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Is There a Monster Under the Bed?
The author's son used to wake up crying hysterically because he was afraid of a monster. He says the easiest, most logical way to try to solve that problem is to convince him he's mistaken about the presence of the monster. Dad just implied he was dumb, he was crazy, he was weak, he wasn't good enough and he wasn't behaving the right way when he's afraid under the bed. And so what's the alternative look like? i think, ats I hug my son, i say, body, i don't think there's a monster undo thimb, but i'm really sorry, but you're afraid right now. We might not be able to fix