i turned 7 years old.— twk