Have you ever been so afraid of something that you are paralyzed to act? You get weak at the knees. Your breath comes in short bursts. You close your eyes and then take a quick peep as you turn and run.
Help! I need you to come and get rid of that thing – now! Right now! Please! Just let me know when it’s gone and the coast is clear.
To say she’s terrified of them is an understatement. Each morning she creeps gingerly down the stairs, flashlight in hand, to look at that little trap behind the chesterfield. And, then to look across the kitchen counter to see if the bread bag shows evidence of a feast during the night.
It happens every few weeks. Just when she is sure she has conquered the problem and free of the miserable critters, there’s a tell-tale tiny hole at the end of the bread bag right in one corner and always a few crumbs left by the side. Once more the quest is on!
She’s convinced that before the last one met its maker, he sent out an invitation to his first cousin with specific instructions. Seriously! There’s a pattern.
Oh how many times have I heard that plea for “Help” from my friend.
Is there anything worse than a phobia? Rats, mice, shrews, heights, water, small closed-in spaces, needles, spiders, snakes and the list goes on. Thankfully, rats, mice and shrews don’t bother me too much. Mind you, they are unwanted guests if they come to visit. I hate the darn things and am always on the lookout. When you live in the woods, it is just a fact of life and I’ve found a way to deal with it.
But I do understand when people have fears. It can really be tough. I have a miserable fear of heights – second rung on a ladder and my knees begin to knock. I get butterflies in my stomach and I start to shake. How silly, aye! But try as I may I can never get past that feeling or the second rung. By the time I get off the thing, I am literally sick – nauseated.
What about you? Surely you have a fear of something or other. Have you ever been able to overcome it?
NOTE: About rodents – no laughing matter. CBC has reported on the growing issue in towns and cities all over the world. Climate change is a contributing factor.
Some years ago, I returned home after being away for a couple of weeks. It hadn’t been an easy time and everything that could go wrong, did. Long story short – when I walked in the house I immediately knew I had visitors. Three! I promptly ordered an eviction notice. Problem dealt with for at least two, it was time to settle in and get something to eat. I sized up the situation carefully and then sat right down to write this poem:
Directly Proportional To ...
I notice that things are proportional.
Really! Directly proportional to.
Or at least I hope it’s proportional
Otherwise, what in the world will I do.
There are 2 eggs left in the carton
That’s all I will need for my feast
At least it will do me this morning
And, I really don’t care in the least.
For there are 2 slices of bread left over
From what the miserable shrew left behind
And there’s butter enough to slather
With no cholesterol or things of that kind.
There’s enough coffee to do me til summer
and hot water will come from the stove
But what about the shrew in the cupboard
It really has me ‘drove’.
So you wonder just what is proportional
Have I lost my perspective, that’s all?
Not likely – I’m counting my blessings
Did I mention the truck did more than just ‘stall’.
If I have enough food for my breakfast
And enough coffee to do me all year
Then I thinking the bank account’s similar
With enough for Toyota to clear.
Cause I notice that things are proportional
Really! Directly proportional to.
There’ll be enough money and mouse traps
So I can also get rid of the shrew.
It’s really all about little things!
Today's Quote
then appear as if from nowhere
to walk by your side when
you need them most.”
from The BoBo Collection
Spiders- the bane of my existence. Two weeks before leaving for 6 week vacation in Australia, I learned of the Auzzie spider population and spent many waking hours prior to departure watching videos of those said spiders. Luckily my friend knew of my phobia and checked many a places to ensure no spiders in site laughing hysterically as she did. PS: check out the Huntsman Spider🕷️
my Beulah , you haven’t lost your touch with keeping us in stitches .lol . l can picture what you write about .
Beulah, I hear that they ( your unwanted company) have 100ths of cousins and it’s a never ending game of hide and seek 👀. But it’s so awesome to read what you have been up too and you do it with humor and a plan in place. I have heard that you can buy these plug in sonic sound devices that will deter those unwanted cousins…….I know you are pro-active person and finding solutions is the better part of planning. 🥂 cheers to no more bread bag raids…..🤞🏻
Oh Beulah, I hope your pesky guests have by now gone! You need to get your self a 🐈 or two 🐈⬛! What fun they would have! Oh my! Mouse 🐭 🐁
Oh my Beulah the things we are afraid off . So funny lol but can’t be helped . I love reading you stories. Have a good day ❤️❤️❤️
I, like you, am not afraid of the rodents but heights is another thing. I visited a revolving restaurant in Winnipeg that was at the top of a skyscraper building. To get to it was an elevator with glass floors and rose on the outside of the building with a window to view the world. I wasn’t going to go up at first, my family talked me into it, there was like 12 inches of solid floor around the glass floor so I dug my fingernails in and rode to the top on that little lidge with my eyes closed! I made it !! lol..
I can relate to the mouse phobia lol. I haven’t seen a mouse in this house for over 30 years, however, any unexplained happening is the petrifying mouse hahaha. My family now have a phobia of my mouse phobia lol. Love your stories, won’t lie little triggered by this one hehe. You are a wonderful writer Baulah , wela’lin !!