When I was little, in the evening my dad would ask me to go lock the door. One time, as usual, he asked me, and as usual, I ran down the stairs because I was afraid of the 'monster in the dark.' But this time, while running, I fell, and that's how I broke my first baby tooth.
A childhood belief about monsters

others believed things like this
- I used to believe I could fly when I was about four, until I fell down the stairs.— Sarah
- I would turn the lights off and then leg it up the stairs thinking a monster would be chasing me.Anon
- I used to believe that when you lost your teeth, all of them fell out at the same time.Anon
- I used to be afraid of Tina Turner. I saw her as a monster or something like that.— Kinha SP
- i had a really sweet tooth and i asked my mum when it would fall out...— saza bob
- I used to think that the tooth fairy puts you in a deep sleep before stealing your tooth/teeth.Anon