around the house

When my cousin was young, I convinced him that a pointy spear from a BBQ grill set was actually a sword, and that I stole it from Captain Hook. Fortunately for my cousin, he's not as gullabe today.

Anon

At the age of 3 or 4, I remember my Dad looking up towards the roof at wasp nests under the eaves. He would complain about the "wasps being back and having the run of the house". I thought wasps were little gnome or elf like creatures that lived on the roof. I sat outside for hours looking up in an effort to catch a glimpse of them.

Mike

Bouncing on my bed and watching houses through the window I was sure they were literally bouncing with me.

Anon

I thought neighbours from the upper floor were holding our lamps all the time and that's why they were hanging from the ceiling and not falling down.

P.

I used to belive that if you stood next to a microwave while it was running that you would shink and I was so anxious to be tall that I would never go near it. Just out of habbit, I still feel weird near them.

Michelle

There was a custard well in my back garden

Anon

My brother told me when i was probably around 4 or 5 that if i touched the door stopper (the thing on the side of the wall so the door doesn't hit the wall; usually see them at doctors offices) the door would swing open and hit me. I finally got the courage when i was 11 to push it and run away.

Madie Bolles

When my daughter was little she was afraid to go near the back door. We finally discovered it was because she was afraid the stopper wouldn't work and the 'giraffes' would get her. It was an old draughty house and we had a draught stopper in the doorway!

Anon

When I was very little, my sister told me that there were crocodiles under the deck next to our garage just to scare me. I believed her and decided to peek under the deck. The people who lived in the house before we did had a dog. There was a dog toy under the deck, so I thought that the dog got eaten by the crocodiles. I was scared half to death and quickly ran to the other side of the house in hiding.

now addicted to monkeys

I used to be afraid that the vaccuum cleaner would suck me in.

Mia

When I woke up in the middle of the night with the moon light coming through my curtains I thought there was always a bear in my room. I was so scared to look at it so I would close my eyes tight and try to go to sleep. But it was only my long hair covering my face that looked like a bear.

Anon

Growing up in an old house, my father was frequently doing some kind of work around the house. When he needed wood, he went outside and flagged down a truck that was hauling wood and buy it from the driver. At least, that what I thought was going on. Little did I know that our house was hard for the driver to find and my father had to get his attention after he had driver by the umpteenth time!

Steve M

If you stuck your finger in a fan to stop it from turning your finger would be cut off.

Becky

when i was little we were looking for a new house and we saw this house with a room that had madonna all over so i told my mom i loved the house and she loved it too so when we first started getting into the house i ran to the room that was mine and saw that all the madonna pictures were gone! i started screaming and crying and what i didnt know is that the stuff that is in the house doesnt stay there:(

grkfhriugdcbvohaer

My great-aunt and uncle used to live near a municipal airport. The beacon light was right next to their property line, so I thought there was an on-off switch for that light somewhere in their house. I thought it was my great-aunt's responsibility to turn that beacon light on at night.

Anon

my mean cousin told me that candles had yummy flavors. i sat it the basment licking candles trying to find a flavored one.

wacko zacho

When my mother ordered a rubber stamp, I wondered how in the world it would be able to stick on an envelope.

Cambria Consuelo