I think we can all agree that 99.9999% of us had fears when we were kids that we later realized were totally irrational and pretty funny.
Maybe it was getting caught in quicksand, maybe you thought an escaped lunatic lived in your basement, or perhaps you thought every clown you saw was out to torment you and your family…actually, that one COULD be true.
But anyway, the point is that we’re all afraid of stuff during childhood that we think are kind of hilarious later in life.
People took to Twitter to share the irrational fears they had when they were kids…let’s see what they had to say.
1. An old classic.
I really hope parents today still use this one.
https://twitter.com/DanzaMsBanana/status/1052592304521908224
2. I used to have nightmares about it.
I’ll never figure out the Z!
https://twitter.com/CetkiWilliams/status/1212929689377001473
3. YES. It haunted us.
I still have yet to encounter any…
did anyone else think as a kid that quicksand was going to be a much more a prevalent issue in life?
— madiburback (@madiburback) April 23, 2020
4. You thought they were everywhere.
And that you would definitely get sprayed.
Did anyone else think as a kid skunks would be much more of a pressing issue
— Will š¤š¼ (@lMothl) April 26, 2020
5. It was just a tall tale…
Or was it…?
https://twitter.com/maddienibert/status/1259500402447462401
6. Get rid of those!
You don’t want to get sick, do you?
Who else believed as a kid this silica gel packs had poison in them…? ā» pic.twitter.com/oQhWOhN8VD
— Malik Mubashir (@mubashirjan007) September 20, 2020
7. Up in flames.
You thought it could happen to you.
Did anyone else think spontaneous human combustion would be more of a issue when they were a kid
— Samwitch (@Samwitchx) September 21, 2020
8. Now that is strange.
Why did you believe that, sir?
That my family was going to intentionally abandon me in a grocery store. I had a survival plan and everything. #WeirdChildhoodFears
— Richard Jeter (@MilesToGo13) September 13, 2016
9. Don’t let any limbs hang over the side.
Something might reach up and grab you!
#WeirdChildhoodFears my sleeping pattern for a looooong time. pic.twitter.com/uYoXyf6Z8L
— Margot (@selindelioglu) September 13, 2016
10. You had to check.
It was part of the routine.
Checking behind the shower curtain to make sure there was no killer #WeirdChildhoodFears
— itsamarieee (@_Alana_Marie) September 13, 2016
11.Ā Flowers in the AtticĀ haunted me.
And we didn’t have an attic, either…
Getting locked in the attic. And we didn't have an attic. So no one would ever look for me there. #WeirdChildhoodFears
— Jenny Lawson (@TheBloggess) September 13, 2016
12. Studying up on volcanoes.
Just in case…
Did anyone else as a kid think volcanoes would be a much more pressing issue in day to day life than they turned out to be?
— Josh Corjay (@joshcorjay) September 26, 2020
What were the childhood fears you had that you later realized were pretty silly?
Talk to us in the comments!
Don’t be embarrassed! We all have ’em!