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I'm 28 and I'm still petrified of clowns.
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My youngest daughter was afraid of ET and still doesn't like him. She's now 35.
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My sister is now 40+ and still thinks the 'Wizard of Oz' is a horror movie.
G-daughter does not like clowns. She will say "That clown scared me." She is in her second year of college |
Originally Posted by amandasgramma
Took my 5 yr old son to see The Hamburgler (do they still have him at McDonald's?) and Ronald McDonald. He did just fine seeing Ronald, but turned around, saw The Hamburgler, the Hamburgler went boogaboogabooga and that did it. My son screamed bloody murder (and boy, he had a LOUD voice) and I had to take him out of McD's.....he wouldn't eat at McDs for years!!! He's made up for it since....LOL
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Took my daugther to Disney Land in California and when Mickey tried to hug her she started screaming and laid down on the pavement and cried as loud as she could. We thought we were doing so good taking her and her brother to Disney Land turned out to be a night mare for her.
I bought my DGD a Moo Cow flash light that when you pushed the button to turn it on it opened its mouth and Mooed she dropped it and ran from the room crying. She is 8 now and afraid of cows. Go figure Kids, they are so sweet but can be strange sometimes. |
I have a hobo clown that two of my DGD never liked. Their two year old sister pats it's head and kisses it. It doesn't bother her at all. She would pick it up and play with it, if I would let her. I let her play with a baby doll that had porcelain hands and several of the fingers broke off sooo easily. The arms and legs of the clown are so floppy that they would be broken in no time.
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Originally Posted by Shunem
My DD, at age 10, is still terrified of self-flushing toilets. When she was three we were on a road-trip, and I took her into the potty, got the pants down and was holding her up just a little off the seat.....WHOOOOSH!!
She screamed bloody murder,(you know how the acoustics are in those gas station toilets?!?), and I whisked her to the floor, dripping the whole way. I tried as quickly as possible to clean her, and myself, up, and get her all back together, while she is doing that little foot-stamping dance children do when they are terrified, screaming and crying with all her might. I finally unlocked and opened the door, and the manager and assistant manager are standing there blocking my way, looking at me like they are trying to decide whether to call the cops on ME! I looked the manager square in the eye and said, "You need to get that toilet fixed, pronto!", and carried my poor little one blubbering out to the car. Then DH, after having heard the entire tale, comments, "You didn't actually let her sit on the seat did you?". Arggghhh!!! |
Childrens minds seem to conjure up all types of things. My mom used to read to my children at bedtime, after hearing Jack and the Beanstalk and the line fe fi fo fum I smell the blood of an english man etc. my son would not sleep with the lights off or eat toast (because it was made from bones he said) but he would eat a sandwich...go figure. It took him almost two years to get over this. The same story had never bothered his brother at all. Eventually they will either forget or out grow the fear. I am aware it can be trying, just give lots of hugs and reassurances.
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My daughter (31 yrs old) wanted to have a Raggedy Ann and Andy for Christmas a couple of years ago, so I bought them for her. One day she called me and told me she had to put them in the closet because her husband was scared of them! She was laughing so hard telling me about how he woke up to go to the bathroom, in the dark, seen the outlines of the dolls and screamed like a little girl! They are now sitting in the closet with the door closed, ALWAYS!!!! LOL!!
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My daughter was afraid of rubber gloves. I have no idea why, but her older brother and sister would scare her silly. She is now in the medical field and has to wear gloves all the time....
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