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Fears Essay: My Greatest Fear Of Clowns

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My Greatest Fears

Lauren Rezac-My greatest fear is clowns. My fear began at an unsuspecting place. This is how it all started. With a shiver running down my spine, I saw a guy from my church dressed as a creepy clown. I was frightened enough that I slugged him in the “wrong spot”. It amazes me that I have this fear because I am typically not afraid of many things. I own a snake and I have no problem holding him at all. Here is the thing, believe it or not my mom and my grandma are afraid of clowns, too. Unfortunately, fearing clowns runs in the family and it was passed down to me. Rodeo clowns are not frightening, but the ones from the movie Scare is a different story altogether.
One Halloween I walked up to a house and a guy in a creepy clown costume hid behind a humongous tree. When I looked, he waved creepily at me. While my heart was racing my mind was going ballistic. I wanted to run to the other side of the earth to feel safer. But I stayed there because I did not want to get in trouble. When I was younger, I would close the drapes to cover my opaque window and put up the biggest blanket with two small tacks in them to keep it in place. Then I would wrap myself in my quilt just to be sure he did not see me. I assumed that a clown with blazing red fiery …show more content…

My fear began at an unsuspecting place. This is how it all started. With a shiver running down my spine, I saw a guy from my church dressed as a creepy clown. I was frightened enough that I slugged him in the “wrong spot”. It amazes me that I have this fear because I am typically not afraid of many things. I own a snake and I have no problem holding him at all. Here is the thing, believe it or not my mom and my grandma are afraid of clowns, too. Unfortunately, fearing clowns runs in the family and it was passed down to me. Rodeo clowns are not frightening, but the ones from the movie Scare is a different story

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