Halloween- Things That Frighten Me
In honor of Halloween here again is a list of things that frighten me including one or two new line items.
This a list of things that have frightened me in my life. Some are still relevant and some are not. But I thought that it might be interesting to just throw them all out there to see what they look like during daylight hours. P.S. I have explanations for all of these, but I may not include them on the list. Why? I just don’t feel like it. 🙂
- The Dark.
- The Amityville Horror scared me.
- Oscar the Grouch
- Bigfoot- The one from the Bionic Man television Show. He gave Steve Austin plenty of trouble.
- The Creature in the Legend of Boggy Creek
- A couple of dogs that chased me on my paper route.
- The homeless guy from the park.
- V.L.- He and I got into a fight in high school. I pretty much kicked his ass up and down the corridor, but I do remember shaking with adrenalin afterwards. For about two weeks I was concerned that I was going to have to face him and his older brother again.
- Having my heart broken again.
- Breaking someone’s heart.
- Not being able to provide for my family.
- Letting my children down.
- Not making it to the bathroom in time.
- Finding out that I have a child that I didn’t know about.- Ladies this is never a problem for you, but we men wonder about this sometimes.
- Being mugged at an ATM- When I was in college a guy was murdered at the ATM I used that day. It was several hours after I had used it, but….
- Something happening to my children.
- Getting stuck at a job I hate.
- Never living out my dreams.
- Being paralyzed.
- Losing a parent/close friend or family member- Actually I have lost several friends and family members, but it is still a fear.
- Being eaten alive or mauled seriously by a hog. (But I won’t go down easily, so sirree Bob.)
- Losing my perspective on life and why most of these things are nonsense.
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Sweettooth120 November 4, 2006 at 2:34 am
I just clicked on your hog linked. When I first read number 21, I was thinking you meant like something out of the Princess Bride.
Gosh, gross. The poor farmer. Well, I guess the family will be eating a lot of bacon and pork chops for a while.
Jack's Shack November 1, 2006 at 10:04 pm
Chana,
Sounds to me like you have a real handle on what/who scares you.
Rhea,
I can appreciate your list.
Amishav,
I must admit that I never thought about whether people would show up at my funeral. It is a legitimate fear, but my unsolicited suggestion is to make a difference in a few lives now because what happens then is what happens then.
MBM,
When I was a kid quicksand was one of my fears too.
Fern,
Yes, but what fun would that be. 😉
Elie,
I can only imagine.
Sweet,
That bigfoot was scary.
Claire,
What do they call that, triskadekaphobia or something similar.
Claire November 1, 2006 at 4:49 pm
Number 13 is a serious fear of mine…
Cxx
Sweettooth120 November 1, 2006 at 11:25 am
Your bigfoot reference really just threw me back to my childhood frights.
It was the time of UFOs and Bigfoot. I was afraid that a UFO would land over my house, and walking to school in the dark was a real treat for a seven year old. The older kids would always scare us with stories of sightings of Bigfoot (the Bionic Man bigfoot.)
Elie November 1, 2006 at 3:14 am
My list used to include things like army ants, rabid dogs, and being trampled by a crowd. But now I’ve already been through the most frightening thing I could have listed. What scares me now? What could be next.
Fern R November 1, 2006 at 2:01 am
There is an easy way to prevent #14 you know. 😉
marallyn ben moshe October 31, 2006 at 10:36 pm
1.that something will happen God forbid to my kids…family
2.snakes
3.fire
4.quicksand
5.being on a bus when the sons of ishamel decide to go boom
—another great blog—where do you come up with ’em?
Amishav October 31, 2006 at 6:59 pm
Paralysis is a biggie for me too! But mostly I fear that no one will show up for my funeral.
Rhea October 31, 2006 at 4:46 pm
Very interesting list! My fears include:
1. fear of ending up in a wheelchair
2. fear of getting my heart broken
3. fear of being assaulted(just about every woman fears this, whether she says this or not)
That was a serious list. I don’t want to be Debbie Downer. It’s Halloween, my favorite holiday, so here’s a quick ghost story. In my neighborhood in Boston, there are a lot of old houses and therefore a lot of haunted houses. In one friend’s house, there is a woman who climbs the staircase in a Victorian dress every once in a while. I’ve never seen her.
Chana October 31, 2006 at 4:10 pm
1) The stepmonster
2) The kids who taunted me when I was growing up
3) The stepmonster