Last week, Soph and I were hanging out the back. I was trying out my new camera lens and she was doing a bit of handstand practice in between singing me the latest One Direction song and chatting about pretty much anything and everything that sprung to her 10 year old mind.
“Wanna do a handstand with me?” “Sure, why not?” (FYI: Handstands at 41 are not a great idea OR a good look)
“How do clouds work?” “Um, that’s probably a question for Dad.” (I never really understood Science)
“Do you have any nail polish remover?” “Yep.” (One large bottle that I probably should use to fix my toenail situation)
“When will we be getting my new school shoes?” “Next week.” (I just need to find a lazy $4,782 in the budget to pay for them)
“What’s your biggest fear?” “Spiders” (Of course they’re not my only fear and probably not my biggest fear, but she’s 10 and doesn’t need to be freaked out by my random thoughts, which, in no particular order are listed below…)
What’s Your Biggest Fear?
People I love dying (for obvious reasons. Funerals are shit. And expensive.)
Planes crashing (not my idea of a good time.)
My kids being unhappy (depression in boys in particular scares the living day lights out of me.)
Having to pay full price for anything (despite my love of shopping, I’m a massive tight arse when it comes to spending money. We can blame my Dad for that sensible trait.)
Never being able to beat my stupid thyroid and living in size ENORMOUS pants for the rest of my life (FFS, it’s a cruel thing to be cursed with, especially when there’s a cheesecake in the fridge with an expiry date of January 18. Thanks Chip Boy. That bloody green box is taunting me every time I open the fridge to stare at it longingly grab a carrot stick.)
Anything that breathes that isn’t actually a human (which kind of makes me sound like some sort of nutter, which I’m not. I just have a deep seeded fear of all animals, with the exception of small fluffy dogs, dolphins and flamingos. Interesting combination, I know.)
And finally, not being able to run my face through a Valencia filter before I whack it up on Instagram (it has excellent skin smoothing qualities which no actual skin smoothing product can replicate. Trust me, I’ve tried them all!)
And there we have it. My biggest fears. Some silly, some serious, all legit.
So tell me, what’s your biggest fear? Surely they can’t be any more random than the list I just belted out!
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