fear

Children are often scared of the dark or scared of anything that they are'nt used to seeing or hearing. The other day as I was doing my observations my family was watching a childrens' movie and it showed this cave that was covered in fog and looked dark. My sister quickly covered her eyes by shifting to my mom's shoulder. We all started laughing because it wasn't scary at all. I wondered why she was scared.

Through my research I found out that the reason children get scared easily is due to their imagination  developing and hence whatever they see/hear in real life can result in scary thoughts or images (CNN). This got me cariouse about adults being scared. "There's two types of fears. One is natural, as humans we are born with the ability to feel fear and we need this in order to determine everyday threats — basically animal instinct,"(Natsha Sharma). The second type of fear occurs when we're exposed to other people or overwhelming experiences in our lives that inflate our sense of fear. (Sharma). Adults and children aren't so different from each other when it comes to being scared. It's alright to be scared of monsters, spiders, or ending up alone, but we shouldn't allow fear stop us from anything. "The insides of our minds are the scariests things there are." -Anonymous. Basically the only thing to fear is our own minds, because it tricks us into beleiveing in things that aren't so terrifying. I still have an urge to fear the dark, or maybe what's inside the dark and I try so hard to control it however we are what we fear and what we believe and that makes us human and sometimes it's okay to fear the dark.

 

Web Cited

 Sharma, Natsha. "Common Phobias: Why Do People Get Scared?" huffingtonpost.ca. AOL lifestyle,

             13 Nov 2014. Web. 9 Nov 2014.





Grown Ups

  Many of my friends have jobs and act
like small grown ups. Jidney always seems to act like she's older then other kids her age. This week I got the chance to observe her while my family and I were getting dressed up for a party. I came into my room and I saw Jidney, looking at herself in the mirror,dancing. She usually does this when she knows she looks pretty because she's wearing a dress or skirt and her hair is actually combed. As I observed her I noticed she was wearing pink lipstick. I know because it was smeared all over her lips. She kept putting some on while watching tv. After she was done she shoved it in her small handbag.

   Watching my sister act like a minie grown woman made me think how sometimes teenagers try to act like grown ups as well. My sister, Jacky, is 13 years old, "She's always trying to grow up fast" is usually what my mom says. She always dresses older, like wearing heels when we go to church. Jacky puts on too much makeup sometimes, my mom sometimes hides her mascara. I know that she wants to be treated like an adult and wants to look like one, but she also has to maintain her responsibilities, which she doesn't. I know how she feels because I also went through that stage. Wanting to grow up may seem exciting but we have to remeber to enjoy who we are right now, because years past by very quick and we need to take them slow so we dont forget that being young is also exciting and wonderful. 

(Jidney painting her nails. Field Notes: Day 34) 

           

    (Jidney wanting to grow a mustache. Field Notes: Day 34)