Flowers are Scary!
Bizarre, Stuff I hate June 10th, 2009A few weeks ago, I glanced out at the back yard and noticed a patch of what looked like weeds. I didn’t think much of it until they started to grow larger like this:
I decided to bring this situation to my husband’s attention and it was only then that I found out he surreptitiously planted sunflowers.
Sunflowers?! How could you?!
I know. I should be glad. Sunflowers are…. well, sunny. And happy. And yellow and bright.
But they scare the crap out of me.
Why?
Because Dave planted them at our old house and at night, in the faint glow of a street light, they looked like PEOPLES!
Big, swaying heads of PEOPLES in the darkness!
So now when these things grow right next to our house, I’ll be jumping out of my skin every time I look out the window.
Would it be bad to call 911 because I think flowers are breaking into my house?
OK, let’s hear it. What irrational fears to you have?
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June 10th, 2009 at 7:22 pm
I think that it is so romantic that Dave planted secret flowers for you, whatever type they are. Give him a big smooch and get over the sunflower thing.
You have such a thoughtful husband.
June 10th, 2009 at 7:29 pm
I love sunflowers and especially when they grow tall reminds me of Jack in the Beanstalk..
Hugs.
Dorothy from grammology
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June 10th, 2009 at 7:33 pm
I’m not a big fan of sunflowers, either…too aggressive. My irrational fear? Ventriloquist dummies. I know it doesn’t make any sense, but they freak me out.
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June 10th, 2009 at 7:43 pm
ok, I’ll fess up………scared of crows…….they so ougly and creepy. I read they are smarter than our closest relatives…the chimpanzees………so even more spooked.
you think that’s funny, now people are referring to me as TwiHouse
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June 10th, 2009 at 7:45 pm
The part that scares me are the BEES they come with! We made a sunflower house for the older girls a long time ago and once the flowers were big enough to make walls, they became infested with BEES! They never could play in that house
June 10th, 2009 at 7:49 pm
And then the birds will come to eat the seeds!
I’m afraid of monkeys. Not much of a threat up here in Alaska, but I’m terrified of them! I don’t even like looking at pictures of them!
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June 10th, 2009 at 7:53 pm
Oh I love sunflowers! Mo planted some for me but they died before they ever bloomed! I planted sunflower seeds in butter tubs years ago and grew miniature sunflowers, the size of small daisies. They were so cute! I must say that those look a tad close to the house though ;O)
I can’t think of an irrational fear I have at the moment, but I expect I have one.
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June 10th, 2009 at 8:26 pm
Spiders … lima beans … our government (but that isn’t irrational) … my cats running away … never finishing my affiliate program … having to eat raw fruit and vegetables all the time …
There. Just a few.
Viveca
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June 10th, 2009 at 8:32 pm
Poinsettias. My mother told me they were poisonous when I was young. They are, but somehow I never got the whole, you have to eat it, thing. I still think they are magically going to jump up and grab me.
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June 10th, 2009 at 9:27 pm
Okay, let’s see…I fear my blogging buddies that fear sunflowers are people at night. Yep, that’s what scares me. Bwahahahahahaha.
Have a terrific day.
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June 10th, 2009 at 9:52 pm
Oh, that’s so sweet.
I’m scared of the pocket doors between our dining room and living room. When we bought the house I was all “Oooh, original details, how lucky am I? It would cost a fortune to get pocket doors installed!”
But now I’m thinking of the 90+ years of assorted mummified crap that must be lurking in there and the alive crap that is feeding on it. When I pull them out, there is a fine black dust on the panels that gives me the shudders.
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June 10th, 2009 at 9:54 pm
I’m scared to death of cats. But, that is not as bad as a girl I once knew who was terrified of school buses.
June 10th, 2009 at 10:06 pm
Sharks. In freshwater environments where there’s no way they can be a threat (or exist).
Like public pools.
And the occasional bathtub.
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June 10th, 2009 at 10:09 pm
Oh, here’s one. Those standard size poodles. Very disturbing when you’re only 60 inches tall.
June 10th, 2009 at 10:23 pm
Basements. Even pretty finished lovely basements. I am afraid of basements. Unfortunately my laundry room is in our finished basement which happens to be open (no door) to the first floor of the house. Still, I won’t do laundry when I am home alone.
