No Fear! (do you remember those shirts... I never had one)

Sometimes fears are silly. Sometimes they're not.

I used to be afraid of getting lost. I worried I'd lose my parents, and they'd lose me. I'm not really afraid of that anymore.

I used to be afraid of swimming pool drains... the big drain at the bottom of pools that's covered by a grate. I worried there was a water snake or an alligator or a hairball down there and they would get me or touch me while I was swimming. I'm not worried about the water snake or alligator anymore.

I used to be afraid of the movies Pinocchio, Alice in Wonderland and The Wizard of Oz. When I was eight, I tried to watch Pinocchio again, sure that I was old enough to handle it. I only made it ten minutes in and had to turn it off... WAY too scary. I'm not afraid of them anymore either.

BUT...

I am still afraid of touching dirty dish water, showering in tubs that don't drain very well, and putting my hands down sink drains to fish something out of the garbage disposal.

Luckily, all I have to do is leave a note and "someone" takes care of it.