tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1722828176120073793.post7291844718718003396..comments2023-10-14T06:27:48.975-05:00Comments on Letters of Muse: Dear AcrophobiaSandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16187306461239093068noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1722828176120073793.post-13634733564952402442012-07-19T08:54:35.788-05:002012-07-19T08:54:35.788-05:00Helen, it was so scary, because anyone could have ...Helen, it was so scary, because anyone could have just fallen down by accident! No straps, no nets, no safety harness! You would have done it, too, although I'd be too scared to take your littlest one on it. He might be too wiggly for me. =)Sandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16187306461239093068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1722828176120073793.post-79166961189648808192012-07-15T09:59:35.286-05:002012-07-15T09:59:35.286-05:00Well, i read this again because Alex and I were ju...Well, i read this again because Alex and I were just talking about our fear of heights. I'm proud of you!Helen G-Lnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1722828176120073793.post-59003364083376969552012-06-23T01:03:30.369-05:002012-06-23T01:03:30.369-05:00Thanks for stopping by, Carolyn!Thanks for stopping by, Carolyn!Sandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16187306461239093068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1722828176120073793.post-28722847791751772672012-06-22T22:33:57.476-05:002012-06-22T22:33:57.476-05:00Facing your fear, awesome!Facing your fear, awesome!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1722828176120073793.post-19809976180072922402012-06-22T11:14:58.143-05:002012-06-22T11:14:58.143-05:00You MUST go again when they are open! The slide w...You MUST go again when they are open! The slide was so much fun. If you never had a thing with ski lifts, I'm sure you won't think anything of it. But now that you've planted the 'jump' part of your heights issue in my head, um, I'm never going up high without enclosures again! Yikes!Sandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16187306461239093068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1722828176120073793.post-48488308926183856252012-06-20T11:19:02.356-05:002012-06-20T11:19:02.356-05:00Go, you! I've seen that slide at Chestnut Mou...Go, you! I've seen that slide at Chestnut Mountain, but sadly it wasn't open when we were there. I SO wanted to try it though. It looked like a blast. I forgot that the ski lift up is at the end because it goes int oa valley - I was trying to figure that out :) Oddly, as much as I detest heights because I want to jump, ski lifts have never bothered me. I hope they don't now after reading this!Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07803503583347758969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1722828176120073793.post-9964115752664632902012-06-20T10:36:09.534-05:002012-06-20T10:36:09.534-05:00Tran, that big one we have downtown? That one is ...Tran, that big one we have downtown? That one is SO HIGH! I've been on a few times, and even many years ago, I was not thrilled. The other fear that comes with ferris wheels is getting stuck up there. What if there's a malfunction or something and the thing stops? OMG, let's not go there, either. DS is somewhat fearful of heights, too, so I was really surprised he did so well. He won't go on a ferris wheel, though. =) I'm so glad you can relate to my fear, although I'm not sure if that's a good thing...Sandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16187306461239093068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1722828176120073793.post-63200409356309324292012-06-20T10:32:56.415-05:002012-06-20T10:32:56.415-05:00Yes, dangling. THAT! And about the cable holding...Yes, dangling. THAT! And about the cable holding? I didn't even go into the part about when DH, DD, and DS came back from the second trip that they were all sitting on one side of the lift with two boards hanging on the same side, and the entire lift was slanted, a lot! I was happy when everyone was safe on solid ground. Thanks for making me feel understood, Janna!Sandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16187306461239093068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1722828176120073793.post-15136584906416191152012-06-20T10:27:31.070-05:002012-06-20T10:27:31.070-05:00How great to know that you went to the exact place...How great to know that you went to the exact place I'm talking about! And that you felt the same way =) As long as I'm enclosed and there's no possibility of falling out, I'm good. Thank you for reading, AnnMarie!Sandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16187306461239093068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1722828176120073793.post-27578544316352546652012-06-20T10:25:40.036-05:002012-06-20T10:25:40.036-05:00It WAS pretty tough for me! I'm glad it's...It WAS pretty tough for me! I'm glad it's over; at least