Yeah, I fear getting outed as a fraud at work at every turn. That those above me would decide I never deserved it.Being discovered as just making it up as I go along at work, not having any particularly useful skillsets or leadership abilities, not thinking I'm anything special and feeling like I just luck into doing a good job.
There was a poll done of CEOs at major corporations across the US and they all had the same fear. Doesn't make it any less powerful, but it's common.Yeah, I fear getting outed as a fraud at work at every turn. That those above me would decide I never deserved it.
I think that statement would have been cooler if it was wearing a beard.I fear people finding out that I'm not nearly as smart or clever as everyone seems to think I am. This has actually lead to a fear of failure.
I fear getting lost. I get anxiety any time I have to travel someplace I'm not familiar with. Driving in a new city is nerve wracking, even with GPS.
Seej, you need not fear. You have already made a difference with your funny comments, awesome personality, ukulele playing and overall sunny, nothing-gets-me-down personality. You are a wonderful human being, and I count myself lucky having encountered you in the wide world of the internets.I fear that I have nothing truly beautiful to offer the world. I fear that I'm going to share myself with the world and find out that I might as well not have, because it didn't make any difference at all. I fear being pregnant, too. I have horrible dreams about it.
Eep!Now, on pregnancy fears... I'm afraid I can't help you there But I can call for an expert.
Paging Doctor stienman ...
Well I don't blame you, pregnancy fears and related bad dreams are not uncommon, and there are many aspects to it that you have every right to be scared about.I fear being pregnant, too. I have horrible dreams about it.
The sneakiest!They seem very sneaky in a misery-loves-company kind of way.
Honestly, if you want a kid, just take one of Steinman's. I doubt he'd notice.It's just a strange group to me in general. When I take my niece to the park and women think I'm her mom, they look at me with this weird knowing smile that makes me feel like I'm in a Gerber commercial. It's creepy.
I wouldn't mind teaching them. I bet they're awesome.Honestly, if you want a kid, just take one of Steinman's. I doubt he'd notice.
And when they find out you are not, they go like this:It's just a strange group to me in general. When I take my niece to the park and women think I'm her mom, they look at me with this weird knowing smile that makes me feel like I'm in a Gerber commercial. It's creepy.
I completely disagree. Talking to other women about their pregnancy and birth experiences, and even some of the infancy and breastfeeding stuff, scared the bejesus out of me! They all seemed to have these horror stories that made me want to seal my nethers shut. From severe complications in the pregnancy, epidurals that didn't work, and nearly dying during birth to having their nipples practically ripped right off their breasts and being deathly ill due to mastitis - it seemed like nearly every woman I talked to before I became a mom tried to one up the last one in the awful experience department. I think if I had not gotten pregnant with my son "by surprise" (we weren't planning to have a baby just yet) I might have gone the childless route partially because of the things other women told me.The only thing that I've noticed that helps come to terms with pregnancy and delivery is talking with other women who have gone through it. In most cases they're more than happy to talk about their experience, and almost universally things weren't as bad as they were worried about. Even if you aren't planning on becoming pregnant anytime soon, chatting about it with mothers can at least ease your fears a little.
Not all of them. If they didn't talk about it like it was a papercut, then they talked about a hangnail like their finger had been chopped off due to gangrene. Honestly, once I was pregnant I found many things over-exaggerated by other women and in a lot of the advice books out there.Do some of them talk about these horrible things as if they were papercuts? "Oh, yes, there was some discomfort." Discomfort is what you feel after sitting in a tiny airplane seat for 4 hours or stubbing your toe. What you just described is a nightmare.
It also doesn't help that every woman, every pregnancy, every delivery is different. Also, I agree that people tell the gory details and exaggerate because it makes for a more interesting story than talking about a run-of-the-mill experience. That's true for any retelling. If you went to the bank to make a deposit and nothing out of the ordinary happened - meh. If you went to the bank to make a deposit and were there during a robbery - excitement!(a whole lotta typing)
You're breaking a string of uncountable generations of women all squeezing out that melon, all with less advanced medicine standing by, just so you could exist. The weight of eternity rests squarely upon your shoulders. Will you fail evolution's test, telling your mother, grandmother, great grandmother and every woman (and man for that matter) before you in line that all conspired across the eons to make you that, sorry, it was all for nothing and you're snuffing it without passing it on? Do you admit your inherent inferiority to such a degree that you care not if your genestock vanishes from reality, never to return, invalidating every faith those progenitors had in your future?<shudder>
I'll stick with furkids.
