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Sept 21, 2009 11:39:53 GMT -5
Post by Mr. Turquoise on Sept 21, 2009 11:39:53 GMT -5
Fear of spiders is instinctive in children and peaks at about the age of four. There is no way to rationalise or teach them otherwise. Kinda like the chickenhawk shadow deal in chicks. Yeah, I realize that. I'm not trying to eliminate the natural fear response; rather, I'm trying to show her that there is no need to "freak out" at the mere sight of a spider or, in fact, any bug. I'm trying to encourage her to move closer and take a look, instead of simply running a away scared. Naturally, I don't want her handling anything, as we do get Black Widows in this part of the world and there are a few other local creepy-crawlies that will give a nasty bite, but I don't want her innate fears to continue overwhelming her curiosity. My approach also seems to be working, as she actually told me the other day that she thinks "baby" spiders are cute, but that big spiders are scary, which is a marked improvement over where she was a few weeks ago when she arrived from Japan (my mother-in-law and sister-in-law fall squarely into the "freak out at the mere sight" category, and she was starting to mimic their behaviour). Mr. Turquoise
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Sept 21, 2009 20:13:47 GMT -5
Post by The_L on Sept 21, 2009 20:13:47 GMT -5
Shipwrecks. I have no idea how this one developed, as I used to love specials on the sinking of the Titanic and was fascinated by Robert Ballard. Boats I am ok with and water too, but somehow the former under water scares the bejeebus out of me. Last year in archaeology class I almost had to excuse myself when we were discussing underwater archaeology. Oddly enough, wooden shipwrecks freak me out less than any other kind of shipwreck. My brother and I learned about the Titanic when we were kids--less than a month before our parents took us on a cruise. On the day we first embarked, baby bro was freaking out. "What if an iceberg hits OUR boat and it sinks?" It took a while to convince him that: 1) There are no icebergs in the Caribbean. Especially in April. 2) The cruise ship was much bigger than the Titanic and would take considerably more to sink it. 3) Part of the reason so many people died when the Titanic sank was because there weren't enough lifeboats and we know better now. My bro was a total wuss at that age (about 4 or 5) but thankfully, he grew out of it pretty quickly.
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Oct 12, 2009 17:47:34 GMT -5
Post by Mira on Oct 12, 2009 17:47:34 GMT -5
I just realised that I am afraid of full body anthropomorphic animal suits. Tony the Tiger scared the shit out of me at Wal-Mart.
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Oct 12, 2009 23:46:09 GMT -5
Post by Chi Shiro on Oct 12, 2009 23:46:09 GMT -5
I covered it another thread but I am scared shitless of zombies.
And I still look behind me, to this day, when walking up the basement stairs. I always feel like, if there is something human eating in a basement, it would wait until you were walking up the stairs to grab you.
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Phobias
Oct 13, 2009 4:03:31 GMT -5
Post by Mira on Oct 13, 2009 4:03:31 GMT -5
I fucking pray for zombies. You better hope I don't end up going into microbiology and genetics. I shall unleash my wrath upon the world. Someday.
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Phobias
Oct 13, 2009 20:41:12 GMT -5
Post by tygerarmy on Oct 13, 2009 20:41:12 GMT -5
Everyday I look at my wall of swords and everyday I pray that the zombie apocalypse will happen during my lifetime.
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Oct 13, 2009 20:50:34 GMT -5
Post by SimSim on Oct 13, 2009 20:50:34 GMT -5
I prefer my sharpened shovel.
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Oct 13, 2009 21:00:34 GMT -5
Post by Hades on Oct 13, 2009 21:00:34 GMT -5
Everyday I look at my wall of swords and everyday I pray that the zombie apocalypse will happen during my lifetime. I'll never look at my Celtic sword the same way. Zombieeeees.
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Oct 13, 2009 21:39:46 GMT -5
Post by Thejebusfire on Oct 13, 2009 21:39:46 GMT -5
When I was five, I was afraid of sinead o'connor.
I don't know why, but something about her just petrified me.
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Oct 13, 2009 21:52:29 GMT -5
Post by Hades on Oct 13, 2009 21:52:29 GMT -5
When I was five, I was afraid of sinead o'connor. I don't know why, but something about her just petrified me. Haha. My mom tells me that I was scared of Tina Turner's hair when I was around that age.
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Oct 13, 2009 22:51:25 GMT -5
Post by lighthorseman on Oct 13, 2009 22:51:25 GMT -5
Spiders and grandfather clocks
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Oct 13, 2009 23:14:38 GMT -5
Post by Chi Shiro on Oct 13, 2009 23:14:38 GMT -5
I fucking pray for zombies. You better hope I don't end up going into microbiology and genetics. I shall unleash my wrath upon the world. Someday. When the zombie apocalypse comes, and I'm bitten, you are going to be my first meal, Mira. I'm going to pull a John Leguizamo a la Land Of The Dead. *grumbles about future mad scientists who'd better have antidotes*
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Oct 14, 2009 12:20:14 GMT -5
Post by Mira on Oct 14, 2009 12:20:14 GMT -5
Chi! Give me your DNA, I'll make you immune! You can then hang out in my bunker with me, my weapons, and my machine that photosynthesises an endless supply of food. I promise not to do anything sinister involving your genetics.
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Oct 14, 2009 22:37:45 GMT -5
Post by Chi Shiro on Oct 14, 2009 22:37:45 GMT -5
Thank you, Mira. Now I have a vision of a post zombie apocalypse, underground dystopia. Well, maybe not a dystopia but I could see fundie/zombie gladiator matches. Hmm. On one hand we would have gay marriage, women's rights, free speech, free press, and equality for all religions while maintaining a secular society. On the other hand we would have no internet, no rapture ready to poke fun of, and we'd still have to defend the city from flesh eaters. ...Thank goddess tygerarmy has that wall of swords.
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Oct 15, 2009 17:19:59 GMT -5
Post by tygerarmy on Oct 15, 2009 17:19:59 GMT -5
Thank you, Mira. Now I have a vision of a post zombie apocalypse, underground dystopia. Well, maybe not a dystopia but I could see fundie/zombie gladiator matches. Hmm. On one hand we would have gay marriage, women's rights, free speech, free press, and equality for all religions while maintaining a secular society. On the other hand we would have no internet, no rapture ready to poke fun of, and we'd still have to defend the city from flesh eaters. ...Thank goddess tygerarmy has that wall of swords. As long as I am not Zombie 0; the one who eats the burger with the mutated mad cow/rabies/zombie virus. If any fundies survive, which they will they have guns and rapture fallout shelters, they will claim their god caused this apocalypse and that the only way to salvation is through them and with the 'end of times' upon them any survivors they find will make easy converts or be killed by them. On the other hand if I encounter them it will go something like this. Bart: Dad you killed Zombie Flanders! Homer: Flanders was a zombie? Kill Zombie FlandersI could only finds the Simpsons clip in Spanish, argh!
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