I didn't mean it wasn't funny, I just thought it might not make the best image.
Fight smart, not fair.Yeah, the baby with the gun doesn't really work.
The point of this trope is something that adults truly fear could happen. Not that babies might shoot themselves or be gathered up in a giant sack, or that their kid could be killed by a crazy man, or that they'll die at old age, or something like that.
Laconic: Giant monsters? Not that scary to adults. Realistic bad things happening to their children or the world? High Octane Nightmare Fuel.
Becky: Who are you? The Mysterious Stranger: An angel. Huck: What's your name? The Mysterious Stranger: Satan.Maybe something like this? A little child playing on the street unaware of the danger. A realistic fear all parents have when it comes to children and traffic. [1]
edited 15th Jan '11 5:02:57 PM by Osmium
Would maybe like something that says "the horrible monster is not scary at all, but this mundane (and honestly dangerous) thing is terrifying".
Maybe that doesn't exist. The kid standing in front of an oncoming truck in Pet Sematary is pretty good.
Becky: Who are you? The Mysterious Stranger: An angel. Huck: What's your name? The Mysterious Stranger: Satan.I was gonna suggest a kid sticking a fork in a wall outlet, but the Pet Sematary pic is perfect.
edited 16th Jan '11 3:27:11 PM by Willbyr
Everybody seems to be OK with the Pet Sematary picture. I thought about cutting the sides, but I decided that it works better that way. It makes the boy look smaller and the distance to him bigger.
This helps transporting the feeling of helplessness. You see what is about to happen, but are too far away to do something.
I have to say that the Pet Sematary one is perfect
edited 17th Jan '11 10:20:51 AM by dontcallmewave
He who fights bronies should see to itthat he himself does not become a brony. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, Pinkie Pie gazes Also

Since child endangerment is near the top of the list, I'd suggest one of these frames from Naruto.