I can say I did it. Thanks for stopping by, Missy!Sandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16187306461239093068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1722828176120073793.post-27838765431256411132012-06-20T10:24:55.687-05:002012-06-20T10:24:55.687-05:00Laura, you are right about it getting worse with a...Laura, you are right about it getting worse with age. Before kids, in Cancun, there was this cave with a large round well that's about the diameter of, say, an Olympic-sized swimming pool. But the depth of the well is, well, unknown. I swam in there like a fish, not really worried at all. There were no lifeguards, just tourists. If I were there now, there would be NO WAY I'd go in there. <br /><br />There's gotta be a reason why this is, and why we miss out on things later in life. I think it's the need to keep ourselves safe for our kids, maybe? These thoughts are only irrational to younger people. To know that I'm not alone amongst my age group is a comforting feeling. =)Sandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16187306461239093068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1722828176120073793.post-16058335716188561502012-06-19T23:49:18.350-05:002012-06-19T23:49:18.350-05:00Sandra, sounds like you're inside my head. Tha...Sandra, sounds like you're inside my head. Thanks for verbalizing my fear so well! My kids love to go on the ferris wheel ... there's no saying "no" to the ride so I find myself closing my eyes on the way up, on the way down ... pretty much the entire ride.Tranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05784800064359719017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1722828176120073793.post-21743020979415480152012-06-19T23:42:49.588-05:002012-06-19T23:42:49.588-05:00I went on a similar slide in Colorado many years a...I went on a similar slide in Colorado many years ago - so much fun (just don't let your skin brush the slide - it left my uncle with a nasty burn/scrape!)<br /><br />I'm with you in that I don't fear the high places so much as falling from them. Ski lifts are scary to me because my legs just dangle there. And then I start obsessing over whether the cable will hold, etc. Yeah, my imagination needs to take a hike, too.<br /><br />Glad you faced your fear and lived to write about it :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1722828176120073793.post-30326518643978289282012-06-19T22:57:12.563-05:002012-06-19T22:57:12.563-05:00I went on that slide when we vacationed there once...I went on that slide when we vacationed there once and what I remember is how scared I was on that lift! Good for you and like you, I have no desire to overcome my fears. I only desire to stay away from them. :) Really enjoyed your blog!AnnMariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02152506646344966212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1722828176120073793.post-32236033306405234302012-06-19T21:19:01.144-05:002012-06-19T21:19:01.144-05:00It sounds like YOU. DID. AWESOME. Good for you....It sounds like YOU. DID. AWESOME. Good for you. (Though it sounds like it was pretty tough for you).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1722828176120073793.post-27235437034390975322012-06-19T18:10:38.915-05:002012-06-19T18:10:38.915-05:00Sandra, I recently went on a chair lift for kids w...Sandra, I recently went on a chair lift for kids with no bar. I went on with my daughter and she was leaning forward to check where her brother was on the slope. I am not sure how I survived it. Not sure why we have these fears, they are all irrational but they feel so real, and paralyzing.<br /><br />I grew up sailing but now I can't swim in deep water unless I have a mask so I can see in the water. Last year I didn't swim near this amazing cliff , and it was so stupid since there are no sharks in the Mediterranean sea, but the fear of the deep water prevented me from going in the water, apparently I missed pretty amazing fish.<br /><br />To conquering our fears! Or at least dealing with them.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15305773287880023217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1722828176120073793.post-24911978267356833182012-06-19T13:10:46.819-05:002012-06-19T13:10:46.819-05:00Oh, good eye! The pun at the end of the letter wa...Oh, good eye! The pun at the end of the letter was intentional, but not that one at the beginning! Ha! Thanks so much for stopping by, LW!Sandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16187306461239093068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1722828176120073793.post-88055709046631884922012-06-19T11:16:27.540-05:002012-06-19T11:16:27.540-05:00"Commonly known as 'fear of heights',..."Commonly known as 'fear of heights', you are right at the top of my list." <br /><br />I am sorry for this, but I could help but notice that pun, whether intentional or not XD<br /><br />~LWLWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07810065080238197758noreply@blogger.com