Read the excerpt below and answer the question.

but old fears have a way of clinging like cobwebs.
what does the narrator mean when she says this?

a. you must clean out the cobwebs in your house if you are afraid of spiders.
b. older people sometimes keep fears from their childhood even after they know that the fears are foolish.
c. getting rid of cobwebs can make you happy.
d. all children hate spiders.