Southern_Belle
31-07-06, 16:27
Hi,
I have had this on my mind all week since returning from my vacation and decided to post.
While I was posing for pictures on yet another site near a waterfall high up in the moutains I saw a family of 6 with 4 young children from ages of a baby to probably 8. They were having their picture taken by their father and being posed to sit on a ledge facing the waterfall with a cliff below. The oldest was a boy who was terrified. Now this child (after my careful observation) was not terrified for himself but for his siblings. I'm also quite sure he was scared for himself but he was just scared silly that something was going to happen to his brothers and sisters. His mother was also in the picture holding the baby. His brother and sisters did not help matters by leaning backwards stating that they were going to fall teasing him. This poor child was in a state holding his hands on their backs trying to keep them from falling. His father kept trying to get him to smile for the camera. Finally, he bravely smiled through his tears. It just broke my heart. Then I realized, this is how I was as a child. See, I have always been scared of heights, always. My anxiety is nothing new I have had it since childhood. I saw myself in this child and it made me just want to reach out to him. I wanted to tell his parents to get him some help now so he wouldn't grow up into adulthood with this fear and still have it. Yes, I do things and face the fear but I still have it. Logically I know why I have a fear of heights as I fell from a 2-story building when I was 6 years old but that doesn't take the fear away.
I was not brave enough to interfere and talk to the parents, they were very patient with their child, I wish I had, but just didn't know how they would react. I guess I'm posting this because I've never seen myself before as I was as a child. It was quite sad to see, this little person who was a nervous wreck. I was lucky to have great parents who were also very patient and understanding with me and gave me unconditional love. I just wish that would have been enough to have rid me of this thing called anxiety.
I do wish to end this on a bright note, once the photo call was ended, he left with a happy face as I did on to happier moments :D !
Bel
"Our thoughts are our reality"
I have had this on my mind all week since returning from my vacation and decided to post.
While I was posing for pictures on yet another site near a waterfall high up in the moutains I saw a family of 6 with 4 young children from ages of a baby to probably 8. They were having their picture taken by their father and being posed to sit on a ledge facing the waterfall with a cliff below. The oldest was a boy who was terrified. Now this child (after my careful observation) was not terrified for himself but for his siblings. I'm also quite sure he was scared for himself but he was just scared silly that something was going to happen to his brothers and sisters. His mother was also in the picture holding the baby. His brother and sisters did not help matters by leaning backwards stating that they were going to fall teasing him. This poor child was in a state holding his hands on their backs trying to keep them from falling. His father kept trying to get him to smile for the camera. Finally, he bravely smiled through his tears. It just broke my heart. Then I realized, this is how I was as a child. See, I have always been scared of heights, always. My anxiety is nothing new I have had it since childhood. I saw myself in this child and it made me just want to reach out to him. I wanted to tell his parents to get him some help now so he wouldn't grow up into adulthood with this fear and still have it. Yes, I do things and face the fear but I still have it. Logically I know why I have a fear of heights as I fell from a 2-story building when I was 6 years old but that doesn't take the fear away.
I was not brave enough to interfere and talk to the parents, they were very patient with their child, I wish I had, but just didn't know how they would react. I guess I'm posting this because I've never seen myself before as I was as a child. It was quite sad to see, this little person who was a nervous wreck. I was lucky to have great parents who were also very patient and understanding with me and gave me unconditional love. I just wish that would have been enough to have rid me of this thing called anxiety.
I do wish to end this on a bright note, once the photo call was ended, he left with a happy face as I did on to happier moments :D !
Bel
"Our thoughts are our reality"