Good morning everyone! Or I guess I should say good evening since I am about to head to bed after a 12 hour shift. Day 2 of the blog challenge: Describe 3 legitimate fears you have and explain how they became fears.
Fear #1: My ultimate fear.....heights. It's not your typical fear of heights. I have no problem climbing a ladder or flying in a plane. But get me up the ladder, and I can't come back down. Go ahead...laugh! As you can picture in your mind's eye...me, on a roof, attempting to get back on a ladder to come down....ABSOLUTE PANIC!!! I freeze with one foot on a solid surface and the other on the ladder. I shake and WILL start crying. OK.... compose yourself. It gets better. I discovered this fear when helping my ex-husband hang Christmas lights. No it wasn't on a ladder. He had the bright idea, being 6'3", that he would just put me on his shoulders and I would clip the lights onto the eave of the house. So I crawl on his shoulders and LIFT OFF!!! OH HELL NO!!! I think my fingernails caused some damage, but it was the vice-like grip I had around his neck with my legs that took him quickly back to the ground. Still laughing? Good!!! Not sure how this fear developed, but it is most definitely legitimate.
Fear #2: Spiders....need I say more!!!
This fear developed after a visit to my parents' house boat at the lake. One night after being out at the lake all day, I was walking back through the marina to my car. I had to pass under an over hang and happened to look up......bad idea!!! There were THOUSANDS of orb spiders all over the place. I panicked and ran. That night, and many nights to follow, I had nightmares of spiders dropping from my ceiling as I slept. I have been known to make Matrix-like moves to avoid a spider dropping from the ceiling or walking into a web. A few co-workers recently became informed of my fear of spiders and decided to chase me down with it. Later on that night, one co-worker walked by and barely touched my neck. Already on edge, I screamed, flew out of my seat and tears came to my eyes. No I wasn't crying....he scared them out of me!!! RIGHT?!?!?!
Fear #3: Clowns! This one developed from the movie we all know and hate. "IT"! The creepy little tune from the movie will stop me cold to this day. My ex-girlfriend loved them. The office in our house had tons of clowns. Some on a shelf, pictures on the wall, even the damn rug had a clown face on it. Needless to say, I never went in that room after dark. I swore they followed me with their eyes!!!
Anyways....thanks for reading! Look forward to tomorrow and the next challenge! Good Night!!!
Hahaha I love it. I can just see you on his shoulders with your fingernails dug in deep. Clowns would have been my # 4 without a doubt, for the same reason.
ReplyDeleteGreat read this morning baby. So proud that you are starting to write.
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