Afraid of the Dark

Fear is a normal part of life for all of us, including young children. It tends to start when you try something new, something that you've never experienced before or something that is mysterious. For children, this happens almost every day, so fear has a lot of opportunity to rear its dreadful head -- especially at night. Children have very vivid imaginations. When the lights go out things look different. They spend a good deal of their day imagining up all sorts of fantastic things and this doesn't stop simply because it's bedtime. This especially hold true for five year-old Tony Black. Tony wakes up in the middle of the night and has to go to the potty. The problem for Tony is that the hallway that leads to the bathroom is very dark and he is very afraid. He is also afraid to wet the bed, because an angry mom can be just as scary as a dark hallway. So now, young Tony has a dilemma. All of a sudden Tony remembers his Grannie and the stories that she tells him. She has always told him about God being everywhere, and to think of that whenever he was afraid. So Tony's decision was made and just in time before wetting himself.