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I hope this is relatable: 10 year old me hiding from monsters after turning off lights

This is a two-panel reaction meme. The top section features text explaining a common childhood experience: '10 year old me immediately putting a blanket over my head and shut my eyes after I close the lights so I won’t get jumpscared by a monster'. Below the text are two panels of the popular Drew Scanlon blinking guy reaction image: the left panel shows Scanlon with his eyes wide open, representing the tense, alert state right after turning off the lights, while the right panel shows him with his eyes firmly squeezed shut, representing the sense of safety after hiding under the blanket to avoid imaginary monsters. The joke is highly relatable to people who feared monsters in the dark as children.
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10 year old me immediately putting a blanket over my head and shut my eyes after I close the lights so I won’t get jumpscared by a monster

Overview

This is a two-panel reaction meme. The top section features text explaining a common childhood experience: '10 year old me immediately putting a blanket over my head and shut my eyes after I close the lights so I won’t get jumpscared by a monster'. Below the text are two panels of the popular Drew Scanlon blinking guy reaction image: the left panel shows Scanlon with his eyes wide open, representing the tense, alert state right after turning off the lights, while the right panel shows him with his eyes firmly squeezed shut, representing the sense of safety after hiding under the blanket to avoid imaginary monsters. The joke is highly relatable to people who feared monsters in the dark as children.

Origin notes

This meme was originally shared on the Reddit r/Meme subreddit, as confirmed by the provided source metadata. It leverages the well-known Drew Scanlon 'blinking white guy' reaction template, which first originated from a 2013 clip of Giant Bomb editor Drew Scanlon reacting during a Unprofessional Fridays stream. The meme uses the relatable childhood fear of imaginary monsters in the dark to resonate with audiences who had similar experiences growing up.

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