Kids Who Say the Creepiest Things

Young kids who are just learning about how the world works don’t always know the difference between right and wrong yet.

That’s why sometimes they end up saying threatening or just plain creepy things to their family and friends with a smile on their face without even realizing that they may be fueling nightmares for weeks to come.

Raising a Monster

My three-year-old son was swinging a plastic sword around everywhere, and he almost hit a bunch of stuff including his baby sister. I didn’t want anything bad to happen, especially with her being so young, so I told him that if he didn’t stop swinging it around, I was going to throw it away.

His response proved I’m raising a monster: “If you throw my sword away, I’ll go to the store, buy a real one, and cut your head off”.

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Taken Aback

We lived across the street from a cemetery. The location wasn’t ideal, but there wasn’t anything we could really do about that. At the time, my daughter was in kindergarten, and I remember asking her if she ever felt spooked to live this close to a graveyard.

She responded very matter-of-factly: “Not during the day. But at night they all walk up to our windows and scream.” I was pretty taken aback.

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Panic Inducing

My three-year-old nephew once casually peeled off one of his toenails. It wasn’t an accident. He actually did it on purpose. The scene was already panic-inducing enough for me, as I was supposed to be looking after him.

I remember frantically trying to find his parents’ first aid kit to assuage the situation.

I had no idea what forces compelled him to do this, so of course I had to ask. His reason was the most disturbing part: “To see my skeleton”.

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The Grey Man

I don’t know when exactly this first started, but my son now constantly tells me stories of “scary uncle Michael” in his bedroom at night. He says he’s a grey man who looks like his uncle and he climbs on walls and calls out to him.

Apparently, one night, he even tried to eat him. This is absolute nightmare fuel—and to be honest, at this point, I’m probably more freaked out than my son is by it all.

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