i use to be scared of kids and still kind of am a bit. mostly younger kids because so much can go wrong.
the turn around happened when i met my partner’s little sister for the first time when she was four. we played and talked alot. the first few weeks were good we were staying with my in laws for a few weeks for thanksgiving and christmas. when i had to leave my partner’s little sister cried and said she didn’t want me to go. i felt bad. she said what if you never come back? i told her after taking off my lucky hat i handed it to her and said hold on to this and you know i will come back. she ran into her room and came out with a little toy. she said here hold this until you come back. my mother in law said she was amazed that toy she let me have temporarily was a favorite toy of hers since she was a baby.
Wow, that must have felt so good to have the little girl like you. And kind of a relief in a way?
Yeah, kids are alright. I used to not like them but I moved in with my sister and my 4 year old nephew in 1995 when I was 34 or 35 and I got along with my nephew fine. I used to give him rides on my back like a horse or play ball with him out back. When he was in kindergarten the school was a little drive away and I used to go with my sister to pick him up after school. I met his teacher who was really nice and I used to play basketball with him and his friends before we brought him home. And the funny thing is that I enjoyed it!
I used to be scared of kids too. From the little ones all the way up to the older teenagers. I am no longer scared of them since I have these two little grand nieces and nephews. They are both young teenagers now.