Scary things

Marshmallow · 06-29-2012, 08:22 AM

What are some of the silly things your children or you have found frightening? I still get a chuckle out of remembering when my little niece screamed bloody murder at something she saw on the ground while I was keeping her. It was a leaf, but she was dead afraid of it. I picked it up, showed her what it was, and still she was afraid of that thing. She loves the story now, but back then, it was a different story.

dinosaur · 06-30-2012, 08:17 AM

The thing that has always amazed me is that there are people who refuse to eat wild game. Before you judge that comment, these are the same folks that refuse to eat a chicken that has been butchered on the farm. They'll go to the supermarket and buy one. They just won't eat one they saw hours before running around in the chicken pen.

My chickens are organically grown. They eat grains and bugs and grasses. The mice steer clear of the chickens because they know they'll be killed and eaten. It's what chickens do. At least I know what they are eating. I have no idea what's in that thing you get at the market.

dinosaur · 06-30-2012, 08:25 AM

Hmph, double post.

Grandpa · 06-30-2012, 10:21 AM

Dino, this really happened about 60 plus years ago, right here when city cousin Jon came to the farm. We were about six years old. When they arrived, Mom had a big supper ready. Jon took a sip of his milk and went wow, this is good stuff. I've never tasted better milk. Mom, we gotta start buying this kind of milk. He then lit into the fried chicken. Reaction was the same. He wolved down about 4 pieces saying how wonderful it was. Next morning, bacon and eggs, same reaction for Jon. Later in the day, Mom asked Jon what he would like for supper. He wanted more of that wonderful chicken, vegetables and milk.

Later in the afternoon, we were out playing and here come Dad with the "hook". (the hook is a stiff piece of wire with a hook on the end used to catch a chicken by the leg)
Dad asked if we wanted to pick out a couple of fryers so I took the hook and nabbed one and handed the hook to Jon. He thought that looked like fun so he went chasing a big young fryer. Dad took the two chickens and headed for the chopping block. Jon was curious now but when the old axe fell he about went into hysterics. He now understood where that chicken he had for supper had come from. But that was nothing as I took him out to the barn to get him away from the blood and carnage. Big brother was milking the 4 cows we had at the time, by hand. I thought Jon was going to throw up when he saw where that milk had come from. It was my turn for chores so we escaped the barn to the chicken coop so I could gather the eggs. That was the final straw for Jon. He refused to eat another meal, Aunt had to buy him a loaf of bread and he ate bread and peanut butter for the rest of his stay.

TroyS · 07-02-2012, 10:37 AM

My youngest daughter is usually quite brave when it comes to animals. I got amazed at her when we went to this zoo and she wanted to have her picture taken right beside the tiger there. So we found it quite shocking when we went up to my friend's farm for a gathering that she was screaming and clinging to me when one of their chickens started coming up to her.

ChadTower · 07-02-2012, 10:53 AM

I haven't seen any of my kids afraid of much other than the younger one and lightning. Sometimes I have to be careful because they are too comfortable out there. They don't have quite enough respect for immediate danger like white water. Last year we were walking up a creek bed and came across sandy area FULL of bear tracks and trout heads. My kids wanted to sit and wait for the bears to come back and I had to explain to them that of all the places to hang out that was not a good one.

emilyblack06 · 07-03-2012, 01:37 AM

Since I was a little child I'm afraid of frogs! my older sister said that they transform into a monster every night and eat children that is not asleep

carmen · 07-03-2012, 07:07 AM

Every now and then I will see a random shadow out of the corner of my eye, its like fright night in the movies for me. I will fully jump and scream like a little girl, it only lasts for a minute and then I remember I am getting old and need to get my eyes checked more.

Gondor · 07-04-2012, 09:55 AM

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Originally Posted by dinosaur

The thing that has always amazed me is that there are people who refuse to eat wild game. Before you judge that comment, these are the same folks that refuse to eat a chicken that has been butchered on the farm. They'll go to the supermarket and buy one. They just won't eat one they saw hours before running around in the chicken pen.

My chickens are organically grown. They eat grains and bugs and grasses. The mice steer clear of the chickens because they know they'll be killed and eaten. It's what chickens do. At least I know what they are eating. I have no idea what's in that thing you get at the market.

Exactly, I hate such hypocrisy. But you need to understand those people too, because they can't process brutal images that easily, which is why they will usually boost moral standards in order to compensate for their inability to cope with the grossness of the situation. Lame - yes, but human too.

ejdixon · 07-06-2012, 12:02 PM

Cats have this particular meow or cry that sounds very much like a person moaning. That's enough to make the hairs on the back of my neck stand up.