I used to believe there was a little old lady who lived under my bed and would nibble at my ear every night. Being one of the 4 girls out of my 11 cousins, the boys would pick on me; they made me truly believe this little old woman lived under my bed and I was absolutely terrified of her.
A childhood belief about under my bed

others believed things like this
- I used to think that in public toilets, the cleaning lady actually lived in the supply cupboard.Anon
- All the people that lived in Scotland were girls— The Ice Cream Sandwich Monster
- I used to think an evil spirit type thing called Wango lived in my dog. I was terrified of that dog.— Franklin
- I thought that the difference between girls and boys was that girls have teeth.
Anon - I used to think eyedust was made by people who lived in your eyes and made buns.— The world looks to me.
- It never occured to me as a child that teachers lived in houses. I thought they lived at school...— Heidi, Pittsburgh, PA