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June 10th, 2009 at 10:39 pm
My two fears are quite rational, thank you very much. Fire and clowns. Or fiery clowns. Or clown-shaped fire. Any way you slice it, TERRIFYING.
Sunflowers, though? Interesting.
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June 10th, 2009 at 10:43 pm
Sunflowers are our state flower in Kansas, so I grew up loving sunflowers. The state flower is a smaller variety than most people think of when they think sunflower. Are the ones growing by your house the giant variety? And does your husband know of your irrational fear of sunflowers? I can’t pinpoint any one thing that I fear. Mine is more a fear of destiny that I have no control over. Fear of the end of everything – death.
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June 10th, 2009 at 11:36 pm
I hear strange noises in the house but only when my hubby is gone, how come I never hear them when he is here?? I walk around double checking and deadbolting all the doors and windows but I still think something is in the house with me, too many horrow flicks as a youngster and too many stephen king books read!! also I can’t swim in the ocean, I saw the movie JAWS 13 times as a 12 year old!!
June 11th, 2009 at 12:28 am
Irrational fears? What? I have no irrational fears. Only other people’s fears are irrational. hehe.
I thought of your funny blog when I wrote my Sunday Search of the Week Post this week. Not that the search itself made me think of The Junk Drawer, just that I thought you and your commentators would have a more creative ending to the search than I was able to come up with.
ps. How is it working out without Entrecard? I have been thinking of dropping it myself. It has changed too much and I don’t think it is worth the trouble any longer. I have been ignoring it anyway and my ad price is down to 4 credits.
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June 11th, 2009 at 2:53 am
I like sunflowers myself, but, if they looked like they were big swaying heads then I’m afraid they would have to go, it’s bad enough having a jumper hanging up on the back of the door at night *shiver*
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June 11th, 2009 at 3:07 am
I’ve always had, and still have, toxiphobia. It was so bad I almost failed HS Biology until my mother talked HER college into loaning my school the program so I wouldn’t have to dissect the frogs. Not that I have an issue with the frogs, just the chemicals they were in.
Then tonight, the kid sprayed a spider with Raid. Good thing I fed him a few hours before since I haven’t ate and won’t go into the kitchen because I smell it. I won’t go into the cleaners and medicines I have created/make. Nope.
LOL I can’t comment on your sunflowers. I realized the fact I won’t eat dinner based on Raid being sprayed is bad enough.
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June 11th, 2009 at 4:27 am
I am totally afraid of caterpillars. -_- No joke, they freak me out, they scare me, they terrify! When my fiance and I are out for a walk and we see one, I will involuntarily squeal. ^-^ I find them so very repulsive, and here in Australia we even have dangerous ones that spit at you! @_@
June 11th, 2009 at 5:10 am
Heather — OK, OK! I’ll thank him for planting them, but I’m making him deal with it if one of them comes knocking on the back patio door and wants to come in and murder me.
Dorothy Stahlnecker — Yeah, but when they grow tall they turn into PEOPLES!
absepa — Oh, that’s a good one. It’s something about the freaky eyes, isn’t it? And that they probably crawl out of their storage boxes and hover over you when you’re sleeping. Right?
Twihouse/Alan — Crows freak me out too. Blame it on Hitchcock. Chimps are scary, too. Something about their long fingers disturbs me.
Anne — Oh, great. Now I can be afraid of that too. Thanks for the warning. I could handle getting stung by a bee, but I hate to see a colony of them, crawling around in a small space. And now I feel itchy. Ugh.
Elizabeth — Agree with you about monkeys. I prefer animals that look and act nothing like me. But you never know. Someone in Alaska might be keeping one as a pet. You should be afraid.
Babs Beetle — I would LOVE mini sunflowers. Then they wouldn’t have big heads and faces. They are close to the house and I’m going to see them easily out the kitchen window. I know I’ll have a heart attack at some point.
Viveca — You’re loaded, woman! I love the lima bean one. Pray tell, where did you get that fear?
