The World According to Leslie

Today is Day #6 of the Writing Challenge. I have noticed that there are quite a few people reading, but only one person has joined in!  It's fun to write together. Join in!!  Leave the link to your writing in the comments! Links to all the previous days are in yesterday's post. Check out Days #1-5 by going to Day #5 . Today's Challenge--"Do you have any strange phobias?" I don't think that my phobias are strange. Other people, who aren't afraid of the same things, may think they are. I am TERRIFIED of dogs. I got bit ONCE! That was all it took. Yes, I did have a dog, once, but he didn't bite me. A family friend's dog bit me when I was looking at her puppies.... not even touching (or trying to touch)... just looking at them in the box! I was 8! I have been terrified of all dogs since then! I am scared of heights! If something is up higher than I am tall, then I have a hard time getting to it. I can't do ladders. I love lighthouses (a...

If we have nothing to fear but fear itself, why am I afraid? I'm afraid of... dogs (deathly afraid... I got bit once)! public speaking (I picked a bad profession I guess) having a tractor-trailer roll over on me being a really bad teaching passing out in front of the class the first day I teach not being a good enough mom the headaches that won't go away being alone in strange places at night I'm mostly afraid that I will let everyone down when I do become a teacher. What if I can't do it? What if I am really bad at it? What happens if my test scores aren't high enough and they have to "take action" like they do with the BAD teachers? What if I don't pass the tests that I have to take? I know that some of these are strange fears. However, I'm a strange person sometimes! lol Until next time........