I’ve seen one too many movies not too 😂 I don’t know whose gonna go check it out but it sure as heck ain't gonna be me. Fck that Scooby Doo gang shit 🤣 Pack your bags, we’re gonna go stay elsewhere until the ghostbusters or anyone other than us checks it out 🤣 #FeelFreeToList
When I was in 3rd grade one of my classmates/playmates was killed by a serial killer. I was worried that someone would harm my puppy that I got when I was 6. I liked brushing my teeth because the minty paste was like candy, so it was not uncommon for me to walk around with my toothbrush at bed time. I filed down the end of my toothbrush on the pavement so it was pointy and kept it under my pillow for a while. One of the "rough kids" in an older grade had done that and stabbed a kid a year oro so earlier and I'd heard about it. When my mom found it and asked me about it, I said it was because bad people got Davey (I don't actually remember if that was his name or not... sounds right). I said if bad people came for me, my puppy would try to protect me, and the bad people might hurt my puppy. She probably asked me if I was worried that the bad people would get me or something, and she gave me a night light. Now I'd never seen a nightlight before so I didn't know what it was. We used mostly candle light because it was cheaper than electricity. By the end of the first week I'd given it back to her. I'd unplug it every night and plug it back in in the mornings before she'd come in, but I overslept one day and it wasn't plugged in. She asked me if I didn't need it anymore. I told her I never needed it, I had to unplug it every night, because it kept the room so bright, and if the bad people came they'd see me. She told me that she'd keep me safe and I'd never have to hide from bad people. I told her I wasn't hiding FROM them, I just didn't want them to see me coming. I was going to protect my puppy.
She said that's when she knew how my career/life was going to play out. For nearly a quarter century now I've tried to make sure they never saw me and my toothbrush coming.
Omg this was super sad but a good read. I love that you stayed prepared.
May Davey rest in peace
A child's imagination is something you have to take seriously. If my son is afraid I try to reassure him. He has a night light I put on if that night he's afraid because it's dark - difficult with so many power cuts - we check under the bed together and anywhere else. I make him laugh and feel safe.
He doesn't remember me from before I lost my leg so he still believes I'm his hero - he told this to his teacher - so I play the role he needs me to play and each day I do just a little bit less and let him do a little bit more in that area so his confidence can grow.
You NEVER belittle the child's fear. They need to know you take them seriously. At the same time I read him stories like "The Boy Who Cried Wolf" and he's learning not to call unless he's genuinely scared.
I agree, never belittle their fear
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Humor is the medicine of fear. We’d need to turn this scary experience into something funny.
First, I would listen to him carefully, then I’d tell him
”Oh, you found my little monster? I was playing hide and seek with him, I looking for him everywhere. Look! Where he has been hiding!”
Or something like this
“Let me check, maybe poor little monster is scared and that’s why he’s hiding under the bed? Let’s help him.”
Or “Oh, that’s the fat little monster that has been eating my candies? And I thought that was your dad.”
Then I’d check under the bed and pretend to talk with the monster, we would have a very humorous conversation, I’d make a little show for him,
when I’d notice that my child’s scared face slowly turned into smile and then into a laughter, I’d smile too and I’d hug him and tell him that he’s safe, I am there for him and he doesn’t need to worry. I’ll always protect him and that monsters don’t really exist, but even if they did, they are probably afraid of us and that’s why they are hiding.
The point is that before I tell him that monsters don’t really exist, I’d want him to change his view of monsters, imagine this monster as such an adorable and funny thing that when I finally tell him monsters don’t really exist, he might even get disappointed.
I have a little cousin, she’s 8. She lived with me before she was 4 and she was scared of whales. Then one day I told her a story about whales, I made it up myself and now she finds whales adorable.
The other day she told my brother that story. I didn’t even remember it, but seems like I turned something very scary for her into a cute story and even though I have no idea what kind of story I made up for her, I don’t remember anymore, but she remembers it at 8 even though I told her that story years ago, when she was just 3 and I’ve been away from her for many years.
I also have a younger brother, he’s just 1.5 younger than me, but our parents worked and we were often free to watch TV and sometimes we’d watch horror movies on TV and as I was an older sister, I felt obliged not to show I was scared and instead laugh it the things that scared me.
When I laughed about it, my brother laughed too and it made our experiences less scary.
To this day he says he loved watching movies with me, because I always said something that made him feel like even the scariest things he saw was just very funny and he said, he’s happy I was there watching movies with him and making life appear less scary for him.
That was really beautiful.
I think we should all change our view of monsters.
Why is my @ not working? That was supposed to be @lafemmefatale_1
@BoopBoopBeep Thank you 😇
Yep, plus we all have our little monsters, don’t we?