The Mother — Oh, that’s too bad. They’re so pretty and I’m sorry you have a thing about them. At least no one ever told you that a Venus flytrap could eat you. Think about that!
Comedy Plus — Har! You shouldn’t fear me, but you should worry about my mental stability.
Tracy — See, I knew there’d be people with worse fears than me! Hey, at least there wouldn’t be enough room for a dead body in there. Have you checked your basement lately, though?
Momo Fali — But kittehs are sweet and adorable and DON’T GNAW ON YOUR SHOES! The bus fear is funny. How did the girl ever get to school every day? Hope she lived within walking distance.
Stephanie Barr — Oh, that’s a shame. And we can all thank Spielberg for giving us a fear where there was none before.
ann of the junkdrawerblogfamily — I have this vision of you being attacked by a freak poodle on the street. Just remember, punch it in the nose. Oh, wait. That’s sharks. Well, try to think of Remy. You like Remy.
Grace — Oh, I’m with you on that. In our old house, the washer and dryer were in the basement. A very scary, unfinished, dark basement. I would sprint up and down the steps every time I did laundry. Always look behind you!
Chris — Funny! That reminds me of the year I dressed as a clown in full face makeup. My cats didn’t know it was me. They puffed up to twice their sizes and started hissing. I find it ironic that clowns, who are supposed to entertain kids, are the reason for so many fears they take into adulthood. Way to go, clowns!
Moonshadow — I don’t know how big these will grow. He also admitted to planting others “somewhere” on our property that will be reddish in color. Yes, he knows of my fear, but planted them anyway. I think he thinks I’ll grow to love them. Not happening. Yeah, I’m with you on the death thing.
Jackie — Yeah, I do too. I get hyper-sensitive to weird sounds when the hubby isn’t home. And we can all thank Steven King and Steven Spielberg for messing up our heads for the rest of our lives. Thanks. Thanks a lot.
Will — Ha! You’re right. I can make fun of others’ weird fears, but never my own! You made my head hurt with your search question. “…when they get off their feet and into a seat?” I’m down 50% on my daily visitors by leaving Entrecard, but I’m OK with it. My subscriber count has held steady for a month, though I did just get a jolt recently. I’m mostly glad to have freed up time from 300 drops per day. My life is back to normal now.
Karen at Blazing Minds — Take the jumper down! You never know when it will come to life!
SewDucky — Smells are bad. Did you know that the sense of smell is the biggest trigger of memories? More than sight? It’s no wonder you get sick at the smell of Raid. My memory of frog dissection is of fellow lab partners opening up a frog to find it was pregnant. Gah!
Elisha — Oh, I agree with your fear. They’re supposed to be soft and cute and slow and harmless. But now that I know they can spit at me too? Good grief! Run!
June 11th, 2009 at 7:11 am
That I will sometimes lose bladder control while reading your posts!! You are lucky to have a man who gardens! It’s nice to have a man interested in performing well in y our FLOWER bed!
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June 11th, 2009 at 8:05 am
I have been terrified of the movie Time Bandits since the age of 10ish. Little people coming out of your bedroom closet? Scary men trying to kill you all in a seemingly bottomless pit cage dangling escape attempt? No thank you. I tried to watch this movie again as an adult about 5 years ago. I could not handle it. The anxiety attack was too much!!
June 11th, 2009 at 8:07 am
Anne—re sunflower house—There are certain flowers you can plant along with the sunflowers that somehow deter the bees. I saw the pattern online a few years ago but can’t remember the flower that does it. Check out this site’s ideas maybe? http://www.rogersgardens.com/Sunflowerplayhouse.asp
June 11th, 2009 at 8:08 am
Dentists are frigging scary. And male gynochologists. And doors that are open by like an inch, when it’s dark in the room behind it. Ughhhh.
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June 11th, 2009 at 8:51 am
Chiggers…tiny little red bugs that swarm in the spring. Every year they swarm up the side of my office building, and come in around my window. I see one, and I go ballistic..I can’t work, I itch and go nuts if I think one is on me. Yes, they bite…
Ok, I have to leave my office now..
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June 11th, 2009 at 8:59 am
The movie “Hush, Hush, Sweet Charlotte”
Buttermilk.
