My son and I were on an annual scout outing this weekend. Each year the pack has a sleep over and haunted trail at a nearby youth camp. This year, the 'story' about why the woods are haunted centered around a bear attacking six boy scouts.
After the trek through the haunted trail, a few kids - including mine - were still pretty shook up. The campfire and s'mores helped take their minds off what they 'witnessed' in the woods.
As we walked back to the tent area, one of the boys said he wasn't sure he wanted to stay. He told his dad that he was worried about the bears. His dad told him there weren't any bears in these woods and that it was just a story. This did little to calm the boys fears.
I volunteered another take on the bear story. I said that they used to tell Packer stories, but no one's afraid of the Packers anymore, so they had to change it to the Bears!
They ended up staying the night.
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