Childhood Fears

[Mike]

Have you had any, any that you can remember,
I remembered one of mine today, when I was a
child and learned that apple trees grew from a
small seed in the middle of the apple, I thought
that if I ate one, a tree would start to grow in me.

I was terrified at the time, but grew out of that
fear as I aged.

Today, it all came back to me, when I was eating
a wedge of Water Melon, do I remove the seeds
or eat them, not being inclined to sit for ages
picking them out, I decided to eat them, I hope
that I will be OK

Mike.

 

[Pepper]

I laughed because I did too!

 

[Pepper]

I was afraid of bugs. "MA, a BUG!" I'd scream. Now I smash those invaders with the side of my fist.

 

[RadishRose]

I laughed because I did too!

Me, too!

 

[Medusa]

I was afraid of bugs. "MA, a BUG!" I'd scream. Now I smash those invaders with my fist.

@Pepper, you'll get bug all over your hand!

 

[RadishRose]

Afraid of the dark for awhile, afraid of the ghostly figures in the wood grain on the sliding closet doors. When very little, I was afraid of big trucks and any kind of big construction equipment. Also the Rag Man.

 

[Pepper]

@Pepper, you'll get bug all over your hand!

It only really happens occasionally in my small kitchen, so I merely swivel to the sink & wash it off!

 

[Medusa]

I like spiders, don't mind ants, but am horrified by big bugs: Potato Bugs, Jerusalem Crickets... eeeekkkk!
Weirdly, I don't mind Cicadas; grown used to the little monsters, I suppose.

 

[hollydolly]

Nothing imaginary could compare with the fear of my father...

 

[Medusa]

Afraid of the dark for awhile, afraid of the ghostly figures in the wood grain on the sliding closet doors. When very little, I was afraid of big trucks and any kind of big construction equipment. Also the Rag Man.

What's the Rag Man? I'm scared and I don't even know what/who he is.

 

[Medusa]

It only really happens occasionally in my small kitchen, so I merely swivel to the sink & wash it off!

You're a braver creature than I.

I once stepped on a giant, black cricket in my kitchen, with bare feet. I'm still grossed out.

 

[horseless carriage]

I was afraid of bugs. "MA, a BUG!" I'd scream. Now I smash those invaders with the side of my fist.

For me it was spiders, the still freak me out. Damn things, what they have cost me in new underwear!

 

[Amelia B]

Mushrooms. I still think they're kind of creepy.

 

[RadishRose]

What's the Rag Man? I'm scared and I don't even know what/who he is.

Truck used to drive all over the city to collect rags. An old man hung off the side of the truck calling "r-a-a-gs, r-a-a-gs, r-a-a-gs...." in a creepy, scary voice.

Some kids had parents who threatened to send them to the Rag Man if they didn't behave. Not mine, but that's how scary he was!.

 

[chic]

I was scared of death because I was sent to Catholic school where the nuns taught us in the first grade to say an act of contrition prayer in case we died while we slept! WTF! I was SIX! I ran home screaming and my parents really did not know how to cope with this so I've been scared my whole life but learned how to hide it. I'm thinking of suing the Catholic church for this.

 

[Medusa]

Truck used to drive all over the city to collect rags. An old man hung off the side of the truck calling "r-a-a-gs, r-a-a-gs, r-a-a-gs...." in a creepy, scary voice.

Some kids had parents who threatened to send them to the Rag Man if they didn't behave. Not mine, but that's how scary he was!.

Okay, well that is genuinely freaking scary.
I wonder if they secretly enjoyed their jobs, these Rag Men? Like, do you have to be kinda creepy to qualify?

 

[Medusa]

Mushrooms. I still think they're kind of creepy.

Aw, @Amelia B, fairies use toadstools for umbrellas in the rain.

 

[hollydolly]

What's the Rag Man? I'm scared and I don't even know what/who he is.

I loved the rag man.. dunno if he was the same in the USA as in Scotland.. but the rag man would come around on his horse and cart and give us kids a Balloon or a gold fish in a bag if we brought him out some old rags ...

The rag men only worked in the poorer parts of the city.. so they didn't come around our area, but my paternal grandparents lived in those parts of the city so it was always a hi-light to see the rag men while we were visiting.

 

[Medusa]

I loved the rag man.. dunno if he was the same in the USA as in Scotland.. but the rag man would come around on his horse and cart and give us kids a Balloon or a gold fish in a bag if we brought him out some old rags ...

The rag men only worked in the poorer parts of the city.. so they didn't come around our area, but my paternal grandparents lived in those parts of the city so it was always a hi-light to see the rag men while we were visiting.

Well, that's a happy twist.
I don't think we had Rag Men in my area when growing up as I've never heard of them.

 

[hollydolly]

Aw, @Amelia B, fairies use toadstools for umbrellas in the rain.

they absolutely did...

 

[hollydolly]

Well, that's a happy twist.
I don't think we had Rag Men in my area when growing up as I've never heard of them.

I probably wouldn't have either if we hadn't had relatives in the opposite side of the city to where we lived..

 

[Pepper]

You're a braver creature than I.

I once stepped on a giant, black cricket in my kitchen, with bare feet. I'm still grossed out.

It's not bravery. It's hatred! Also, I'm not fast enough to grab a Bounty first! Believe me, I'm grossed out, but when they were renovating the kitchen downstairs it was either them or me for awhile.

 

[Shalimar]

Men who smiled at me. Took a long time to get over that.

 

[Gary O']

Childhood Fears​

Snakes
any
when young

and now

 

[Medusa]

It's not bravery. It's hatred! Also, I'm not fast enough to grab a Bounty first! Believe me, I'm grossed out, but when they were renovating the kitchen downstairs it was either them or me for awhile.

Well, when it comes to war!