Cockleburs.
Joy Behar.
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June 11th, 2009 at 10:00 am
Kathy:
When I was kid I was afraid of the werewolf. That was pretty irrational. But I got over it. Now I’m afraid of women.
Happy trails.
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June 11th, 2009 at 10:13 am
I hate sunflowers too! It think it’s creepy the way they turn toward the sun.
June 11th, 2009 at 10:23 am
My irrational fear is of mushrooms. I believe they used to be fairy houses. Why would I want to eat a house that tastes like dirt? And where did the fairies go that were evicted from their little mushroom home?
And clowns. And serial killers. I think those two things go together quite well.
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June 11th, 2009 at 10:33 am
I have an irrational fear of goats. My fear isn’t not totally irrational; I was once attacked by a tiny little baby goat. But I’m not taking any chances.
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June 11th, 2009 at 11:26 am
Sunflowers are real pretty. But I guess you will not be eating any of the sunflower seeds. On account of that would almost be like eating parts of their FACES!
I am scairted of loud noises. And the vet.
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June 11th, 2009 at 11:54 am
My irrational fears?
Planes.
Other than that, not so much. I used to be afraid of everything, but then I made friends with Jose.
Jose Cuervo.
Now nothing bothers me for long.
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June 11th, 2009 at 11:54 am
Oh No!
Not the sun flower people!
I will say that more people are more afraid of scarecrows. I think those are way more likely to walk around at night than sunflowers by far.
I did know someone who was deathly afraid of rubber squeaky frogs (that looked completely fake and cartoony).
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June 11th, 2009 at 12:10 pm
My irrational fear is nosehair spontaneous combustion.
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June 11th, 2009 at 12:19 pm
Boy, that Dave never knows what he’s gonna be in for when he tries something, eh?
Emergency donut calls, sunflower fear… 
When I was a little kid, I’d watched “Day of the Triffids”– the 50s horror movie where trees uprooted themselves and attacked people.
So when we would go camping– you know, SURROUNDED by trees– I was absolutely terrified to go out of the camper at night. I was convinced the trees were going to get me.
My parents say, I referred to this tree-monster as “bamboo.” I guess for the “boo” part.
Here’s hoping you can come to terms with your zombie sunflowers shuffling outside…
I’m not helping, am I?
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June 11th, 2009 at 12:36 pm
Gumby.
Four years old and had a Gumby nightmare. He was mean,with teeth like the Abominable Snow Monster. Except, Herbie wasn’t there to pull out his teeth.
Pokey is fine.
Scared of Gumby.
June 11th, 2009 at 1:22 pm
That is too funny! I have a tree outside my bedroom window and I always think its a person too!
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June 11th, 2009 at 2:55 pm
I never heard that one before.
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June 11th, 2009 at 3:41 pm
Spiders hanging over my head at night when I get up to pee. I’m sure they are there and have to turn on the light to inspect the ceiling above my head before I go to bed. Actually, it is a little better since I had a kid because now I’m too dang tired to think of the spiders most nights. But then if I do think of them….I will worry all night that they are above my head, ready to drop their 1,000 legs upon my face!
June 11th, 2009 at 3:45 pm
Hee-hee…flowers breaking into the house…that is hilarious!
Hmmm…bears, yeah, I’m afraid of bears. But I’ve no plans to plant any in the backyard, so I’m probably okay.
By the way, how’s Windy? Saw this and thought of her and how lucky she was to have someone care enough to give here a decent name…
http://otilius.blogspot.com/2009/06/tree-junk.html
June 11th, 2009 at 4:21 pm
Wood ticks here. Hate em. Also afraid of high unprotected ledges (i.e. no handrails). One time when my daughter was little I was complaining about my “irrational fears” relating to high edges. The next time we went out for a hike along a very high river’s edge she remembered that and asked me how my “national fears” were. Still laugh about that today.
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June 11th, 2009 at 4:24 pm
I just hate all plants in general. I’m always scared the weird, big ones are poison ivy or they will eat me alive or something.
I’m also scared of roller coasters, which causes a lot of people to point at me and gasp in shock and laughter.
I’m also really scared of bees. I don’t want to step on one.
