11-22-2015, 01:50 PM
My ability to hold it together when my mom dies. I still have a hard time with my dad's death all these years later. Other than that, I don't have any fears.
My dad told me a few times that he wished I had a reasonable dose of fear, though he worried least about me (he had 4 daughters) taking care of myself in any situation. He never tried to discourage me from traveling alone and taking a lot of risks when I was young, but sometimes I sensed he worried a little more than he let on.
My niece, on the other hand, is afraid of everything. She worries about dying, flying, other people dying, things that go bump in the night... She's 20 now. When I go out of town for a few days, every light in the house is on when I get home, and she can't sleep because of the noises in this old house. On the plus side, she calls me a lot when I'm away and is glad to see my nagging ass when I get home.
My dad told me a few times that he wished I had a reasonable dose of fear, though he worried least about me (he had 4 daughters) taking care of myself in any situation. He never tried to discourage me from traveling alone and taking a lot of risks when I was young, but sometimes I sensed he worried a little more than he let on.
My niece, on the other hand, is afraid of everything. She worries about dying, flying, other people dying, things that go bump in the night... She's 20 now. When I go out of town for a few days, every light in the house is on when I get home, and she can't sleep because of the noises in this old house. On the plus side, she calls me a lot when I'm away and is glad to see my nagging ass when I get home.