Saturday, June 03, 2006
My Biggest Fear
My biggest fear is being alone in the dark. When I was little, my teenage cousin would scare me with horror stories in the dark and I think that had a big impact on me. When we are camping, I hate the dark so my husband always starts a campfire for me before it gets dark. At the campground I'm usually up early and wait impatiently for the sun to come up. At home, when a storm is expected, he always reminds me to get my flashlight near the bed and we put out candles in case we need them. Usually we never light the candles but I feel better just knowing they are there if I need them. My parents even bought me this neat flashlight that doesn't need batteries. You kind of pump the handle and it provides the power for the light. We usually go to sleep with the TV on and I set the sleep timer so it cuts off when we are asleep.
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I can relate to your fear. For a very long time I use to be afraid of the dark, no particular reason, but I definately was, then one day, I don't even realize when it happened, but that fear is gone, it's such a relief.
Thank you for using the blog prompt and sharing your story with us.
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That torch with no batteries sounds great. My kids could use some of those, we are always buying batteries !
Thanks for sharing Pat, it's not always easy to talk of our fears :o)
Thanks for sharing this with us. It's a fear a lot of people have--you're not alone!
Although I have never really been afraid of the dark, there have been times when I was, especially trying to stumble around to find a crying child. It is good that you have something that you can keep at hand to aleviate the fear.
Good on you for being able to talk about your fear so honestly. I can handle the dark ok when im at home but i know when i go camping i make sure theres always a torch or something nearby!
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