Not everybody loves fireworks, do they? I'd forgotten until somebody mentioned it here, but they can be downright scary to little children.

I'm lucky that my kids always seemed to love watching fireworks displays from a distance. I never had to stay home on the Fourth of July because I knew they'd have a bad time watching the Inner Harbor display, as we often do with friends.

But what do you parents do when kids are afraid of fireworks? Do you try to coax them out of it? Wait until they grow out of it? Accept that you'll need to find other kinds of Fourth fun?

My colleague Susan Reimer is doing a story on the subject and would love to hear from you. If you're willing to talk to her, please shoot her an e-mail at susan.reimer@baltsun.com.

(Photo by Jacquelyn Martin/Associated Press)