It’s just some of people use them to harm others and some of people use them to protect others.
Reminds me of a quote from Sherlock “I might be on the side of the angels, but don’t you think for a moment that I am one of them.”
When you feel power in yourself, you have a choice as well, how to use this power, for building or for ruining.
Yes but it's because some kids usually don't know how to express themselves in adult terms or basic English...
There is at least a 70% chance that the monster they refer to is a creature whose name they don't know. For example a centipede, spider, it's pretty common, in some homes for creatures to get in. I'd be quick to check it out.
I never thought about a bug but makes sense
I would go in they with them I tell them let's both look together scream bloody murder push them down so I could get away lmao no just teasing
Part way I would go in there with them get down and look just to reinsure them that there's nothing underneath there
Not you pushing the kid 😂
Yeah I doubt that I would do that but somehow I would want them to face their fears and I'm sure I could figure that out pretty quickly on how to go about that but I would do it in a way that that they understood it and it might be in a joking way too cuz they know me that way it's like if one of my kids came in and they hurt their knee or something they fell down they hurt their knee I would say what's wrong
With a little pouty voice David point to their knee and they would say that they fell down I said you want me to make it feel better come here and they would say yes
If there's dirt on it or something I would brush it off and I'd say you sure you want me to make it feel better and they would say yes and I would take my finger and I would flick their other knee and they would go daaaad why did you do that
And I would say you said you wanted me to make it better right. They would say yes
I would say ok it does hurt anymore now this one does and I would smile they would start smiling without just start laughing I say like it doesn't hurt anymore right so. They always knew after that if they could come to me because I was always going to make it feel better and we can laugh about it
I babysat for my older sister. The two girls kept complaining about an old woman opening their door & staring into their bedroom at night and they were scared. So I stayed in their room that night in their room and pushed the two beds together. I awoke in the middle of the night unable to move with the old woman by bed just looking at me, my sister and her husband came home and it was gone. I got the sense that she would have done me harm if she could. But there were weird occurrences all the time in that house.
See this is what i mean. People need to believe this type of stuff if a kid says it 😂
Somebody tried to give us a Quiji board, they were told to get out of our house and I made them put it back in their car which was outside the property line.
Kids definitely see things adults do not.
I dont blame you
You don't know who or what you are inviting into your home. Like mediums they will only give out very general information.
Of course, and show them how to chase them away... granted I've seen many horror stories where the monster was someone who was hiding in the house living in drop ceilings, secret rooms, attics, secret basement rooms... always believe your kid, even if its overactive imagination. If need be set up a camera to record where they see the monster coming from.
Yea i’d worry about someone hiding in the house
Yes. We were camping once years ago and I heard clanking under our RV in the middle of the night. I woke my husband up and he wouldn't listen to me. Two men stole my daughters bike that was stowed there. So yup, a monster was under the bed.
See sometimes its real monsters. I wish folks would believe it
Most likely, it is definitely something that mustn’t be throw in the bag immediately. I would basically become Detective Pikachu and start asking a succession of questions and try to sketch the demonic pile of Torosaurus dung. The next big step would be to either call my mom and/or our pastor and tell them about it. Really the best I can do is pray for the poor YVNLad which is still good but like dog Jamm, is one of the family members is haunted then we are in some serious business. I’m talking some President Business kind of stuff from The LEGO Movie.
Lmao live it
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A roofer accidentally put his foot through the ceiling of my kids closet once... scared the hell out of him. But most days, I wouldn't believe there's a monster.
Omg that would definitely have freaked me out
YES!. if it's my kid, then we call daddy and he'll protect us and kill the monster. If its my neice or nephew then I'm grabbing them and getting the hell out of there
😂😂😂 whats the difference? Is it because your niece/nephew wouldn't be at your house lol
As a parent, you treat it as if it's real... because your kid thinks it's real. You look under the bed, make some noise, find nothing, and say something like "Looks like the monster is gone now. We scared it away." If your kid doesn't believe you, take them by the hand and show them that there's nothing under the bed now, then tuck them back in, turn off the lights, and say "Goodnight!"
Lol and what if someone is actually there one day
@DizzyDesii If someone or something IS under the bed, I'd grab my kid and run like hell.
Yep 🤣
Then they can say hello to my little friend.
Crap that was supposed to be @DizzyDesii
You just reminded me of two different scenes from a show and movie, but I would slightly. I would check no matter what though. Go to 2:47 to see the part I was thinking of for the first video if it doesn't skip to it already, lmao.
Lmao i 100% refuse to watch those mfs this late at night 😂 Are you trying to give me nightmares 😭 I’m already trying not to regret watching Freddy vs Jason earlier
What? Freddy vs Jason isn't scary 😂
Funny thing is, i agree. Today was my first time watching it as an adult compared to childhood. Its the only film of theirs i can handle like Jason X which was also funny. But still its the fact of their costumes that freak me out.
