What are you affraid of, I mean really affraid?

What are you affraid of, I mean really affraid?

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Grandpad58

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12,545 posts

182 months

Sunday 13th April 2014
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Mrs GPad hates big spiders and bees/wasps,she goes ballistic, screams and runs away where as I have no problems with them I either shoo them out of the house or as a last resort kill them.

Now fear/dread to me is deep dark still water, there's a very damn near here where I live and it feeds the midlands with water, at the bottom where the water comes down there is a large football pitch size man made trough which the water falls into when the gates are open, I fills me with dread don't know why, maybe because I don't know how deep it is.
I had to pull the dog back several times because she wanted to jump in. (She's a lab and loves water)there is no way of getting her out if she got in.

Sooo what are you afraid of and can't explain why?

Grandpad58

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12,545 posts

182 months

Sunday 13th April 2014
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selym said:
The thought of potholing leaves me cold. Just thinking about sliding down a hole that could taper off to narrower than your body is a horrible thought.
Actually I never thought of this one ,wedged in ,like the chimney post.

Grandpad58

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12,545 posts

182 months

Sunday 13th April 2014
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Foppo said:
Getting older and knowing time is short.Everything else I take in my stride.
Just live every day like you stole it.

Grandpad58

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12,545 posts

182 months

Saturday 19th April 2014
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AstonZagato said:
When I was about six, we were in Marlow. We went past a marina. A man was desperately diving off a boat. His daughter had fallen in. We ran to call the emergency services. Eventually, they dragged the marina basin. The girl was dead. I saw her being pulled out. Heard the wails of her parents.

My mother took me to the swimming pool the next day and every week after that until I was a strong swimmer. I have done the same with my kids.
Quite right, I do.

Grandpad58

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182 months

Thursday 24th April 2014
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My son 23 year old, is afraid of horses, we drove past some today and he was shivering, I didn't know this, I asked if he was okay, he said it was the horses that had freaked him out and the fact I had driven by them.
He said if he sees horses on the road he either turns off or turns back.

Strange that you think you know your own kids ,I obviously don't.