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    My Daughter Told Me There Was Someone in Her Closet – I Didn’t -Believe Her Until I Checked for Myself

    Thanh Huyen
    July 9, 20257 Mins Read
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    When my six-year-old daughter claimed someone was hiding in her closet, I thought it was just a child’s overactive imagination. But one night, I decided to check for myself, and what I found there made me call for help.

    Hey guys, I’ve got a story that still gives me chills when I think about it. It’s about how I learned the hard way that sometimes, kids know more than we give them credit for.

    I’m Amelia, a 35-year-old single mom to my amazing six-year-old daughter, Tia. She’s always been a curious little thing, full of questions and wondering about the world around her. But a few weeks ago, her usual curiosity turned into something that had us both losing sleep.

    Before I dive into what happened, let me give you a bit of backstory. I left Tia’s father, Alberto, when she was just a year old.

    Our relationship began changing soon after I got pregnant with Tia.

    A woman holding a pregnancy test | Source: Pexels
    It all began with him telling me he wasn’t ready to become a father.
    Soon, our arguments turned into ghts, and he began spending the nights at
    the ofce (which I later found out he wasn’t at the ofce at all). I thought he’d
    change after Tia’s birth, but I was so wrong.
    Alberto had no interest in being a father. I thought he’d help me look after Tia,
    but all he did was complain when she cried at night because it ruined his
    sleep. How awful, right?

    A woman soothing her crying baby | Source: Pexels
    Honestly, it hasn’t been easy raising Tia on my own, but we’ve made it work.
    She’s my whole world, and I’d do anything to keep her safe and happy. Which
    is why what happened next shook me to my core.
    It started on a Tuesday night. I was tucking Tia into bed, and we had just
    nished reading her favorite story for the millionth time.

    A little girl reading a book | Source: Pexels
    I was about to turn off the lights when she suddenly grabbed my arm.
    “Mommy, wait!” Her big brown eyes were wide with fear. “There’s someone in
    my closet.”
    “Sweetie, it’s just your imagination,” I said. “I promise, nothing’s in there.”
    But Tia shook her head furiously.
    “No, Mommy, I heard them! They’re making noises!”
    I walked over to the closet and dramatically ung open the door.

    A woman opening a closet door | Source: Pexels
    “See? Nothing but your clothes and toys,” I reassured her. “No monsters, no
    boogeymen, and denitely no people.”
    She didn’t look convinced, but I gave her an extra kiss and left the room.
    As I closed the door behind me, I heard a small voice say, “But Mommy, I really
    heard something…”
    I thought that was the end of it, but I was wrong.
    Over the next few days, Tia’s fear only grew. She’d wake up in the middle of the
    night, crying about the “someone” in her closet.
    During the day, she refused to play in her room, always keeping one eye on
    that closed closet door.
    At rst, I kept brushing it off.
    “It’s just the wind,” I’d say.
    But deep down, I was starting to feel guilty.
    Was I doing the right thing by dismissing her fears? I thought. Is this what
    good parents do?
    On Thursday morning, as I was getting ready for work, Tia came into my room
    with her favorite teddy bear trailing behind her.
    “Mommy,” she said, her voice small, “can I sleep with you tonight?”
    “Honey, what’s wrong with your room?” I asked.
    I felt concerned, but I pushed it aside. Looking back, I think I should have just
    listened to her right then.
    “Tia, we’ve talked about this,” I said. “There’s no one in your closet. It’s all in
    your imagination.”

    “No buts,” I cut her off, perhaps a bit too rmly. “You’re a big girl now. You need
    to sleep in your own bed.”
    The look of disappointment on her face made my heart ache, but I stood my
    ground. I couldn’t let these irrational fears take hold.
    She was sitting on her bed, facing the closet.
    “Mr. Closet Person,” she said, “please go away. You’re scaring me.”
    I almost went in to hug her, but I don’t know what stopped me. Maybe it was
    denial, or maybe I just didn’t want to admit that my daughter’s fears might be
    more than just childish imagination.
    Then came the night that turned my world upside down.
    “Please don’t make me sleep here,” she sobbed, clinging to my leg. “It’s real,
    Mommy. I hear it. They talk and buzz and move around.”
    My heart broke seeing her so terried.
    “Okay, okay, I’ll check. But there’s nothing to be afraid of, okay?”
    Tia nodded but didn’t let go of my hand as we walked to her closet. I took a
    deep breath and reached for the doorknob.

    A closet with a hanging decoration pieces | Source: Pexels
    “See? Mommy’s not scared at all,” I said, trying to sound braver than I felt.
    “Did you hear that, Mommy?” Tia whispered, tightening her grip on my hand.
    “It’s probably just the pipes,” I said. “Or my phone?”
    But then I realized the buzzing was coming from inside the wall.

    Hangers in a closet | Source: Pexels
    I pressed my ear against it, and the sound got louder. It wasn’t mechanical. It
    was alive… like something was in there.
    “Tia, honey,” I said, trying to keep my voice calm, “why don’t we have a
    sleepover in Mommy’s room tonight?”

    That night, Tia slept soundly next to me for the rst time in days. Meanwhile, I
    kept thinking of that weird sound.
    What if there really was something inside her wall? I thought. Had I been
    ignoring a potential danger all this time?
    The next morning, I called an exterminator while Tia was having breakfast.
    They said they could come by that afternoon, so I spent the morning trying to
    distract Tia with games and TV shows. All the while, that buzzing sound kept
    echoing in my head.
    It was around 3 p.m. when the exterminator, Mike, arrived. I led him straight to
    Tia’s room and explained what was wrong. Then, he took out some tools and
    started examining the wall.
    “Ma’am, you’ve got a pretty serious situation here.”
    “What do you mean?” I asked.
    That’s when Mike pointed to a small crack near the baseboard.
    “See this?” he looked at me. “You’ve got a massive beehive in there. These bees
    have probably been active for a while.”
    “You’ve got to be kidding me. In the walls?” I was shocked. “How did we not
    notice this before?”
    “Impressive?” I repeated, feeling a bit faint.
    “Oh yeah,” Mike said enthusiastically. “From the sound of it, this colony is huge.
    It’s a good thing you called when you did. Any longer and they might have
    broken through into the room.”
    As Mike explained the removal process, all I could think about was how I’d
    dismissed Tia’s fears for days. My little girl had been telling the truth all along,
    and I hadn’t believed her.
    “Honey,” I began, “I owe you a big apology.”
    “For what, Mommy?” Tia asked, confused

    “For not believing you about the noises in your closet. You were right all along.
    There were… well, not people, but bees living in the wall.”
    “Bees?” Tia asked, looking at me with wide eyes. “Like, buzzy bees?”
    “Yes, buzzy bees,” I nodded. “A whole lot of them. And I’m so sorry I didn’t listen
    to you sooner. I should have—”
    “I’ll never ignore you like that again, I promise,” I said as tears trickled down my
    cheeks. “From now on, if something scares you or worries you, I want you to
    tell me, okay? No matter what it is.”
    “Okay, Mommy,” Tia nodded.
    We’re staying in the guest room now, waiting for Mike and his team to clear
    out the hive. It’ll take a few days, but I’m grateful I called the exterminators on
    time.

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