Nighty-Night, Children!

I'm goin' over to play in the swamp, Ma...

(Actual scene from my childhood, as imagined by AI.)

The minute I read it, I understood that this news story was a game-changer. A vast vindication of epic proportions.

It meant that countless generations of small children were right, all along.

Let me back up. I’m still feeling a bit giddy over this epoch-making turn of events. The headline on the story pretty much said it all: Babysitter Checking for 'Monster' in Child’s Room Finds Man Hiding Under Bed.