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This amazing giant postcard depicting a Kookaburra was a contribution to the Man On A Missive project from one of my most reliable readers Julie in Victoria, British Columbia. Thank you Julie!
A Non-Exhaustive List Of Things I Was Afraid Of At 8-Years OldWasps. Sharks. Scorpions.Deep, deep water.Abandonment by my family.Sudden loss of pressure, also includes loss of oxygen.Drowning.Ming The Merciless.Crossbows.STRAY BULLETS.Nuclear War (Don’t Russians Love Their Children Too?)The village vet with the giant horse syringe (he would grab me by the arm and threaten me with it, without irony or laughter. My family thought it was hilarious. Me, not so much.)Darth Vader.BEES (What about the bees?? WHAT ABOUT THE BEES!?? See also: Candyman).Cockroaches.Bayonets.Splinters.Being drafted to fight in a war.My brother’s socks.Rugby. British Bulldog.Teacher’s wrath.The headmaster’s slipper and/or cane.Being picked for any sports team.THAT CREEPY STATUE OF MARY EMERGING FROM A SHROUD IN CHURCH.
Such an insightful list! That vet ..ugh.. makes me angry to think of.
I wonder how many you are still fearful of, and what your list now would be?
thanks Jude. I like the idea of doing an updated list. A lot more existential.
Gah, I never quite made the connection that some of those fears have been painfully realised. *hug*