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Khc, We have been experiencing the same and after some reading, I believe that it is completely normal 2 or 3 year old development. My dd, who recently turned two, tells me, "I am scared of the clown." (that we saw at the local fair, and she was terrified of him). She will say, "the halloween costumes are scary," after a visit to Target. And after a visit to the park where a five year old was dressed from head to toe like Spiderman, she said, "I do not like Spiderman anymore. He is scary." He showed her that he was just a boy under the mask; she did not buy it. We have not said any of this; she has not heard it from others. Nothing has changed in our house or in her routine; she is recognizing that these are not animations but humans in costume and does not quite get it yet. We assure her that it is okay and make every attempt to avoid such situations for now.
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