The sandman is real! Though his story is slightly different: He is a homosexual monster (and in the monster world they are even more judgmental against each other than we are) in this context since the closet is already taken by us homo sapiens, he had to opt to something else: "coming out from under the bed." He is actually quite amazing, when I was a kid we used to put make up on one another , dress up in matching outfits to then afterwards dance in front of the mirror while singing out loud to spice girls.
He has not yet managed to "come out from under the bed" though, and he still to this day tries to toughen up enough to finally reveal his sexual orientation to his fellow colleagues and family. That's why we still hear about him the way we do "If you don't go to sleep, bogeyman will come out from under the bed and take you".. But remember this is what really happens "If you don't go to sleep, bogeyman will come out from under the bed and beg you to ( a ) talk to him about his problems and give him words of comfort ( b ) play with barbies or dress up your action men in girls clothes and act out that they are at the mall on a shopping spree ( C ) help give your mom a fabulous makeover while she sleeps. He's a lamb!"
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"Always forgive your enemies, nothing annoys them so much" | Oscar Wilde