25 of the Funniest Things People Feared As Children
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It’s funny that children frequently have a wide variety of fears, but they’re all the wrong ones. They’re begging for a nightlight to keep the ghouls and goblins at bay, but meanwhile, they’re perfectly happy to get a running start and sled down a snow trail that ends in a giant skullcracker, borderline sequoia of a tree.
Looking back at the fears we had as kids, they’re charming in their straightforwardness. Yes, being attacked by a werewolf would be a nightmare. But at least you’d understand the danger you were in, unlike amassing an amount of debt that will chase you to your grave. Below, wax nostalgic for some delightfully simple childhood fears before we knew what dangers really lurked in adulthood.
