make-believe

I used to believe…

When i was in about 2nd grade, i made believe i had a pet rat and a monkey, and my friends had parrots. All my other friends kept this up for about a year. it even got so far that my friends imagend that they sent my monkey off to get a girlfriend. well, lets just say we had very active imaginations!

I used to believe that when i fell asleep facing my wall that monsters would come into my room and come and get me......for years I'd sleep in the same position to avoid them.

I had an imaginary friend called Minnie who went everywhere with me.

I don't recall it but I have been told the following.
I was three and on a plane (not for the 1st time, my family used to travel alot).
I started screaming and crying. Apparently Minnie who had been sitting on the wing of the plane (as you do) had been hit by a cloud and had fallen off!!!

I used to believe…

When I was 7, I watched Darby O'Gill and the Little People, and the ghost scared me so bad I slept with the covers over my head for many years after that in case the ghost ever came into my room.

I used to believe…

My uncle once told me that a big cat lived in the movie theater and if you dangled your legs over the chair it would sneak up under you and suck on your legs till they fell off. I was scared of movie theaters for years.

I used to believe…

After watching too many scary films, including the Amityville ones, I had to sleep with the covers over my head in case I heard any demonic voices or saw any red eyes in the dark. I still do that sometimes, although only so my ears are covered now.

I used to believe…

when i was little i decided to sneak down to catch the easterbunny in the house. Well I guess someone was watching the late show because i heard jay leno's name and voice and for the longest time i was mad at the easter bunny for comming into the house and watching our TV with out asking

I used to believe…

My younger brother had an imaginary friend named "Tatoe". I remember he got buckled up when we went in the car and my brother cried like a baby (he was about 5 or so at the time) whenever I sat on Tatoe. The only thing though is that this guy never died when I sat on him... He just kept coming back!

I used to believe…

When I was younger, I had minor health problems that my family was unaware of until later. Because of these, I could alway see these funny things that happened from not enough oxygen getting to my brain. Well, I would always stand up in class and say, "There they are, get them!!" and try to catch these "fuzzy things." Of course, I was the only one who could see them and couldn't figure out why the teacher kept having conferences with my parents.

I used to believe…

My sister would tell me that our church chorister was a witch and that she would eat little kids if she ever caught them. She would fly her broom at night and cause trouble and that she was just plain evil!

I used to have an Imaginary Friend named, "Caitlin". She was about 16 or 17 and she always wore a pink shirt with a pink skirt. She also had a pink purse with pink shiney stuff on her lips, which at the time I didn't know was lip gloss. She would always teach me stuff, but what she said was wrong. Like once she told me that roses are really just tiny gypsie dancers. And Caitlin would sometimes read to me but she would always hold the book upside down! Then one day I moved into my new house and she was gone.

I went downstairs one night, when my dad was asleep on the couch, and there was a furry stuffed animal, peach colored, next to his hand. I believed that he turned into a werewolf at night.

I used to believe…

When I was 5, I walked into my parents' room to see the shadow of someone lying dead on the floor. I went screaming to my mom; and when I brought her back, the person was gone.
She told me that it must have been the ghost of "the lady who turns on the streetlamps at night".
After that, I stayed afraid of the moment of when streetlamps would turn on at night.

I thought that "Bloody Mary" would kill me if I slept with any mirrors facing my bed. I was scared to death of her.. and mirrors..until I was in high school. Even then, and even now.. 10 years after high school..I dont like sleeping with mirrors in my bedroom.

I used to believe that my friend was a zombie in third game, and would run away from him. I do not remember why I thought this, but we became friends again later.

I used to bieleve that santa would eat the cookies and drink the milk. when i heard noises i went to the kitchen, my Dad didn't hear me but i found my dad eating the cookies and drinking the milk, i thought he was stealing from Santa. I didn't talk to him for a bout a week because i thought that we didn't get as many presents that year because my dad ate Santas food.

i had a imaginary friend named Shilly when i was about 2 or 3. she had red hair in pigtails, wore polkadots and only at cheese. i would always talk to shilly and she would come on walks with my mom and i. then one day, my family was at the mall and shilly accidently fell down the crack near a large water fountain. and that was the last time i saw her. or imagined her. its funny how strange lil kids can be.

I used to believe…

when i was about 7 my cousin (who is 4 months older than me) decided to read me the story about bloody mary. I totally freaked out because she said she knew someone who had tried it. I still have issues sleeping in front of a mirror or going to the bathroom around midnight.