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Wed Sep-23-09 10:50 PM
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| 1. Is he just afraid of large buildings? |
| -Child is afraid of church buildings |
RandySF |
Sep-23-09 10:49 PM |
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Is he just afraid of large buildings? |
armyowalgreens |
Sep-23-09 10:50 PM |
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I don't think it's the size |
RandySF |
Sep-24-09 02:01 PM |
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High Gothic architecture can be intimidating |
Rhythm |
Sep-23-09 10:56 PM |
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They're very tall and imposing. nt |
Captain Hilts |
Sep-23-09 11:01 PM |
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Smart kid. |
Odin2005 |
Sep-23-09 11:16 PM |
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Dude, the guy asked for no snark |
WildEyedLiberal |
Sep-24-09 03:15 AM |
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+1 |
Rhythm |
Sep-24-09 08:20 AM |
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Is his name Damien? |
newcriminal |
Sep-23-09 11:16 PM |
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You beat me to it. n/t |
Mad_Dem_X |
Sep-24-09 05:28 PM |
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There's a good reason for that ... Churches are CREEPY! |
Arugula Latte |
Sep-24-09 12:33 AM |
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Kid has a 6th sense. |
Robeson |
Sep-24-09 12:37 AM |
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or possibly just 'sense.' n/t |
Lance_Boyle |
Sep-24-09 01:23 PM |
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Are they large churches? Imposing? Do they have frightening artwork where he can see it? |
jobycom |
Sep-24-09 12:53 AM |
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Praise his good sense? |
LeftyMom |
Sep-24-09 12:56 AM |
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"Please, no jokes about religion right now" |
WildEyedLiberal |
Sep-24-09 03:14 AM |
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Sep-24-09 03:24 AM |
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You don't think you're projecting just a little here? |
Bucky |
Sep-24-09 04:07 AM |
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Sep-24-09 04:10 AM |
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Stupidity is in the eye of the beholder. |
rug |
Sep-24-09 07:31 AM |
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Typical. |
LeftyFingerPop |
Sep-24-09 08:01 AM |
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That poster is very lonely. |
VMI Dem |
Sep-24-09 12:21 PM |
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Looks like I missed a real gem of wisdom |
WildEyedLiberal |
Sep-24-09 12:52 PM |
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How is he at museums? |
rug |
Sep-24-09 03:12 AM |
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I think children at that age can quite often have phobias that seem puzzling to us |
RFKHumphreyObama |
Sep-24-09 03:36 AM |
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Having survived raising a child, I'd advise not sweating it. |
Bucky |
Sep-24-09 04:05 AM |
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Seems like he associates churches with something harmful or traumatic. |
Deep13 |
Sep-24-09 07:42 AM |
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does it generalize into other types of buildings |
dembotoz |
Sep-24-09 08:36 AM |
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Do you believe in reincarnation? |
Sanity Claws |
Sep-24-09 08:39 AM |
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That was my first thought too |
MorningGlow |
Sep-24-09 05:58 PM |
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Self-delete |
Orrex |
Sep-25-09 07:10 AM |
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Couldn't resist, could you? |
Sanity Claws |
Sep-25-09 07:25 AM |
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Point taken. |
Orrex |
Sep-25-09 07:32 AM |
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Could be one of a number of factors... |
brendan120678 |
Sep-24-09 08:42 AM |
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Do any of the churches have smaller rear entrances? |
Demoiselle |
Sep-24-09 11:43 AM |
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You know I am trying VERY HARD not to be snide...so how about back entrances? |
Taverner |
Sep-24-09 12:22 PM |
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Reminds me of a movie |
snooper2 |
Sep-24-09 12:30 PM |
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Wow, it's really impossible for people not to be snide, isn't it? |
proteus_lives |
Sep-24-09 03:17 PM |
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Yeah but make sure you keep an eye on them. |
Deep13 |
Sep-24-09 04:03 PM |
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That's not how it works. |
rug |
Sep-24-09 04:30 PM |
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Well, I'm just saying that if the kid is afraid of churches... |
Deep13 |
Sep-24-09 04:54 PM |
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No, I never did. |
rug |
Sep-24-09 05:11 PM |
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Following huh? |
proteus_lives |
Sep-24-09 05:37 PM |
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Huh? |
Deep13 |
Sep-24-09 05:49 PM |
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Did something upset him at |
frogmarch |
Sep-24-09 03:45 PM |
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Fortunately, the problem is easily avoided. |
Deep13 |
Sep-24-09 04:04 PM |
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I found a website that might help |
Fleshdancer |
Sep-24-09 05:19 PM |
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Dude, that was ME. |
otherlander |
Sep-24-09 09:40 PM |
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Interesting that you understood ancient execution tools at that age! |
AlienGirl |
Sep-25-09 05:21 AM |
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Well, they told us he died on the cross... |
otherlander |
Sep-26-09 10:34 AM |
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Are you sure it's the building and not general shyness/starting preschool? |
wickerwoman |
Sep-25-09 02:30 AM |
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Good kid. n/t |
Jamastiene |
Sep-25-09 03:19 AM |
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Find a smaller, "less churchy" church, and walk around it and then go in |
ProudToBeBlueInRhody |
Sep-25-09 03:35 AM |
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It might be the noise factor. If you had to leave during services |
msanthrope |
Sep-25-09 05:06 AM |
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Perhaps you've answered this already elsewhere, but why a church? |
Orrex |
Sep-25-09 07:16 AM |
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Has he seen a horror movie set in a church? |
Deep13 |
Sep-25-09 09:46 AM |
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Perhaps he's seen the giant "bloody-Jesus-on-a-cross"-type of ornamentation |
LeftinOH |
Sep-25-09 10:24 AM |
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It's actually quite simple. |
darkstar3 |
Sep-25-09 06:42 PM |
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As a young adult I refused to go into a catholic church with my two catholic friends. |
applegrove |
Sep-25-09 08:05 PM |
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I remember being terrified of nuns as a child |
FloridaJudy |
Sep-26-09 01:15 PM |
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