My dad used to say to me that if I misbehaved, the 'Man with the Hair on his Teeth' would get me.
A childhood belief about monsters
others believed things like this
- My grandma told me that if I misbehaved, the men in the garbage truck would take me away forever.— Anika
- I used to believe that eating burnt toast would make your teeth whiter and would brush your teeth for you.— Natasha
- I used to believe that if I didn't brush my teeth at night, ants would crawl into my mouth and eat my teeth.Anon
- Until I was about 8 I believed that your back teeth keep growing in until you have a full circle of teeth.Anon
- When I was very young, I assumed that false teeth were taken from dead people's teethAnon
- Until I was around 8 or 9 years old, I thought dentists took your teeth out and replaced them with new teeth.— Verapamilo