Fight or Flight
Today in honor of the new year and a new exhibit at our local museum I decided to face my phobia.
A 50 foot snake exhibit decided to come to town.
Take the kids I thought, let them decide their fears I reasoned.
During this experience I discovered two things.
1. There's no need to face some phobias.
2. How I'd react in a fight or flight situation.
I hope what I discovered may change if an actual life were in danger,
but when it comes to sheer terror over irrational things, I choose flight.
It was a very depressing New Year's realization,
but it's worth it, I'll keep my phobias, and the old me, and my flight.
I will also be indoctrinating my children to have all the same phobias as myself.
So....., I'll be working on that this New Year instead of the latter.
Happy New Year kids!
A 50 foot snake exhibit decided to come to town.
Take the kids I thought, let them decide their fears I reasoned.
During this experience I discovered two things.
1. There's no need to face some phobias.
2. How I'd react in a fight or flight situation.
I hope what I discovered may change if an actual life were in danger,
but when it comes to sheer terror over irrational things, I choose flight.
It was a very depressing New Year's realization,
but it's worth it, I'll keep my phobias, and the old me, and my flight.
I will also be indoctrinating my children to have all the same phobias as myself.
So....., I'll be working on that this New Year instead of the latter.
Happy New Year kids!
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