The creature from the black lagoon

Last night Max was struggling with falling asleep. He was scared that the creature from the black lagoon was under his bed. We had a long talk about it, all was well and then he asked: Mom, were you ever afraid of the dark when you were little?

In fact, I was. I told him about how my dad built my bed up high so I could store all my toys underneath. At night I was afraid there was an alligator hidden behind the toys. I used to start at one end of my room and run as fast as I could and leap up onto the bed without my legs hanging down so he wouldn't be able to grab me and pull me under.

Uh mom, he said in a matter-of-fact way, alligators are not nocturnal so they wouldn't be waiting for you at night under your bed.

Ok, but I am not the one who believes in the creature from the black lagoon!!