I used to think the postman's wife actually lived in the postbox, and if you sent something bad that she opened up and read, she would look through the slot and tell you off, so I was always too scared to go post letters on my own!
A childhood belief about work

others believed things like this
- My wife used to believe that CORNED BEEF was from cows who lived beside the seaAnon
- I always thought that it was "Afully Wedded Wife" Not "lawfully wedded wife"— Sarah
- After my dad read The Hobbit to us, when we were little, I thought that Gollum lived in the toilet. — PixelFish
- when i was little i used to believe that darth vador lived in my basement, and i was scared to go down there.— Jilli
- I used to think "A.M." and "P.M." meant "After Midnight" and "Post Midday".Anon
- I used to believe that "Earwigs lived in your ears", scared
me to death for years.— Will Chapman