Umm...
I wouldn't have the fear if that was the deal.
I don't harp on things like death, losing jobs, house fires, none of that mumbo jumbo. It just doesn't come to mind. I can't control them.
What I do fear though are lizards, snakes, frogs, any amphibian basically. I also don't like chicken feet or animals with hooves.
I can control those.
Birds freak me out.
Not to the extent of running screaming, but I'm not touching your weird footed chicken.
I'd rather die than touch a lizard. Won't be overcoming that fear anytime soon, ever. That's my running and screaming fear... see also: snakes.
I can tolerate looking at a frog, but I'm not touching the frog.
Pigs and cows have weird feet. I'll touch your head but not your feet.
I MIGHT overcome my chicken feet and split hoof issue in the effort to have chickens and a pig one day.
I will not ever on my life overcome the lizard/snake problem and allow my child to own one. He's more than welcome to remove them from my house or out of my sight... but they won't take up residence in my home.
Ever.
So, yeah, that fear over coming thing was a bust.
