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submitted 4 months ago by TheWaterGod@lemmy.ca to c/offbeat@lemmy.ca

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[–] magnetosphere@fedia.io 38 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Note to others: the title is not clickbait. It’s exactly as weird as it sounds. What the fuck.

[–] Sylvartas@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 4 months ago

What the fuck.

Literally what I said when I saw this was not satire

[–] some_dude@lemm.ee 28 points 4 months ago (3 children)

That kid is scarred. For. Life.

[–] nul9o9@lemmy.world 18 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

Kid: There's a monster under my bed.

Lady: There isn't.

Kid: Check please.

Lady: Ok.... screams in terror

[–] Nollij@sopuli.xyz 11 points 4 months ago

I would totally do that even if there was nothing there.

Related: You should not hire me as a babysitter.

[–] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 6 points 4 months ago

Slightly ameliorated by being Told You So Champion 🏆 of 2025.

[–] BierSoggyBeard@feddit.online 8 points 4 months ago

I had about 5 minutes where I was convinced this was an Onion article...

[–] cmbabul@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago

This is like a spooky urban legend, but it really happened