What's Your Phobia?

[Schneed10]

The sight of a gun, loaded or not, freaks me the hell out. My buddy got a big ole shotgun he uses to hunt with, so while we were playing poker he went to get it to show it off. He's responsible and never keeps it loaded, and I fully trust him. But still, the sight of it made me very uneasy, I couldn't relax all night.

I also freak out about potential ways my kids could get hurt. My boss was telling me about when he visited Ireland, he found there were cliffs along the shore that led to a straight drop down to the rocky shore. He said there were no railings of any kind. I couldn't help it, my mind immediately imagined my family and I at the cliffs, with my little two year old daughter. I couldn't help but imagine her getting curious and walking right off the edge. I couldn't shake the image, and even now it's giving me the creeps. That's probably normal fatherhood stuff, being a protector and whatnot. But I'm constantly worried about anticipating her next move to make sure she doesn't get hurt.