Anyone who knows me knows I'm not a fan of balloons...
but these are so cheerful, they even put a smile on my face!
Just don't bring them any closer, please.
(I have globophobia-- aka a fear of balloons.
Go ahead and laugh. I'm happy to brighten your day with my mental illness!)
Globophobia? Well, I did learn something new today. These balloons make a cute photo. Now take them away . . .
ReplyDeleteYes, cheerful. The dots MAKE the balloons. The photo just says fun. Now, I know a good therapist...
ReplyDeleteBlogger's driving me crazy! I just made a comment and lost it to "Error 503." Again!
ReplyDeleteAnyway, I'm thinking you just made up that word, "globophobia," right? Very funny. But, hey, it polka dots help with your phobia, that's a good thing.
Our kids love balloons at their birthday parties. I had fun with them back in college (many years ago) by filling them with water and dropping them on "friends" from the 3rd floor of the dorm!
I'm one of those people you mentioned on The Villages, also. Can you imagine a nice, quiet, afternoon stroll and having to listen to the cheesy Rush Limburger spewing his crap over a loudspeaker? Ugh is right!
Oh yes, globophobia is real, Jacob! And while some may think it refers to a fear of world globes, globs of peanut butter, or voluptuous women, it is, alas, a fear of balloons.
ReplyDeleteThey're adorable! They do make me smile. Sorry to hear about the globophobia. :(
ReplyDelete:) hee-hee. I'm laughing with you. Not at you. And the balloons definitely cheer up a gloomy day.
ReplyDeletethis is a wonderfully joyful image so i think you are making lemonade out of your globophobia. when our children were little, sometimes they'd come downstairs in the morning to find balloons at the breakfast table. we told them the balloonman had stopped to visit. poor lizzi, that would have put you totally over the top.
ReplyDeleteLovely cheerful image with a though provoking text. Globophobia ... it seems a strange label. Is it the roundness that puts you on edge (globe)? Is it the suddenness of the possible explosion? Or is it the squeaking noise that a balloon can make? If this latter (which I am not keen on), do you get the same reaction to chalk on a board (not that there is much of this nowadays)?
ReplyDelete@Julie-- It varies by person what exactly scares them about balloons. Although it's classified as a "rare" phobia, it's surprisingly common. I know one other person with the phobia, but hers is different in that it's the balloons themselves, and not the fear of them popping, that she's so afraid of. For her, when they're deflated and wrinkled they're particularly frightening. For my part, I have what I think is the more typical fear of the balloon popping. While I obviously know that a popping balloon can't possibly hurt me, I have an unreasonable fear of the event occurring. So if I'm around balloons and no one is touching them, I'm okay. But as soon as kids start playing with them or a balloon bumps against something, I get sweaty palms and the urge to flee. Alas, I have given in to the need to run away many times. Now my acquaintances know why I've sat out birthday parties and corporate events!
ReplyDeleteMy SIL's dog didn't like balloons either. I like these polka dot ones!
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