Also, I’m REALLY scared of failing my finals. But I’m sure I’ll do fine, right?
I hope so… :/
But anyway, I’m scared of a lot of things. They may be little things, but those add up quick!
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June 11th, 2009 at 5:09 pm
Ungirdled — Ha! That one gave my husband and me a good chuckle.
erin — Heard of the movie, never saw it. And there’s no chance of it now. Thanks for the warning. Keep your closet doors closed, or at least put a bell on it. You never know. And thanks for the tip about the flower playhouse. Good info there.
Wynn — My dentist scares me worse now that he wears a mask when performing cleanings. I hate only seeing people’s eyes.
shadowsrider — Ewwww! My sister used to work in an office that somehow would get ladybug infestations. They would drop out of the ceiling panels. She’d suddenly find one landing on her paperwork and freak out! Hang in there.
Jenny — So specific! With ya on the Behar thing. The sound of her voice sends me running!
Swubird — Funny! Although you’ve had some “interesting” encounters with women over the years, haven’t you? I seem to recall a naked one with hairy armpits. Scary indeed.
Patti — Yes! It’s so they can get sun on their FACES! Their HUMAN FACES!
Lisa Amott — I have to admit, I love a good sauted mushroom. Lots of people hate them outright, fairies or not. Someone once blogged about how much she hates them. She said “even the word is gross. It has “mush” right in it!”
Tiggy — Oh, never trust a goat. You are perfectly normal to be afraid of them. Hell, if they’ll eat tin cans, imagine what they’ll do to you alone in a room.
Daisy the Curly Cat — I will not eat their seeds, Sam I Am. I know you are scairt of the vet. My kittehs are too. Except Stinky sometimes. She’s a big girl and has been to the vet many times, so she’s used to it. Hang tough, Daisy!
Wendy — So do you fly with Jose? He sounds like he’d make a fine travel companion.
TheSnackHound — Oh, yes, I can see that. But, seriously, do those things do more than scare people? You never see them anymore. Rubber squeaky frog fear? That’s a new one!
Douglas — All I can say is keep your nose moist. You know, like Californians do to their roofs in fire season. You’ll be just fine.
Jenn Thorson — I remember you writing about Day of the Triffids. Trees are not supposed to uproot themselves and strangle us! Don’t we have enough to worry about? I mean, there’s the whole zombie fear, too. Geesh. I’ll be OK. I’ll keep a baseball bat by the door.
BabaBooey — Gah! I love how you can remember all that from 4 years old. I’m sorry for your Gumby nightmare. Pokey will save you. He’s good horse.
meleah rebeccah — Only one solution. Cut it down.
grannyann — And you’ll only hear it here.
Lisa — Oh, boy. Bugs and sleeping. Very bad. I’ve read supposedly true stories about how many tiny spiders actually do make it to our ears over a lifetime. It’s horrible because you can’t “un” read something like that. Good luck and godspeed.
earthtoholly — I remember David Letterman talking about the time a bear entered his house in Wyoming (I think). It was a terrifying story. Showed video of the house after the event. Total disaster, mostly in the kitchen. Oh, the picture. That’s funny. They called it Tree Junk. Windy is not doing well. The last time I could even see her, she was just a tiny shred. I don’t look for her anymore because all the leaves of her tree have come in. I’ll be checking again in the fall. I pray she’s what little of her is left is still there. I’ll update the blog at that time.
Jeff — National fears? Well, that actually feels pretty appropriate right now. Cute! Oh, and I’m a nutcase over unprotected high places, even protected ones. You should see the pictures of me at the Empire State Building. Sheer terror. All the color ran out of my face.
June 11th, 2009 at 5:16 pm
I am deathly, deathly afraid of people who are afraid of sunflowers. They scare the bejeesus out of me because you just know that irrational fear is going to rear its ugly head at the wrong time. And that’s when people get hurt!
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June 11th, 2009 at 5:46 pm
Don’t you know that only OTHER people have fears that are irrational? All of mine are rational.
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June 11th, 2009 at 8:24 pm
I have far too many irrational fears to list here but I agree that sunflowers do look a lot like big people heads, especially in shadow. My neighbor plants them and now they have migrated to my yard. I am afraid to pull them out since I just saw The Happening last week and am now doing everything I can to please all plants great and small.
