Thursday
Mar152012
25 Things That Make Me Feel Vulnerable
Thursday, March 15, 2012 
- Big men passing by me on the sidewalk at night
- Staying sober
- Going to the bathroom with the door open
- Falling in love
- Writing poetry
- One of my molars breaking
- Buying presents for people
- Going barefoot
- Thong underwear
- Tax season
- Having my photo taken
- Flying in an airplane
- Sex
- Funerals
- Bra fittings
- Speaking in public
- Showering when no one else is home
- Cancer
- Using our building's laundry room at night
- Being unable to find my glasses
- The downward drift of some of my body parts
- Being touched
- People crying in front of me
- Watching the news
- Telling people what I believe in
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Reader Comments (11)
Oh, I like this. And me too, for almost every one.
Yes. All of them. Every single one. Oh, except #9. They are my favorite. ;)
Reason #874 that I love you.
RE: 6 & 18, I think that, in general, anything going wrong with my body makes me feel vulnerable in a helpless sort of way. :/
- watching my parents age
- just missing a bus even though I ran for it
- not knowing where my husband is when he should have been home already
- hormones
Leaving my house. Definitely.
#3: I've recently started doing this. It just occurred to me the other day that it didn't really matter since I was all alone in the house any way. The downside to getting comfortable with this is that I may forget to shut the bathroom door while using the bathroom when other people are present in the house. I try not to do #3 very often.
Night time in my house with just my baby.
This is very insightful. And very enlightening to me. :)
I imagine hitting "publish" on this one made you feel plenty vulnerable too. You are brave, my friend.
-thinking about how fundamentalism shaped my childhood
-asserting myself in conflict situations
-dealing with men my own age now that I'm in my 40s
Wow, amazing list.
Yes, to everything on the list. You made me realize something I can't even put words to right at the moment.