I Fear….
I fear I’m never going to sleep again.
I fear I’ll never lose these last 25 pounds of preggers weight and Monkey will call me BIG MAMA forever and I’ll never EVER be able to wear a Betsey Johnson dress EVER! Waahhh!
I fear I’ll never be free of those TERRIBLY HORRIBLE Starbucks Grande Nonfat (sometimes Soy) No-Water Tazo Chais.
I fear the Zaky Infant Pillow (even though I could probably use one for the rascal….). Eeek!

I fear the manual feeder on ANY photocopy machine will BITE me (best part about being a SAHM? No more photocopying).
I fear Miss Monkey will be the only woman in HISTORY to still be in diapers when she goes to university.
I fear telemarketers, spammers and Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt will take over the world — it seems those DANG DESIGNER WATCH spammers have already started!#@$*%&#!?

I fear Adam (“Baller”) might win Big Brother 9.
I fear Sheila might NOT win Big Brother 9. DANG IT!!!
I fear Rascal will be a thumb sucker like his sister and we’ll have to sell the cats to pay for orthodontics.
I fear someone will take Minden’s picture off this blog and make it her DESKTOP WALLPAPER, MEL!
I fear I’ll never be able to shower or pee in private again.
I fear Victoria Beckham’s nipples, Madonna’s arms, and Burt Reynold’s post-plastic-surgery punum.



I fear the extreme cold of Canadian winters and the extreme heat of Canadian summers. WHY do I live here, again?
I fear Rascal will never be able to sleep without a boob in his mouth.
I fear that I’ll leave my house with a boob hanging out…AGAIN.
And, what, pray tell, do the CELEBS fear??? Check it!
1. MADONNA: Brontophobia — fear of thunder.

2. DAVID BECKHAM: Ataxophobia — fear of chaos or disorder.
“Everything has to match in the house,” says Victoria Beckham of her husband’s profound aversion to disorder. “If there are three cans of Diet Coke he’d throw one away rather than have three because it’s uneven.”

3. P. DIDDY: Coulrophobia — fear of clowns.

4. KELLY OSBOURNE: Chiraptophobia — fear of personal contact.
“All you have to do is touch her collarbone,” said her brother Jack. “It’s awesome — she starts dry retching.”

5. JOHNNY DEPP: Coulrophobia — fear of clowns, particularly men in white make-up and messy lipstick.
“There’s something about the painted face, the fake smile,” he said. “There always seemed to be a darkness lurking just under the surface, a potential for real evil. Something must have happened when I was a kid.”

6. SARAH MICHELLE GELLAR: Taphophobia — fear of being buried alive or of cemeteries.
“I really fear graveyards and I have a big phobia of being buried alive…. It was really hard being an ass-kicking vampire slayer when you are afraid of graves.”

7. CHRISTINA RICCI: Botanophobia –fear of plants.
“They are dirty,” says Ricci of house plants. “If I have to touch one, after already being repulsed by the fact that there is a plant indoors, then it just freaks me out.”

8. WOODY ALLEN: fear of dogs, children, sunshine, small rooms, cancer, heights, and ESPECIALLY insects and spiders.

9. SCARLETT JOHANSSON: Katsaridaphobia — fear of cockroaches.

10. ORLANDO BLOOM: Swinophobia — fear of pigs.

11. OPRAH WINFREY: Chiclephobia (?) — fear of chewing gum (I myself have a mild version of this!).
“My grandmother used to save it [used gum] in little rows in the cabinet. I’d be scared to touch it because it was so gross, so I have a thing about gum. One guest in my home sat at the dinner table, took out some gum from her mouth and put it on her plate — after she left, I threw the plate out.”

12. JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE: fear of sharks, snakes and spiders, and dying unloved.

13. NICOLE KIDMAN: Lepidopterophobia — fear of butterflies.
“I have tried to get over it (the phobia) I walked into the big butterfly cage at the American Museum of Natural History and had the butterflies on me, but that didn’t work…. I jump out of planes, I could be covered in cockroaches, I do all sorts of things, but I just don’t like the feel of butterflies’ bodies.”

