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105. No I was afraid of the real one. that people with polio had to stay in. the thought of staying in that was very scary to

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Sat Oct 26, 2024, 10:54 PM

Oct 26

me. I am sorry about your friend Patti. I had braces on their legs and cousins with polio on the faces.I lived in Pittsburgh where the research was done at UPMC and the vaccine was developed Many phamplets were put out of the the result of gettin it. I am sorry.

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When you were a kid, what was the scariest thing to you--Clowns, Witches, Bats, Monsters or other things. Mine was the [View all] debm55 Oct 25 OP

My father. no_hypocrisy Oct 25 #1

I am sorry no_hypocrisy. I know what you are talking about. debm55 Oct 25 #4

+33. Harker Oct 25 #7

sorry you are in our group Harker. debm55 Oct 25 #19

I ended his bullying behavior, and my fear of him when I was ten... Harker Oct 25 #23

Believe me I know.all too well. debm55 Oct 25 #47

Right there with you. I didn't make noise, play the radio or have friends over when Dad was home. NoMoreRepugs Oct 25 #10

Sorry, NoMoreRepugs. debm55 Oct 25 #21

I wasn't aware that wasn't normal. NoMoreRepugs Oct 26 #94

Me either. I thought all families were like that. Short story . Mother, brother and sister were laughter on the couch. debm55 Oct 26 #95

Damn. Glad you are here to tell the story. NoMoreRepugs Oct 26 #97

Creepy spirits, bad juju type of stuff. The Exercist, the Omen trilogy stuff freaks me out. Hotler Oct 25 #74

Thank you Hotler. debm55 Oct 26 #79

Ditto, I'm sorry to say. CanonRay Oct 25 #51

Sorry for you CanonRay. debm55 Oct 25 #52

I believe it was meant to be CanonRay Oct 25 #53

The only think I learned was how NOT to raise my son. debm55 Oct 26 #96

Yup. Hands down. (n/t) OldBaldy1701E Oct 26 #98

Thank you Old Baldy1701E debm55 Oct 26 #99

Spiders, and I've never gotten over it. Arkansas Granny Oct 25 #2

Thank you Arkansas Granny. debm55 Oct 25 #9

I'm not sure what it was but it lived under the bed. Phoenix61 Oct 25 #3

I had that fear also. I would start at the door and run toward the bed and and make a flying leap to the bed so I could debm55 Oct 25 #14

I still keep all limbs firmly up on the bed happybird Oct 25 #43

Oh I am so sorry happybird. I see your point. debm55 Oct 25 #46

I've never liked The Wizard of Oz either. Island Blue Oct 25 #5

Clowns still scare me. debm55 Oct 25 #15

My only nightmare happened after my mother took me to see Wizard of OZ in the early fifties ... marble falls Oct 25 #45

Thank you marble falls. I was a teacher for 42 years. in fact Margaret Hamilton was Kindergarten teacher. I am sorry debm55 Oct 25 #49

OMG CLOWNS! Shudder!!! Ziggysmom Oct 25 #6

Agree even to this day clowns scrare me. debm55 Oct 25 #16

Oh those monkeys were really creepy. StarryNite Oct 25 #8

Thank you StarryNite. Yes those monkeys and clowns still get to me. debm55 Oct 25 #22

I was afraid of the dark and afraid of spiders as a child Diamond_Dog Oct 25 #11

Hey I would never eat at McDonald's because of the creepy characters. Especially the clown. debm55 Oct 25 #24

I've always been more afraid of Haggard Celine Oct 25 #12

Thank you Haggard Celine. I included because for some bats and witches are a common fear. I am more scared of clowns debm55 Oct 25 #25

Okay, I hated The Buster Brown TV show's character Tige. He didn't look sinkingfeeling Oct 25 #13

Thank you sinkingfeeling. I agree. I liked the RCA dog. debm55 Oct 25 #26

Those flying monkeys were pretty disturbing. Ocelot II Oct 25 #17

Thank you for sharing with us, Ocelot II. I used a night night too. debm55 Oct 25 #27

School bullies. WestMichRad Oct 25 #18

Back then I had a school bully, I even remember her name--Jane Russell. I went to a small Catholic school which meant we debm55 Oct 25 #30

GHOSTS!!!! 50 Shades Of Blue Oct 25 #20

thank you 50 Shades of Blue, I was more afraid of clowns. I thought all ghosts were friendly like Casper. debm55 Oct 25 #32

GOD! My folks were Evangelical Judeo-Xtian---Nothing more scary. . . UniqueUserName Oct 25 #28

thank you UniqueUserName. . With the long white hair and sour face. You know what else scared me. the eye in the debm55 Oct 25 #35

Martians Cartoonist Oct 25 #29

thank you Cartoonist I agree. There was one movie I saw that was about Martians , The head Martian was like an octopus debm55 Oct 25 #36

Sounds like The Puppet Masters by Robert Heinlein Cartoonist Oct 25 #39

Spiders happybird Oct 25 #31

Thank you happybird. I am glad you got over some of your fears. debm55 Oct 25 #37

