*shakes head* John and Stephen make me laugh...

John and Stephen are in their bed and John's crying and saying he's scared, etc...
I say, "John, why are you scared?"
John says, "I'm scared of the closet!"
I say, "Why are you scared of the closet?"
*stops crying* John says, "...I don't know... I'm just scared of it! *starts crying again*"
Stephen sits up in his bed and says, "John, why are you scared of the closet? There's only clothes in there."
John all of a sudden stops crying and says, "Uh... and shoes, Stephen."


Did I miss something? How come he never stops crying when I try to comfort him? Only when he has to correct his two year old brother, does he stop crying. *shakes head* I don't understand.