Do YOU have any phobias, Gorgeouses?
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Dianna said, April 23rd, 2008 at 10:27 pm
I also fear Madonna’s arms, their just too weird!
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Dane Bramage said, April 23rd, 2008 at 10:31 pm
I have a fear of moths or mottephobia. I take so much crap for it too. “Why do you fear moths? They can’t hurt you, like spiders or snakes.” Well Einstein if it were a rational fear it wouldn’t be a phobia now would it?
I can’t believe Sarah has a fear of graves! And I fully understand Madonna’s fear of thunder, she probably think God is talking to her!
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Denguy said, April 23rd, 2008 at 10:37 pm
I’m a certified belonephobic.
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Denguy said, April 23rd, 2008 at 10:38 pm
Uh, I meant belonephobe, of course.
Teena in Toronto said, April 23rd, 2008 at 11:02 pm
Wacky fears!! Butterflies? Plants?
I have a fear of roller coasters, bungy jumping, etc. But I’m okay on planes and the glass floor of the CN Tower.
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Heather said, April 23rd, 2008 at 11:05 pm
I think I fear Christine Ricci.
Renee said, April 24th, 2008 at 12:16 am
If I told you all my fears you would think I was weird and not like me anymore.
Don’t worry about Rascal & the going to sleep thing…they DO grow out of it. Oh and the not sleeping is gonna make you hang on to those extra pounds. stop blogging so late (look at me Kettle) and go to bed.
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Tena said, April 24th, 2008 at 12:38 am
I do, I fear clowns, snakes, sharks, spiders, okay bugs and reptiles as a whole, otherwise this list will get very long, and of course the million and one fears that come along with being a mommy in today’s crazy hectic world. I am breaking out in a sweat just thinking of all of these!!! Hope you are finally feeling better???!!!?!?!?
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Nicholas said, April 24th, 2008 at 12:55 am
I always knew that celebrities were a pretty screwed up crowd! But I want to know about you leaving the house with a boob showing…
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TLC said, April 24th, 2008 at 4:14 am
very cool…I learned something. Katsaridaphobia — fear of cockroaches…it has a name.
Happy TT! Loved knowing Johnny is afraid of clowns.
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ali said, April 24th, 2008 at 6:20 am
i fear being woken up at 5 am by my kids everyday, oh wait that happens! i fear the baby being up more than once a night-i can deal with once, i fear i will never learn how to be on time, i fear some days i might have to kill my husband because of his attitude…
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Kate said, April 24th, 2008 at 6:50 am
Now I’m fearing that Zaky pillow. That is too creepy. That’s all fine and well that it puts them to sleep but what about when they wake up next to two hands and no body! That is waaaaaaay too creepy for me!
Multi-tasking Mommy said, April 24th, 2008 at 8:00 am
I think Adam may just win too! Yuck.
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Dyan said, April 24th, 2008 at 8:14 am
I fear the Zaky Infant pillow too!
What if that thing falls on an infant’s face when then roll over????
LoriD said, April 24th, 2008 at 8:47 am
I have two: fear of bowling balls (the kind you have to put your fingers in) and fear of those spiky things you stick memos on. Weird, huh?
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ali said, April 24th, 2008 at 9:11 am
adam is going to win. no question. boo!
i love this post, haley. love love love it!
and you already know my fear…VOMIT
Cyndi said, April 24th, 2008 at 9:49 am
I fear sharks and someone hiding under my car at night. When we go to the beach I can’t stand being in above my knees.
This was an interesting list. I have never heard of some of these, like a fear of gum or plants. Good thing they have a lot of money for all those phych bills!
grace said, April 24th, 2008 at 10:33 am
I think the butterflies are more scared of Nicole’s face than the other way around!
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Beck said, April 24th, 2008 at 11:40 am
BUTTERFLIES? WHO IS SCARED OF BUTTERFLIES?
Okay, Nicole Kidman. But the rest of the fears made some sort of sense but BUTTERFLIES? Geez.
Beck’s last blog post..summer of the year
JMC said, April 24th, 2008 at 11:54 am
Just fears, or full-on phobias? I don’t have any phobias, but I can’t stand spiders. Also, recently I have noticed that I can conjure up horrible things in my head about what could possibly happen, given a situation.
