As a father,If your 5 year old daughter ask you ..."Dad,were you scared?" What should be your response?

Scenario
Let's assume you were with your daughter earlier in the day and something fearful happened e.g a close shave with an accident. You maneuver and nothing happened.Latter in the night,while trying to tuck her to bed,she asked you the question...What should be the response?

Dads get scared sometimes.
But you should never be scared. My response

My main question or issue here is this...should we, as dads or man of the house, allow our children or wives,know we are afraid? Considering our role as a protector for them?

It depends on the reason(s) for being scared.

Siena:
I would tell her the truth. So if I was scared at the time, I would tell her so. Let her know it's okay to be scared sometimes, even daddy too. Self-preservation and fear often go together.

Being scared can actually save your life, being over confident and cocky in the face of grave danger could kill you. Children need to learn that it is good to be scared in certain situations, they are not robots.

This is fantastic!

Why not. If I was scared I would tell her I was. The earlier she knows I'm human (with human limits) and not a God, the better father I'll be. Instead of forming superhero for her till d day I will fumble and she'll disown me for unreal things