Oh well. On to the second challenge: Name 3 legitimate fears and why I have them.
1. Number one is easy. I hate and fear SPIDERS. They creep me out. I have feared them for as long as I can remember. Many many moons ago my two sisters, Brenda and Nancy, and I shared a room. We had a bunk bed and a double bed. I, being the youngest princess, got the double bed. One night I remember them reading nursery rhymes to me. You know the one... "Little Miss Muffet.." Ya. Scared me to death. Then my loving and kind older sisters made a paper spider. They hung it from the bookshelf that was above my bed. I had to sleep under that spider all night. I hate spiders. I'm not a big fan of Miss Muffet either, although I can relate to her like no other.
2. My second fear is not much of a fear any more. I guess you could say that I have conquered it. I do feel that it is important to mention though. I have always had a fear of water and drowning. I was never a good swimmer when I was little. I'm still not the best, but I do better than when I was younger. I did have some swim lessons, but being in the water always made me nervous. I hated when kids played around in the water-- that dunking game freaked me out. Once at girls camp I got trapped under an air mattress for what seemed like an eternity. Luckily I was able to kick my way out (seriously I bruised a lot of girls' legs) and get some air. It was traumatizing. However, I was lucky enough to have a good friend introduce me to lap swimming when I was a young mom. Best thing ever. I finally learned how to do a decent freestyle stroke and little bit of breaststroke. I learned to enjoy the peace and solitude of swimming. I never wanted my children to grow up with a fear of the water... so many swimming lessons and years of swim team have kept that fear from them.
3. My third fear is a little harder to admit. My family has to deal with this, so I better be up front. I have a fear of car wrecks. A few years back I was rear-ended in my suburban. It was a pretty hard hit-- it bent the frame of the burb. I had some serious whiplash-- unfortunately I saw the truck coming for me in the rear view mirror, so I (stupidly) braced myself for the impact. Not the wisest choice for my neck. There was a lot of pain involved and I don't think my neck will ever be the same. So now... I'm a freak when I'm in the passenger seat and there is traffic. It causes more anxiety than I could have ever imagined. Thank goodness that I can
I'm sure I could list more fears. But those are the ones I can think of right now. I best be getting to bed lest my fear of missing work or being late to work becomes real!! :)
