My grandparents told me if I didn't finish my dinner (which was pork- yuck!) the Flashlight Monster would come and eat me. Just then, a flashlight was looming around outside the window. I scarfed down my food quick! ...Later I discovered it was my uncle.
A childhood belief about monsters
others believed things like this
- I used to believe that the full moon was God's flashlight.Anon
- I used to think that if you shone a flashlight beam onto a lightbulb long enough, it would eventually light.— Karen K
- My sister believed the pork in pork and beans was marshmallow...and would always "fight" us for it.Anon
- i used to believe that chocolate would go mouldy if you didn't eat it quick enough— abi
- Mom told us that if we didn't eat every single bite of our veggies at dinner time, we'd get colon cancer.Anon
- When I was little, I believed that if I didn't go to the bathroom quick enough, I would actually explode.— Coco S.