Those two are some of the silliest in the series, lmao. You should try watching the other movies if you haven't yet even if you have to watch it during the day.
No thats what im saying, those two were more comedic so i can handle them. But the other films of theirs really scared me
Toss a flashbang in the closet, dump 7 rounds of buckshot in, evacuate the family, burn down the house with starlight flares while you're changing magazines in your M-16 that's pouring rounds on every window and doorway it could come out of.
I mean, that would be fun in a plywood urban combat house, really I just give them a hug, kiss, tell them everything is fine, and to go back to sleep.
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No! I would not. But ☝️ i would go up and check and then show my kid that there is nothing there. The chance of any that being real is so slim that it does not exist and i have lived in middle east, refugee camps, live under war and after. I know these things have happened before somewhere but it doesn't mean it's gonna happen all the time.
Oh wow
No, lol; I'd just make a joke out of it like "oh no, it has my arm!" Make a slap sound by hitting my arm and go "hah, I defeated him! That was sooo easy".
Now the kid has a silly/happy memory instead of fear of the unknown.
I've always wanted to accidentally live in a haunted house so I'd honestly go buy ghost hunting equipment. Probably with the kid to make it all fun. And make it a whole scooby doo episode of our own everytime. Now if we actually find something is where things get reallly interesting!
Problem is, ghosts like to attach themselves so when you leave, its coming with you
Me being paranoid would teach them what monsters look like. I'd believe him. Make the kid feel safe
Yepp
Real or not I would treat it as a real serious and possible threat while children do have wild imaginations there's just as much of a real possibility they did actually see something.
Real or not, spiritual or physical, daddy will take of it and if need be pump it full of lead.
https://www.youtube.com/embed/NN1OvlrHNhQ10/10 movie by the way.
Haha someone else mentioned this 😂 As a kid i had only ever saw the intro and end scene where the boys dance/march. But i saw the full film about 2 years ago
Love the memes. I'd be more like Major Payne and shoot in the closet or open up and stab really quick. Can't wait to watch the next Boogieman movie!
Omg i feel bad for anyone hiding in there 😂 And yea im not watching the boogie man. I saw part of the old film and thats was creepy enough
I watched the first one. Disapointed i didn't know they made more. I thought the first one was awesome.
The one with the brother from 7th Heaven?
I don't know. The one in 2003 was what I watched.
Sorry. 2005
Okay yea thats the one with Barry Watson. I saw the intro as a kid and never watched again 🤣
he's the 7th Heaven dude
Also, i posted gifs, you gotta click the “play” button lol
Oh. I watched a few episodes of 7th Heaven. Lol. I like the Scary Movies movies. Haven't seen the last 2 yet.
Scary Movie 1, 2 and 4 were AMAZEBALLS! Part 3 was decent. Part 5 was so awful just almost impossible to finish
Lol. I didn't watch any after 3 because ot was just ok. I will definitely watch 4 now.
Scary movie 4 was definitely on Scary Movie 1/2 level. Even charlie sheens intro cameo was hilarious
Maybe I'll watch it in the morning after work.
Please do! You know how Scary Movie 1 revolved around Scream, Scary Movie 2 was a House on Haunted Hill and Scary Movie 3 was The Ring. Well Scary Movie 4 is The Grudge/War of the Worlds/Saw. But I’ll hush now. Enjoy and let me know what you think? I’d say Scary Movie 1/2 were both 9/10 while Scary Movie 3 was 6/10 and Scary Movie 4 was 8/10. You should also watch Date Movie, Tucker & Dale Vs Evil, Epic Movie and Not Another Teen Movie. All hilarious
Ok now I have to watch 4. The grudge was the only movie that creeped me out.
Yea i hate the Grudge film but Scary Movie made it funny lol
Sweet. I hated The Ring. It was so boring.
That creeped me out as a kid so i never watched after seeing the commercial of her crawling out the tv. A film that was even more boring was Hide N Seek. But The New Daughter was decent
Never watched Hide n Seek. I'll have to check out The New Daughter. Thank you. I got a list going. Lol.
It could be true, I heard and saw demons so I definitely wouldn't judge lol
Ikr!
I'd say, "Honey, you've got to stop letting in those Republican canvassers! You are young and female - the type of person usually not friendly to Republicans... and for good reason! So, when they meet a girl like you who is friendly to them, they will latch on to you like a starving lion on a wounded gazelle."
I would cuddle the kid but not to make him feel safe, to make me feel safe... 😂
Omg this is crackin me up 🤣
Was gonna find it on Youtube, but...
there's a commercial that was out where a child tells his dad that there's a monster under the bed, he takes his laptop with him (working from home apparently). Shows his son that there isn't one and continues his work under the bed
Cute commercial!
