Jack-In-The Box, Etc.

I haven't thought about this in years! When I was really little, I was terrified of the toy known as a Jack-in-the-Box. That thing popping up was startling, no matter how prepared I THOUGHT I was. Now, that wasn't an unusual childhood fear; many, many children have been frightened by the monster (to a kid) jumping out at them. However, I had a less common fear: I was afraid of the toaster. That toast popping up really scared me. I almost wrote LOL, but I decided not too. Adults need to take the fears that children feel seriously, no matter how silly they seem to us. And that, IMO, includes the fears of the children we used to be.