Somehow I missed out on that one, but when I shared a room with my little sister, she had those terrors. For her it was a wolf in the closet. She would wake me up crying and refuse to settle down. My parents could not convince her that there was no wolf.

I wish I could say for sure that I never encouraged her fears, but I might have. I was five years older and probably not too patient with her.

I guess those childhood fears are pretty common. Were there any monsters in your closet?

Topics: monsters, night terrors, closets, childhood fears, the thing beneath the bed