You could always put doomweasels in your will as heirs.Considering I got my uterus and ovaries ripped out last week, I'm gonna have to say "yes". The ancestors will just have to deal with it.
You know what feral cats are like.. because you think your friend's cat is feral?Feral cats. They just scare the hell out of me! I know what their like, since my friend's cat is probably a feral cat. I still like the cat though, but he be CRAZY!
Let him believe as he does, because if a nasty pet is "feral" and causes him to fear, imagine the terror he'd have knowing that real feral cats are much more... well, feral.If it's a pet, it's probably not feral.
Already done. Now I just need to find someone worthy of my empire to take over my underground lair and clean their litter boxes.You could always put doomweasels in your will as heirs.
I think he's feral because my friend's sister "found" him. As in she might've taken him from his mother when he was a kitten. As in he is a territorial beastie who will swipe or bite at you if you go near anything. Or he wil come up to you and scratch/bite you any wayYou know what feral cats are like.. because you think your friend's cat is feral?
If it's a pet, it's probably not feral.
That's not a feral cat. That's normal cat behavior that doesn't get played with enough/doesn't have an outlet for energy.I think he's feral because my friend's sister "found" him. As in she might've taken him from his mother when he was a kitten. As in he is a territorial beastie who will swipe or bite at you if you go near anything. Or he wil come up to you and scratch/bite you any way
Ooooooooooooh, well they told me he MIGHT be feral. Also whenever anyone goes near him he bites them or swipes at them. So should I tell them to play with the cat more or what?That's not a feral cat. That's normal cat behavior that doesn't get played with enough/doesn't have an outlet for energy.
Sure, if you want to tick them off. A lot of people take umbrage at being told what they should do with their pets.Ooooooooooooh, well they told me he MIGHT be feral. Also whenever anyone goes near him he bites them or swipes at them. So should I tell them to play with the cat more or what?
Unless they ask you for advice, let them deal with their little leg-shredder.Ooooooooooooh, well they told me he MIGHT be feral. Also whenever anyone goes near him he bites them or swipes at them. So should I tell them to play with the cat more or what?
I'll keep that in mind, thanks.Sure, if you want to tick them off. A lot of people take umbrage at being told what they should do with their pets.
Animals are pretty spry. The only time I've every hit an animal was when I tried to avoid it. Now I simply maintain speed and direction and I've never hit an animal since. I have done my fair share of driving along dirt roads as a youth too, so it's not for lack of opportunity.I'll keep that in mind, thanks.
Running over an animal and killing it. I have nightmares about it some times.
My parents' Siamese cat was like this. She didn't like most people with the exception of my mom and my dad when he would give her table food.... he is a territorial beastie who will swipe or bite at you if you go near anything. Or he wil come up to you and scratch/bite you any way
This does help thanks. Its just in the dream I hit a dog and its just covered in blood and what not. Its just the thought of killing something by accident freaks me out.Animals are pretty spry. The only time I've every hit an animal was when I tried to avoid it. Now I simply maintain speed and direction and I've never hit an animal since. I have done my fair share of driving along dirt roads as a youth too, so it's not for lack of opportunity.
The only time I might vary from my normal position is if it's a large animal such as a deer, and I'm liable to be hurt in the process. Then I'll slam on the brakes if collision is likely and I actually see them in time. Lots of deer around here, but so far so good....
Yeah my friend's cat is generally nicer to my friend and my friends mom. Still gives them a swipe every now and again but you can tell he tolerates them.My parents' Siamese cat was like this. She didn't like most people with the exception of my mom and my dad when he would give her table food.
Sure! I could always delegate the litter box job to a lower ranked henchman!Already done. Now I just need to find someone worthy of my empire to take over my underground lair and clean their litter boxes.
Cheesy1, you're my top minion. Would you like the job?