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To ask what random things your DC have decided they’re scared of

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Humv · 23/01/2018 17:09

My 8 month old DS has today decided he’s terrified when I yawn- he’s been fine with it for the last 8 months but now it’s terrfiying to him! Now every time I yawn he whips around to look accusingly at me and I have to pretend I’m doing something else.

Anyone else have any other DC that are afraid of something new/random?

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mum2benicole · 27/01/2018 19:36

My 2year ds is extremely terrified of the taking orange of he sees or even heard it he screams hysterical and most recently if there's shadows on the walls he hides and cries until the thing that's making the shadow is moved x

Camelsinthegobi · 27/01/2018 19:40

Laughing (aged from 4months for about a year) and purple potatoes (aged 6).

SillyGilly70 · 27/01/2018 19:42

What us DS. What is DC? Please

DwangelaForever · 27/01/2018 19:45

My 16 month old has suddenly took a dislike for anyone wearing glasses. I brought her to my mums as usual when I was going to work during the week and I brought her into the living room and she screamed her head off and clung to me for dear life until my mum took her glasses off. Also happened with hubby too!

birdsdestiny · 27/01/2018 19:45

When ds 1 was a baby he was terrified of dh sneeze, and it always always woke him up. I was frequently heard to scream oh you utter utter bastard whenever dh sneezed.

DwangelaForever · 27/01/2018 19:47

Oh and she doesn't know what to make of the vacuum cleaner. It's a weird laugh cry.

DwangelaForever · 27/01/2018 19:52

And hand dryers!

cravingsilence · 27/01/2018 20:19

Peacocks, hand driers and the kettle. She's twelve now and can tolerate hand driers and kettles, but peacocks ....

kungpopanda · 27/01/2018 20:27

@restofthetimes
Dd was scared of her curtains. They were William Morris design with roses and thorns, I thought they were quite sleeping beauty

That will be because there was a scary face in them once, the way they just happened. Trust me on this. Signed: a scary curtains survivor

kungpopanda · 27/01/2018 20:28

ffs. ''they way they just happened to drape'

CustardOmlet · 27/01/2018 20:31

Ds (5) was afraid of anyone dressed up, including santa but not Halloween costumes (so odd!). We had resolved ourselves that santa would never come to our house until this Christmas Eve, when he spontaneously decided he wanted to meet santa and now believes in him.

CustardOmlet · 27/01/2018 20:33

I was scared of my curtains too! They had harmless children dressed as bees, I imagine my mum thought they were very cute but scared the shit out of me!

mendandmakedo · 27/01/2018 20:37

Hairs in the bath.

twoisntacrowd · 27/01/2018 20:42

Our two year olds are completely different one cries if George of Peppa fame cries the other doesnt seem to notice yet cries at the doctors linking (we think) to her jabs which suggests a longer memory, yet twin one can count to 20 whilst twin two can just get to one, can't explain the yawn though but babies develop in different ways even in the same environment

letsgomaths · 27/01/2018 20:44

I don't have kids, but kids in my family have been scared of:

Electric fans, especially when they move slowly from side to side. One fan on top of a wardrobe had to be moved out of the room for the child to sleep in there.

Toilets with the seat up: with the rubber supports it looks like a big open-mouthed monster, and it's at a child's eye level as well.

One of my own which belongs on here: I tended to recognise people by their hair more than their face (I think I still do), so I'd be very upset or even scared if they changed their hairstyle, or if they had their hair hidden under a swimming hat, towel, headscarf etc. They'd speak to me and I wouldn't recognise them! I also found it scary seeing other children playing pin the tail; I didn't like seeing them with some of their face covered. But oddly enough I didn't mind at all when it was my turn.

ItWentInMyEye · 27/01/2018 20:49

My DD who's 7 has recently decided (in the last 6 months) that she's terrified of lifts, and will cry whilst asking if every place we're going to has them Hmm

wanderings · 27/01/2018 20:54

I remember not liking lifts: I was scared of the sliding doors, being in a small space, and that when the doors opened it would be different outside; I couldn't understand that. I preferred the old-fashioned lifts with the gates that you could see through (now very rare) - at least I could understand what was going on then!

Valsie1 · 27/01/2018 20:55

I can remember being scared of the toilet flushing....I used to flush then run down the stairs as fast as I could😂😂

lljkk · 27/01/2018 20:56

Fruit (Fussy eater 10yo DS). sigh

PerfectlySymmetricalButtocks · 27/01/2018 21:01

DS1 was scared of Ren and Stimpy. He's 27 now, and has grown out of it! 😂

PerfectlySymmetricalButtocks · 27/01/2018 21:03

Ooh, and DD2 used to be scared of Talos from Jason and the Argonauts.

ApartmentPants · 27/01/2018 21:13

As a child I was absolutely terrified of Floella Benjamin outs self. If it was her turn I had to watch it through frosted glass. I’m so ashamed of this now but it was her dreadlocks that scared me so much and I honestly was not a racist child nor am I a racist adult! I’ve made my peace with dreadlocks now too.

mymatemax · 27/01/2018 21:17

Ds2 was scared of everything, but holes was the worst, plug holes, toilets, drains, the overflow on the sink, nostrils....it went on and on. Also stickers, aeroplanes, helicopters... The pattern on his car seat. Ds1 was scared of people dressed up, like the bear mascots some restaurants have.

Mogginthemog · 27/01/2018 21:21

Seems like handryers are very scary things indeed.

DGD (2.5) has been scared of men other than her DF and my nephew (who she has only met twice ), the vacuum, sunflowers (to the point she covered her eyes when passing any), army helicopters, the ride on tractor at nursery, handryers and my fart Blush. Because she insists on accompanying me to the loo, she once witnessed the loudest, tromboniest fart I’ve ever done. She just looked utterly terrified and bolted out the room saying she was scared of that growl. I said I was really sorry and agreed it was very loud. Every time I’ve been to the loo since she tells me not to do a big growl. She still insists on standing in the bathroom doorway though so she can’t be too traumatised.

DD was scared of all flying insects, men other than her DF, DGD and my DB.

Devora13 · 27/01/2018 21:23

I'm loving this. I haven't laughed so much in ages. Youngest came to me traumatised a few summers ago as there was a butterfly in his bedroom and it was coming right at him! :/