My OperaFear.
Tuesday, August 8, 2006 7:38:55 AM
Ok, I have some fears and phobias but none that really prevents me from
living a normal life.
My 3 year old daughter, however, is very frightened of wasps. She freezes
and screams whenever a wasp gets near. Lately this has turned out to be
quite a problem since we have spent morning until evenings outside, and the
evenings and nights with windows and a door open.
Yesterday around the time of her evening meal while she was watching TV
I heard this high scream again, and rushed to her to check if she was
stung. She wasn't. It was just a tiny wasp flying too close. Then I found the fly swatter and hit the wasp as hard as I could and ended the flying little terrors life.
As I stood there, fly swatter still in my hand, I thought:
"What did I teach my kid now? If you are afraid of something; Kill it?"
living a normal life.
My 3 year old daughter, however, is very frightened of wasps. She freezes
and screams whenever a wasp gets near. Lately this has turned out to be
quite a problem since we have spent morning until evenings outside, and the
evenings and nights with windows and a door open.
Yesterday around the time of her evening meal while she was watching TV
I heard this high scream again, and rushed to her to check if she was
stung. She wasn't. It was just a tiny wasp flying too close. Then I found the fly swatter and hit the wasp as hard as I could and ended the flying little terrors life.
As I stood there, fly swatter still in my hand, I thought:
"What did I teach my kid now? If you are afraid of something; Kill it?"
akh # Thursday, August 10, 2006 11:07:30 AM
Ratatoskr # Thursday, August 10, 2006 2:37:17 PM
Loiscakkleberrylane # Friday, September 1, 2006 10:13:44 PM
Ratatoskr # Monday, September 4, 2006 8:21:26 AM
I guess that is one of my fears. How can I be able to both protect my children
and let them learn how to be strong and independent at the same time?
When they call for help, my first reaction is always to help them.
AmyAmy_E # Wednesday, September 20, 2006 2:57:58 AM
--Amy
Niddhogg # Thursday, October 5, 2006 6:04:50 PM
Fascinating critters, if you have eye for them.
Ratatoskr # Friday, October 6, 2006 10:12:23 AM
This doesn't apply to the given case, since we got two girls growing up in the same place with us, close in age, born in the same season (but not the same year) and the older one is not afraid at all. She studies them, and tells her younger sister that they are just
curious and wish to drink from the flowers...
I've got a panicking mother, and learned to protect her
the way I'm now protecting a panicking daughter.