About two months ago my then 6-year-old daughter sat me down to explain that I needed to buy her a Glow Pet. She calmly explained to me that a glow pet is "the best way to make kids less afraid of the dark," that they're soft, and that they shut off after 20 minutes.
I asked her if the light would make it uncomfortable, or hot, and she explained that no, they're very soft, kids love them, and that they don't get hot.
"How do you know all this?" I asked her.
"It said so on TV," she responded, matter-of-factly.
"Oh, so a TV commercial said you won't be afraid of...