What were you scared of as a child that seems funny to you now?

B Natural answer

As a child, I was terrified of thunderstorms, especially when the windows shook. I also believed there was something living under the bed, so I checked it every night before sleeping. Another funny fear was the local dog at the corner shop. It was huge to me, although it was actually very friendly and mostly wanted attention. Looking back, all of that seems small now, but at the time it felt very real. My parents probably spent a lot of energy trying to calm me down.

Key phrases in this answer

• thunderstorms — storms with thunder and lightning“I was always scared of [[thunderstorms]] at night.”
• under the bed — the space below a bed“I checked [[under the bed]] before going to sleep.”
• the local dog — the dog that lives or stays nearby“I was scared of [[the local dog]] even though it was friendly.”
• the dark hallway — a hallway that is dark and feels scary“I used to avoid [[the dark hallway]] at night.”
• the sound of the vacuum cleaner — the loud noise a vacuum makes“I hated [[the sound of the vacuum cleaner]] when I was small.”
• a monster in the closet — an imagined scary creature in a closet“I believed there was [[a monster in the closet]].”