True story: Ninja Volcanos and Fiery Death... could attack at any moment like freaking Godzilla!
source: http://www.whatiactuallyhear.com/2008/06/fear-super-volcanoes.html
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When I was in 2nd grade - 4th grade, we were shown frequent films on volcanoes. I moved from the US to Japan. Neither place did anyone say I was not likely to be engulfed by a roving Volcano (they never said they didn't move, I assumed they would, naturally, most evil things do).
I thought volcanoes stalked us. And that any moment, we could be attacked by hot lava spewing from chambers... Like Godzilla or some shit.
I believed this for so long.... because I thought EVERYONE believed this.
Why wouldn't they? Volcanoes spew shit for miles and you can't hear them coming!
They can get you when you are sleeping, at school, playing in the yard, or in the mall. They actually sneak up on humans.
So I spent my childhood being terrified, thinking a volcano was going to engulf my school, my house, the mall... and we would look like the charred people standing there, killed so fast, we would be in what ever position we happened to be in (hoped I wasn't doing something insanely stupid when it happens, like being on the toilet!)...
Parents, please, let your kids know they are not in danger, unless you live near one. Please, it's never too early. They will grow up happier. And not obsess over fiery death. Don't assume teachers do this for you. Many do not.
Thank you. You can laugh your ass off at my story, my friends do, but while you are at it... Post what crazy ideas were in your head when you were a kid. (smiles broadly)
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- arcticspirit story of my childhood
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TeamBoo
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When i was about 6 or 7 there was a giant blue water tower next to the hospital, and i was convinced that's where babies came from. I thought that when you wanted a baby, you simply went to the hospital, asked for a baby and the doctor would turn on a special sink and *poof* youve got a water tower baby. I was terrified that the babies would drown, or get stuck in the pipes.
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TeamBoo
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arcticspirit
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TeamBoo:
OMG. That is such a good imagination!
- 4 years ago
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arcticspirit
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ChristmasAsen
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As a child, I was scared of everything under the sun. I took everything said and presented to me as truth. I would dispose of anything that I believe will cause me harm, like if I thought a doll would come to life and murder me, I'd wrap it in tape and throw it away.
Would've buried it in 6 feet of cement of I had the means. >_>
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ChristmasAsen
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arcticspirit
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ChristmasAsen:
awww.
I hated dolls too. - 4 years ago
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arcticspirit
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adoregzus
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ChristmasAsen:
Did you bury them in the backyard?
Creepy!
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adoregzus
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ChristmasAsen
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ChristmasAsen:
Nah, I through them out the window into the dumbster below.
I lived on the third floor.
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ChristmasAsen
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arcticspirit
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ChristmasAsen:
I wouldn't let them in the house.
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arcticspirit
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ChristmasAsen
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But on a more serious note, there should be a good enough parent-child relationship that the child should tell the parent what is bothering them.
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ChristmasAsen
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adoregzus
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ChristmasAsen:
I have a great relationship with my kids, but sometimes I find out some pretty strange things that have happened to them or that they have been thinking about.
My son had nightmares for several months but wouldn't tell us what they were about. He also stopped watching "Veggie Tales" around the same time. Coincidence? A year later I found out that in one of the episodes (Esther) there is a black robed figure that is escorting some bad peas to the "Island of Perpetual Tickling." He was, and still is, terrified of that film. It took him an entire year to tell me. Sometimes kids just don't want to tell Mom & Dad what's up (being that he was small when all this happened, I didn't press the issue...however, now that he is older, I press everything!)
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adoregzus
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arcticspirit
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ChristmasAsen:
Or they think they learned a fact of the universe (my case) and mom and dad know.
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arcticspirit
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ChristmasAsen
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Parents need to stop having kids.
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ChristmasAsen
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arcticspirit
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ChristmasAsen:
Glad yours had you. I would be personally sad if you were attacked by a volcano. Especially a stealth one.
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arcticspirit
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ChristmasAsen:
If I were attacked by a stealthy volcano, I'd simply toss logic out the window and fly away.
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ChristmasAsen
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arcticspirit
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ChristmasAsen:
yeah, you could fly then. But I didn't know about that part. See? I just knew about those Godzilla-like attacking volcanoes. That stalked like ninjas... waiting...
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arcticspirit
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ChristmasAsen:
Mount Fuji = grandmaster ninja of the clan.
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ChristmasAsen
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arcticspirit
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ChristmasAsen:
Yah, but I was on Okinawa... we just felt tremors.
I knew that later. - 4 years ago
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arcticspirit
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adoregzus
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You bring up a good point about informing our kids about stuff we take for granted. Thanks to LOTR, my kids know volcano's don't move. However, I will inquire about some other things.
My husband recently enlightened me about his childhood fear of....his heartbeat!
When he would go to sleep, he would hear this really loud thumping and thought that giants were walking down his street every night at bedtime. Only a very long time later did he figure out it was his own pulse he was hearing. Sweet guy!
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adoregzus
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arcticspirit
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adoregzus:
See, kids get crazy ideas.
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arcticspirit
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arcticspirit
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Please leave a response. And read, it's fast.
The idea is... we all had some crazy ideas as kids. Wanna share? Yours, or a friends, relatives, etc.?
The other half is to talk to young ones, see what's in their heads. The TV doesn't do much listening.
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arcticspirit