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June 11th, 2009 at 8:59 pm
Trees are scary, especially at night. And all the forest noises when you camp out!
June 11th, 2009 at 9:01 pm
Driving with my teens.
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June 11th, 2009 at 10:24 pm
My biggest fear is relating to you and your stories every time I pop by… now THAT is scary!!!
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June 11th, 2009 at 10:38 pm
Hi Kathy, I can’t check my basement for dead bodies there are mutant crickets with calves bigger than mine down there. I didn’t mention it in my previous comment as mutant crickets are a totally rational fear.
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June 12th, 2009 at 6:07 am
Snakes and/or alligators coming up out of the toilet. I have no idea where this fear originated from and it’s been more prevalent lately.
I’m not sure why that is. And no, I will never, ever watch that movie Snakes in a Plane or whatever it was called.
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June 12th, 2009 at 10:02 am
1) I think you should cut out round pictures of our heads and place them in the center of each flower.
2) Don’t use Jaffer’s face, or you WILL be scared.
3) Wait. Those aren’t flow-ERS! That’s Poison Su-MAC!
4) He could have planted Creeping Charlie.
5) My irrational fear: Being band for ever from using my patented, five point, commenting system.
June 12th, 2009 at 10:56 am
My daughter planted sunflowers in front of our house last year and they were very pretty. But you’ll need something to tie them to when they get real tall or they fall over. As far as irrational fears, I can’t sleep with the bedroom door open. Nope. Freaks me out.
BTW, have you entered my contest?
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June 12th, 2009 at 12:27 pm
I don’t like walking past darkened rooms. Darkened rooms should have SHUT DOORS. Why? The movie Salem’s Lot. And the character actor dude who was all vampirized and was sitting in a rocker in a dark room creeeaking that rocker and all you could see was his eyes shining in the dark. I saw this movie when I was 12.
All of my other fears are totally and completely rational.
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June 12th, 2009 at 3:39 pm
I’m with SewDucky. I’m terrified of poisons and chemicals. I’m not sure why, except I’ve seen too many poisoned animals die (I was an animal nurse some decades ago). Now, I won’t even use flea killer on my dogs. I use Program and Capstar instead. And we have an ultra-violet fly zapper … but I’m afraid of that, too. Pathetic, huh?
June 12th, 2009 at 4:46 pm
Ok, just so you know I was channeling you today..read my blog about our quest for Ice cream..
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June 12th, 2009 at 6:08 pm
So I take it your counseling sessions aren’t going very well?
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June 13th, 2009 at 5:07 am
Regan — You’re right. Little things do add up quick, but don’t even worry about the finals. You’ll do just fine. Now, stepping on a bee? That might happen. Don’t be like your dumb aunt and not wear shoes home from the pool, step on one and then get carried home by a good Samaritan, sobbing the whole time.
Lee — Wisenheimer!
Sherry at EX Marks the Spot — Yes, I have been so corrected. But I’d still like to be the judge of whether your fears are rational or not. Apparently “things lurking in closets” is a pretty popular one here in The Drawer.
Jen — Oh, man. I saw The Happening. The scariest part was when the old lady walks by her window on the porch and then doesn’t she die a horrible death out in a field? Yeah, be nice to the plants.
Document Scanning Services — I shall never know the sounds of forest noise while camping because camping is not on my list of things to do. They don’t have room service in forests.
carol at A Second Cup — Now THAT’S a rational fear if ever there was one. Do you do that whole “grab the door handle” thing? Or how ’bout punching the floor with your foot when you want them to slow down? Might I suggest some Zanax before your next drive?
Maureen — We are Sisters of the Bizarre. Just so you know, I feel the same way when I visit your blog (it’s a good thing. Makes me feel better.)
Tracy — OMG. Ew. Just thinking about that makes my skin crawl. I hate crickets because they can, you know, jump on your FACE! I once freaked out big time when I brought the vacuum cleaner in from the garage, where it had been used the day before and sat overnight. A cricket scooted out of it and all hell broke loose. Made the hubs find it and get it out of the house. Haven’t been right since.
cardiogirl — Oh great. Now I’ll be thinking about it. Of course, it’ll make for fast work in the bathroom. Get in – get out!
