What are you afraid of?

[Storm Eagle]

Originally Posted by BubblyShell22

I'm afraid of bugs, bees, wasps, heights, and birds. Yep, I'm afraid of birds, and it all stemmed from when I was little and we were visiting my aunt in Brookfield, IL. They had a parakeet named Tweety, and my cousin let him out and he divebombed me. Ever since then, I've been afraid of birds.

I have a certain fear of birds myself. Actually, it has more to do with being close to them. Especially larger birds. I also didn't like the idea of a bird flying around free INDOORS. The fear has been allayed a bit six years ago though, when I got the chance to hold a parakeet. Then there was a time where I was able to get close enough to a cockatoo and pet it.

Pigeons, however, tend to still be scary to me. I don't really like them getting too close to me, and the sound that some of them make creeps me out. I remember sitting in my car in front of a store waiting for it to open, and there were a flock of pigeons nearby. One of them was making that sound and I had to roll up my window and turn the radio on so I wouldn't hear it. As for the larger birds, those are the ones I wouldn't want to get too close to, such as ostriches.

I also don't like many insects, but some are cool with me. When I was living at home, I'd see ladybugs every now and then. Instead of killing them, what I'd do is get them on to a piece of paper, and take them to an open window so they can fly out. I also tend to spare spiders since they get rid of the bad insects.

The insects that tend to creep me out the most are roaches, water bugs, and moths (especially the larger ones). Water bugs are especially scary when they're the type that can fly.

I also still don't like to look at Garbage Pail Kids trading cards even to this day. They were pretty huge when I was a kid, and I didn't much care seeing them around, and being stuck on places. So I wasn't very happy when they were brought back in 2003. I don't see them around all that much, but when I go to stores like Target and Toys R Us where they're being sold, I do my best to steer clear of them. It's kind of odd though, since I couldn't stand to watch scary movies back then, but now I can watch them just fine. I had Nightmare on Elm Street and Friday the 13th marathons last year, and I've seen all the Child's Play movies except for the latest one. I even own the Scream series.