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The boogeyman, global thermonuclear war, being forced to eat broccoli—there's a lot to be afraid of when you're a kid. What was your biggest childhood fear? View other answers

Falling, most likely. I remember being terrified of jumping out of a treehouse only five or so feet off the ground. And even standing many feet from the edge, climbing up stories past all the high diving platforms at the rec center to get on the waterslide - very nerve-wracking.

I'm mostly over the irrational fear, I think.