Geakz — Dude! Where’ve you been? Pasted-on faces is actually a fun idea. Don’t tempt me. There shall be no Creeping Charlie. Those are the kind that sneak up on you and strangle you, right? Never fear. Your patented five-point commenting system is not only welcome, it’s required. Good to see you!
Preston — Yes, I expect we’ll be tying them to the patio pole you see in the picture. Of course, we’ll have to be careful the string isn’t so tight it’ll behead them. {tucks idea away for future reference}. I’m heading over now to check out your contest.
Shieldmaiden96 — That’s so weird. Seems a lot of people have that fear, which is really a fear of the unknown. My advice? Don’t let vampire dudes in your house.
Jay — That’s really interesting. I’d think chemicals would be fairly innocuous, but I suppose if you’ve had a bad experience, fears will develop. Hate fly zappers myself. The sound!! Of death!!!
shadowsrider — Nothing stands in the way of a woman and her ice cream. Great story!
Unfinished Rambler — Actually, they’re going well. Next week, we try to get me past my fear of cottage cheese.
June 13th, 2009 at 5:29 am
I have a couple of those strange fears! 1) that when I come home after being gone for a while (20 min. or more) I’m afraid someone is hiding in the bathtub, behind the shower curtain, just waiting for me to go potty! And NO, I never watched Psycho! and 2) when we’ve been out of town, just as we turn into our neighborhood, I’m afraid we’ll get home and our house will be burned down or destroyed. Don’t know where that one comes from!
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June 13th, 2009 at 10:26 am
I still cannot, for the life of me, sleep with my closet door open. Quit laughing.
June 14th, 2009 at 2:00 pm
Becky G. — You know, I’ve actually thought about the destroyed-house thing, but only because a friend got a call at work one day that her house was “leaking.” Turns out the plumber who she had doing work didn’t fix a toilet correctly, and it wound up flushing itself over and over for hours. She has so much water damage. I hope I didn’t just give you a new fear.
Lin — This is so amazing to me. I never worry about open closet doors, but it seems like you’re not the only one with that issue. Seems like about 10% of you have it. Interesting. Now go shut your doors!
June 14th, 2009 at 11:55 pm
I can’t swim in the pool by myself. I’m afraid a shark will get me. Seriously.
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June 15th, 2009 at 2:51 pm
I’m not scared of sunflowers. I’m scared of the GIGANTIC, MONSTROUS, sunflower-eating spiders that look like wolf spiders but have more eyes and hairy legs!! Yickkk!
(well, you did ask about irrational fears. Irrational, yep, that’s me!)
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June 16th, 2009 at 12:56 pm
Yes, Kathy. I have seen a scarecrow.People still use them. I see him all the time. Would you like me to introduce you to him? LOL
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June 18th, 2009 at 11:55 am
Sun flowers are my favorite!!! Tried to grow some, but too much shade around my house. I guess if they’re sun flowers, they need, SUN!
My irrational fear is…Clothes hanging on the outside of the closet while I sleep at night. I wake up thinking someone is looming over me.
My husband loves to hang his clothes on the outside of the closet the night before. Drives me crazy!
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June 20th, 2009 at 2:14 pm
ROTFL
I always pop by here when I need a bit of a giggle, this hit the spot, thanks!
I can’t stand bats. When I was about 9 a bat got into my attic room in the middle of the night, and couldn’t get out. I was traumatized for life.
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June 21st, 2009 at 5:21 pm
Kim — There seem to be lots of people afraid of sharks where sharks can’t swim. Hmmm.
Rebecca — More eyes! Ewwww! I bet you’re OK with tiny spiders. It’s the ones the size of your hand you have to worry about.
TheSnackHound — No, I would not like that Sam I Am.
LaTonya — Ours are growing fast. You should see them. They’re up to my waist now. You’re not alone with the clothing thing. I hate seeing an object in the dark and can’t make out what it is. Usually it’s a cat.
amber — OMG. I would never be able to sleep again. I would have to move. God bless you.