Why Is Daddy Afraid Too?

One summer night during a severe thunderstorm, a mother was tucking her small son into bed.  She was about to turn the light off when he asked in a trembling voice, "Mommy, will you stay with me all night?"  Smiling, the mother gave him a warm, reassuring hug and said tenderly, "I can't, dear.  I have to sleep in Daddy's room."

A long silence followed.  At last, it was broken by a shaky voice saying, "The big sissy!"

- Roy B. Zuck, The Speaker's Quote Book (Christian Literature Crusade, 1997)