Greetings #SilverBloggers community!
Greetings to all, and I hope you and your loved ones are doing wonderfully in every way.
May the magic that fills the air this month bring you much joy and happiness, reminding us of the faith that allows us to believe in all that we cannot see but can feel.
What was your biggest childhood fear,
What was your biggest childhood fear,
and how did you overcome it?
I've been participating in this initiative for a few weeks now, collecting stories that will be stored online. Future generations, curious to learn about the experiences of previous generations and whether there are similarities between their childhoods and the thoughts of current generations, can read these stories based on their lived experiences. It's been interesting creating this blog.
Regarding the chronicle for week 23, so many things from my childhood have come back to me. It's been a beautiful trip down memory lane, and it makes me reflect on the children in my family, how many thoughts are in their little heads, and how many remain unexpressed… I wonder how their mothers approach them to find out what they're thinking, even though children today are more expressive.
As a child, I had many fears. I remember that going to sleep and waking up was terrifying. I heard so many sounds that somehow made my heart race, and I couldn't say anything for fear of being called a scaredy-cat. This was one of my fears, and it faded as I grew older and learned to understand sounds, like the sound of cats walking on the ceiling. Later, I knew it was them.
Another fear makes me laugh. I think I suffered from Peter Pan syndrome. In my innocence, I didn't want to grow up and wondered how I would support myself financially, have a home, and other things. I never thought I'd have to work, earn money based on what I did, or prepare myself to enter the adult world. But as a child, I did think about it: What if the money runs out? How will I support myself? When my parents are gone, who will take care of me? I thought, "I don't know how to do anything." That was another fear, and perhaps it was too much for a child. A terrifying future, you could even say a grim one.
Overcoming this, I grew up, preparing myself academically, thinking about what I would do when I started earning my own money. I dedicated myself to buying things I'd never had. I never had unpleasant experiences renting when I moved to a new city. I started living on my own and managing my earnings very well. I always tried to cover essential expenses like housing, food, and education; for me, those were the most important things.
Do children today have these kinds of fears,
Do children today have these kinds of fears,
since we live in a society of instant gratification?
Written content property of the author
©Mercedes Mendoza. All rights reserved
Photographs owned by the author from her personal gallery, dated 06/11/2025
Divisors
Translator Google
You've been curated by @amazingdrinks! Delegations welcome!
The sounds of the cat used to frighten me before also. Thinking it's a monster trying to make its way Inside the house. 😁
Ha, ha, ha, I thought they were men trying to get in through the roof.
haha were the same one who was afraid of the sound of a cat before and but I am also afraid of the barking of a dog haha lol. yay! you are still young but your thinking is mature like you are afraid of how you will be when your parents are gone. because me, there's nothing used to sink in into my brain like that before haha I just thought about how to play every day and didn't want to sleep every afternoon because I wanted to roam around the neighborhood so I needed to run away from my mom when she was asleep hahaha lol. but I think because of your thinking before that you grew up independent and successful. proud of you.
Yes, these stories have made me think about the topics discussed... this memory came back to me, seeing things and wondering what I would do when I grew up, who would support me, ha ha ha.
Another thought came to me, but as an adult, also about money. I wondered, what would happen when there wasn't enough money to pay our salaries anymore? Ha ha ha. And here are the answers: doing activities to earn coins... and uncovering specific things and learning about cryptocurrencies. That's life.