When the DC Ladies prompted bloggers to write about what they were scared of, I had no shortage of options. I should preface this by saying, I know my fears are irrational and it isn’t like they keep me up at night.
As I was trying to find a quote about fear, something light and funny, I got a bunch of motivational crap like ‘feed your faith to starve your fears’ and ‘do one thing that scares you everyday’. Blah. Why can’t you just be scared of something and move on? Perhaps I can be all whatever to those motivational sentiments because what I am scared of isn’t holding me back. So what am I scared of? Let’s get the normal parent fears out of the way first.
{Raising a Serial Killer} I think all parents worry their sweet bundle of joy will grow up to be a total sociopath. After a killing spree doesn’t the family usual tell the media outlets how sweet and funny their cold blood killer was?
{Something Bad Happening} Bad things are going to happen. I try to live in the now and realize that some bad things aren’t so horrible, like when I was laid off and got to spend more time with Mike.
{Seriously Screwing Up My Kid} Mike is 17 months and still uses a bottle for milk. Does this mean he will be swigging from a baby bottle at his high school graduation? Will he mistake my sarcasm to his dad as anger and tell his wife in 30 years that he had a screwed up home life? Will moving in January and putting him in a new daycare setting cause him so much stress he …. whatevers? I am coming to terms with the fact that he will probably be a little screwed up, but aren’t we all?
Now on to the fun, irrational fears.
{Horses} I have no basis for this, but for as long as I remember get close to a horse was a no go without getting sweaty and anxious. I have never ridden a horse or even really gotten close enough, until recently, to even touch one. This summer though I did touch a horses nose and just knowing he was looking at me made my heart race.
{Being Startled} If I watch you run down the hall and hide behind the corner and then you jump out as I walk by I will STILL scream like a little girl and bolt. Since most scary movies are based on startling viewers, I don’t watch many. I do like more psychological thrillers like The Others.
{Stopping Traffic} Good Lord I hate traffic. If you are familiar with the DC Metro Area, I live down route 66 and drive about 10 miles of it twice a day from the beltway. So many times ONE broken down car causes a massive back-up and by the time I get to the broken down car I want to get out and kick their tires. I am terrified I will be one of those people. And then a traffic copter flies overhead and I appear on the news and suddenly become the most hated person in Fairfax County.
So there you have it! Nothing a little therapy can’t cure, right? What are your fears?
4 Comments on TDCLBlogtober2014 – My Biggest Fears
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I don’t even have kids and I have a fear of screwing them up. And DC traffic… whenever I get the inclining to move back to DC… I think back to traffic. And the urge goes away. Are you near a metro line or is driving your only option?
I am near Nutley, and by near I mean I would have to drive 20 minutes to the station, park, then metro in. Then walk about a mile (which I should probably anyway) to the office. I mean, all first world problems. I know. We are moving to AA or PG county in a few months, so hopefully that will help.
#3 big time. And I hear you on the horses!
It’s so silly and my husband wants me to ‘overcome’ my fear of horses. WHY? I am not missing out on anything. My life isn’t less exciting because I don’t go near horses. I mean, it’s not like I am scared to fly or leave the house. Of course the kid will probably grow up and be a jockey or something.