Sounds familiar
If they're serious, not just playing, of course! You have to. If it's real to them, you have to respect their experience and properly investigate.
Yes!
I would use it to my advantage and teach them a life lesson. Hand them a bat and say, "If it bleeds, you can kill it. Take it's head off, kiddo!"
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My wife said that to me once I opened the closet door just a crack and peeked in. I slowly opened it and I made believe something pulled me in while I'm yelling. Then I showed her nothing was there. She was pissed at me for almost 2 weeks
If something ever grabs y'all, i’m not gonna even try to save y'all because you were warned 😂
99.9999% of the time there's nothing there
Don't go in your closet tonight. You've been warned. Lmao 🤣
I have storage buckets in there and haven't been in that closet in about 5-10 years 😂
So that's where you hide the dead bodies huh. Lmao
I turn suckers into vamps. I would never leave anyone for dead
Hahaha 😆 😂 ahahaha
Eh. There's monsters all over. At least they know where those ones are.
So true
The Scary Movie, classic. 😁
I'd look under the bed/im the closet to make them feel safe ( even tho there's nothing there).
Remember in Scary Movie 2 when there actually was a clown under the bed
You mean when he grabbed Rey, and then Rey ( I forgot if it's Rey, or Ray) " tickled" the clown, with his "hose"?
Lmao yea
To answer the update. If there is a monster in there/under there, it's dead if it has a body ( not a ghost). Because Imma beat the living $*it out of it if it touches my kid.
😂😂😂😂 you are so amazing
Not really. Just a bit overprotective. 😅
Which is hot lmao
The way the country is going now there is nothing I would not believe. I would go in there with my gun drawn.
Hot damn
You would hear someone getting in, even with simple hand screw window locks and dead bolts. Drilling a lock makes some noise, as does the antifreeze and chisel method. There were rapes before, there still will be regardless of which ideology wins (most are family members). Honestly it's more about having a deep hole for "composting" more so then teleporting liberal rapists.
I hate those type of parents that just defaultly dont believe what kids say and not take it serious. Since I am a horror movie fan, I know that you should always be cautious
yepp
Well I don't believe in monsters and kids always say that and I would just go check so they know there isn't so they can sleep soundly until they grow out of it.
Sure
My fear was a snake in the bed rather than monsters.
Oh gawsh you’re making me more scared of AU but i still really wanna visit the gold coast
Yeah and you got to scare the monsters away and get them involved and then chill in the room for a bit until they are asleep!
I would believe them.
Better to believe and be prepared
I don’t believe in the occult but if my kid says there’s something in the room with them, I might be something worth investigating.
If it's @Curiosity2006 then she invited the monster in!!!
I probably wouldn't believe them but I'd still check. On the 0.000000000000001% there's actually something there lol
If something was there, i wonder how you’d react
I do have a knight stick so I'd probably smack the shit out of it lol
No. I would show them there's nothing to worry about. Explain to them that there nothing in the dark thats not there in the light.
Yea this isn't one of thise boogeyman kid things. Im referring to the fact that it might actually be something there 😂
Only thing that could be there is an animal.
What if someone broke in and was hiding there 😂
Unlikely.
Well if I had a child who told me there's something under the bed I will check and then I would trying to make sure that everything is okay so there can be peace
Thats sweet
I would try to be a good parent
Yeah I’d believe them lol. It could be a real person for all I know.
Exactly
Run and get my (future) husband 😂
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i would believe that they believed that, yes, and i would comfort them
Lmao
I'm getting 80s vibe with Ghostbusters love their movies especially the 2021 one and of course the Halloween movies with Michael Myers
I never watched the original Ghostbusters and i didn't enjoy the reboot
Whose kid? 😂 If it someone else's then I'm gonna scare them even more
Omg thats so mean lmao
I would have to go look, it is a kid after all. For their well being and peace of mind I would have to.
No, but I would go through the motions of checking for one just to make them feel better.
Don't the monsters run their town off of your screams tho. You might cause a roaming blackout!
Im silent when running lol
depends if they can describe the monster
Good point. I’d prefer people star playin detective and ask questions before just goin to check it out 🤣
i was gonna say something foul but i dont think ima say it, dont need a filter to know its foul.
Yes i believe there are demonic creatures
I dont think id believe
I’m the monster lol no jk
😂😂
No. But I'd pretend that I did.
Lol better hope you dont regret it one day
I’m the one telling them. They believe me
Wait what
Lol.
Watch Signs MelGibson
Lmao i wasn't a fan of that as a kid but i get your point
Sure lol
Lol okay
yep i would
I wish more people believed kids
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