Were you ever scared?

[Luvyna]

I’ve said this before but for the sake of who ever wants to hear it again.

my entire life I’ve been terrified of snakes!! Like really terrified of them. I then had a little daughter and it was then I realized that fear is taught to us, and with that so is compassion and understanding.

I’m really into animals and when taking my daughter to different stores and expos I realized she started wanting to hold some snakes. So I told myself, what can a baby snake really do to hurt you? And what will I do by showing my kid that snakes are bad. So I manned up and acted like it didn’t bother me. After she held her first snake she fell in love and so did I.

I have gotten over a lot of things that have been bothering me since that day about 6 years ago. I just remember how terrified I was about snakes and how happy I am because I tried it. I’ve always been adventurous and like to sky dive and rock climb mountains and repealed off 2-400’ cliffs, white water kayak, etc. but this really changed my life.

This is a really cool story, good for you for getting over your fear of snakes to make your daughter happy! It's a great point about how fear is learned and how a little knowledge and experience can go a long way in remedying that.

It's awesome that you sky dive, rock climb real cliffs, and whitewater kayak by the way :o I'm way too terrified to try any of those things!