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My older brother recently moved into a newer, larger home in Texas (And yes, "everything is bigger in Texas" certainly applies in this instance). On our family website, he discussed the challenges of adjusting to a new home, including the difficulty his daughter was having with her new room. Apparently, the room has vaulted ceilings, and she is a little creeped-out by her cavernous surroundings. I offered this explanation for her unique fears.
"I have a theory about Sydney's fear of the high ceilings. When I moved from Utah to Texas, one of the toughest parts about it was never seeing mountains. I had a strange fear of flat areas, especially horizons that extended ad infinitum. What would you call that? Flatophobia? Anyway, since Sydney is a died-in-the-wool Texican whose most salient exposure to topography is a fire-ant hill, maybe she has the opposite fear: Fear of high things. Not acrophobia... just a fear of things that are taller than her. What would that be called? Maybe it's ManIWishIWasClosetotheWasatchRangeophobia."
2 comments:
Cool! If I could wrangle an invite to Shane & Loni's blog maybe I'd know about these things firsthand! (HINT! HINT!) BTW I had the same problem when we moved back from Utah, it's weird to feel like you're going to fall up and out instead of feel safely ensconced by the mountains.
I grew up in the flatlands of the midwest. When everyone found out I was moving to Utah, they said, "The mountains are so huge, you won't believe it!" I was told this so many times that when I finally got here I was very disappointed.
Not sure what I was expecting; maybe to have to crane my neck straight up to see the top shooting into the upper atmosphere. Hmph. I still don't think they're that big.
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