silly: * fish. aquariums are okay. swimming in a lake or ocean is okay but if I can see them getting close to me, I freak. if I feel one touch me, I freak. I cannot snorkel because I'm freaking out the whole time. I didn't even attempt to swim in the Caribbean on my honeymoon because I knew it would last 5 min max until I got scared of the fish and went back to shore. * public speaking. which is silly because I do it once a month when I teach a prenatal class. but I have to work myself up to it every time. I had a pastor once who had a fear of public speaking. a PASTOR. he admitted to needing to give himself a pep talk every Sunday.
serious: * drowning * being burned or buried alive * losing my H before we're like OLD. * losing my mom before she's like OLD.
These days, I'm scared of a lot of stuff. My new doc telling me I'm stupid; my mom getting even more controlling than she already is; turning on the AC for fear that the moldy smell will infiltrate the house; my H not having a job either from quitting or being fired; my dog getting sick; H getting sick; being a failure as a parent; the list goes on lol.
pooh8402 I'm afraid of fish too! I'll be honest and say that even aquariums scare me. It started with a trip into the Caribbean when I was 8 and could see/feel all the fish touching me. I only go into the ocean up to my shins or so.
I'm also just afraid of the ocean/large bodies of water in general. The power and size of them freak me out.
Top of my list right now...losing my mom. Others include losing DH before we are old and grey, something happening to C, someone breaking into our house while I'm home alone (this was well before our new neighbors...when I lived on my own before DH I would sleep with the door closed and locked), cliffs (DH makes fun of me all the time when we go hiking), and spiders (hate hate HATE spiders).
-home invasion -plane crashes -folding music stands -spiders -My husband or I dying and leaving the other alone. -losing all photos from either fire or water disaster.
That my baby will never grow. This may be considered silly or serious. I mean she has to grow right?
This may be a post and run. But baby is still only 12 pounds and 8 months. She is long but tiny. They have run 1 billion tests with no reason other than her reflux could be bothering her.
Why these? I am curious. I have two and so far they have been well-behaved .
This is the silly category but so real. I'm terrified that I'll walk into the corner and poke my eye out, since they're right at my height. No, I don't know anyone who has ever been a victim. Lol. Just became scared around age 13 and it never went away.
That my baby will never grow. This may be considered silly or serious. I mean she has to grow right?
This may be a post and run. But baby is still only 12 pounds and 8 months. She is long but tiny. They have run 1 billion tests with no reason other than her reflux could be bothering her.
I never thought this would happen.
*hugs* one particular unit of my husbands family has all tiny children. 5lbs at birth and so slow to gain. The almost two year old barely weighs 20lbs. The seven year old wears 4-5 clothes and looks like a preschooler. That said, they are all so healthy and SMART. Seriously smart kids. Their size isn't holding holding them back. I wouldn't worry. She will grow, even if slowly. But her brain will develop on time even if the rest takes longer to catch up.
That my baby will never grow. This may be considered silly or serious. I mean she has to grow right?
This may be a post and run. But baby is still only 12 pounds and 8 months. She is long but tiny. They have run 1 billion tests with no reason other than her reflux could be bothering her.
I never thought this would happen.
((Hugs)) I hope that she starts growing soon. Has the doctor mentioned failure to thrive to you?
She has silent reflux plus all the other issues like a hernia repair and the bad jaundice. So with all that combined we think it has something to do with it.