Walking skeletons. I blame Jason and the Argonauts and Ray Harryhausen. Midnight Writer Oct 25 #33

A nurse with a needle in an ER. By the time I was eight I had had stiches seven times (including from being ... marble falls Oct 25 #34

Thank you marble falls. I never had stitches. I think it was because I was so afraid of getting stitches. debm55 Oct 25 #38

Gotten them, given them, including to myself. I can handle blood and guts, but if a child or animal is ... marble falls Oct 25 #40

So sorry. debm55 Oct 25 #42

No sorry needed. I did the best I could until I couldn't. My life in sum is better than the parts. I thank you ... marble falls Oct 25 #48

Actually it was the tornado that scared me more Farmer-Rick Oct 25 #41

Thank you Farmer-Rick . Excellent reasoning. debm55 Oct 25 #44

The T-Rex lurking outside bedroom window. GPV Oct 25 #50

HAHAHAHHAAH Thats funny but if it was an inflatable I would be scared too. debm55 Oct 25 #54

The melting faces from Raiders of the Lost Ark. Basso8vb Oct 25 #55

Oh that would be a terrible thing to see at even my age. debm55 Oct 25 #57

Rats displacedvermoter Oct 25 #56

The first home I lived at near an open dump would have rats running all over. I would run in the house. Some were very debm55 Oct 25 #58

Air raid sirens SheltieLover Oct 25 #59

I remember those too. We would cover our ears and run into our homes or schools. debm55 Oct 25 #60

It was terrifying as a little kid. SheltieLover Oct 25 #61

I'm right there with you, Deb. Mr.Bill Oct 25 #62

Hi Mr. Bill . Yes, his arms were in one place and his legs in another. I was mostly afraid when they carried Dorothy debm55 Oct 25 #63

Really big rooms with very high ceilings jmowreader Oct 25 #64

Thank you jmowreader for sharing your post . Those are very high rooms, I would be scared too. debm55 Oct 25 #69

other children. surrealAmerican Oct 25 #65

Thank you surrealAmerican. debm55 Oct 25 #70

When I was a kid, two things scared me. Different Drummer Oct 25 #66

I don;t remember the space show, but those marionettes sure looked creepy with those eyes debm55 Oct 25 #71

They definitely were! Different Drummer Oct 26 #86

Ghosts! Elessar Zappa Oct 25 #67

That is very scary am glad though you are not afraid. I would be. debm55 Oct 25 #72

I've never seen a ghost but I have always been afraid of any place that's purported to be "haunted" ailsagirl Oct 27 #109

Even as a young boy True Dough Oct 25 #68

They are scary for sure debm55 Oct 25 #73

Spiders sakabatou Oct 26 #75

Thank you sakabatou debm55 Oct 26 #80

The vast majority of my family.nt moniss Oct 26 #76

Sorry debm55 Oct 26 #81

Ghosts Emile Oct 26 #77

That's scary Thant you Emile debm55 Oct 26 #82

Nothing Haloween realted scared me, Halloween was fun and so were the costumes. lark Oct 26 #78

Thank you lark. I will let you in on a secret. I live in the Pittsburgh area.and was a zombie in Carpenters Night of the debm55 Oct 26 #83

I didn't see that one. I wouldn't watch anything zombie related until Walking Dead came on. lark Oct 26 #84

Then you missed me. debm55 Oct 26 #85

Other kids. malthaussen Oct 26 #87

Sorry Mal debm55 Oct 26 #88

I've always been afraid of people without heads Mad_Dem_X Oct 26 #89

Thank you Mad_Dem_x.. I would freak out even now. I really don't like creepy or gory movies. debm55 Oct 26 #90

Me either! Mad_Dem_X Oct 26 #93

Invaders from Mars. NNadir Oct 26 #91

OMG That is the one I asked about up thread. The head in glass ball with the octopus type body. People falling in the debm55 Oct 26 #92

Anything mutated by radiation! crosinski Oct 26 #100

Thank you crosinski. I do remember the mutated monsters. Do you remember the giant lady. I can't remember the name of debm55 Oct 26 #101

The iron lung. Second place to the creepy mortician dude at the funeral home down the street. WheelWalker Oct 26 #102

I was always afraid of getting polio because of the iron lung.--the real one. debm55 Oct 26 #103

I'm referring to the real one. Like the one my friend, Patti across the street was in. Is there another besides that? WheelWalker Oct 26 #104

No I was afraid of the real one. that people with polio had to stay in. the thought of staying in that was very scary to debm55 Oct 26 #105

When i was young, in the 50s i had an atom bomb dream that scared me. When i saw Terminator the begining of it was very Srkdqltr Oct 26 #106

Vampires! Lunabell Oct 27 #107

So sorry Lunabell. Did you watch something that gave you the thoughts about vampires or did it come with the fever? debm55 Oct 27 #108

I don't know. Lunabell Oct 27 #110

Santa Claus. soldierant Oct 27 #111

Yes they do. Especially young children. Thank you soldierand. debm55 Oct 28 #113

Mine has always been clowns. They are freaky and ugly dai13sy Oct 27 #112

Thank you dai13sy. I agree. debm55 Oct 28 #114