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Nadine said, April 24th, 2008 at 12:51 pm
Fear of plants. That’s really odd and inconvenient, I mean they are everywhere!
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Dawn said, April 24th, 2008 at 12:53 pm
It’s so funny that you did a post on phobias, I just finished a book about a serial killer killing off phobics with what they fear the most. Morbid, I know, but I can’t help myself.
I’m terrified of snakes. I can’t watch them on tv and I steer clear of the reptile house at the zoo. There is just something SO not right about an animal with no legs that can move in the water and on the ground.
And Madonna’s arms are freaky too!
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Dawn said, April 24th, 2008 at 12:54 pm
And that pillow thing for the baby is weird too.
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Susan Helene Gottfried said, April 24th, 2008 at 2:34 pm
I fear … aww, hell. Know how many people tell me I’m fearless? If I’m not, I can’t own up to anything or I’ll ruin my image!
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Di said, April 24th, 2008 at 2:46 pm
Thanks to you…I now fear that pillow thing that looks like two hands. EEEEUUUUWWWWW!
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Goofball said, April 24th, 2008 at 3:46 pm
oh my gosh that pillow is so weird. Creepy and yet so smart and sweet!
Hmm I fear so many things. I fear Leuven might get nominated in “My Restaurant rules”
I fear having to pee when there is no toilet nearby
I fear….
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Judi said, April 24th, 2008 at 3:48 pm
I’m with you on not wanting “Baller” to win. I really wanted Natalie, but that’s not gonna happen. great tt
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Amanda (Shamelessly Sassy) said, April 24th, 2008 at 4:28 pm
Great minds think alike! I just posted a phobia post. I think I’ll go back and link to this one!
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Bronnie said, April 24th, 2008 at 5:42 pm
That’s a lot of fears for one woman!
I too fear Heidi & Spencer taking over the world. They’re crazy those too.
I also fear finally losing all my weight (just fatness, no babies) and then falling pregnant (I’m only 23, so not ready) and gaining weight again.
I also fear being lonely and old.
And heights. I will never sky-dive or abseil.
Bronnie’s last blog post..There is blue sky in England!
Taylor Blue said, April 24th, 2008 at 9:03 pm
OMG…we have snow on the ground here…you want it?? LOL…
Put me down for the fear of clowns…I hate them…
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Maribeth said, April 24th, 2008 at 10:52 pm
I fear flying and NYC-even though I love NYC and will be going there next week I still fear being there.
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Chai latte mommy said, April 28th, 2008 at 12:50 pm
The hand pillow thing is too wierd! I think I share a lot of your fears but add spiders to the list for sure!
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WeightingGame said, April 29th, 2008 at 6:31 pm
I’m afraid of riding bikes and waking up with a large, Floridian insect crawling on my pillow towards my face as I sleep (resulting from, respectively, two horrible bicycling accidents and, well, obvious some shit went down in Florida with a big once.)
Also? Those fears you mentioned of Woody Allen? Everyone in my family has those. It’s called being Jewish.
Happy belated Passover!!
Bree said, April 30th, 2008 at 4:52 pm
Oh how I loved this post! And yes, Big Balla winning Big Brother put a damper on my 2008, and it’s only April.
I fear driving behind trucks carrying chickens – Imagine if the doors came open. The image of live feathery friends squawking towards my windshield sends shivers down my spine. Ironically enough, this is my recurring nightmare since I was 12.
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Xirans said, October 20th, 2009 at 12:34 am
Hmm? I read blogs on a similar topic, but i never visited your blog. I have added it to my favorites and i?ll be your constant reader.
Carmel Tremaine said, November 6th, 2009 at 4:10 am
Thanks for sharing this with us. I know that this subject is pricey to several and most of us have a degree of passion around it but in the end we need to carry this into perspective and start to understand what is very important in our lives.
Hildemar said, November 8th, 2009 at 10:03 am
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