Friday, April 12, 2013

Thunderstorms

I LOVE THUNDERSTORMS!

I love to sit at a window or on the porch and watch the lightening and listen to the rain as it pounds down against the roof!  I find it to be oddly relaxing.  Thunderstorms like the one last night make  me miss South Carolina though!  The storms down there were crazy, quick and phenomenal.  The made the whole house shake.  One thing that never failed to happen though is the smell.  The wind and heavy rain that comes with these storms would stir up the ocean water and cause a distinct saltwater and "beachy" smell.  Enough of that though....back to last nights storm.

Out of our four kids, only one is scared of thunderstorms.  Funny thing is, she wasn't afraid of them until the local weatherman came to speak to her preschool class.  He told the class about how thunderstorms worked and then proceeded to tell them how dangerous they were and how they needed to always be in a safe place, etc.  Well apparently she missed the whole part on "not standing by a large tree or flying a kite" all she heard was they were dangerous!  Since this visit she has been scared.  Even when we are inside the house and she knows she is safe, she is nervous and occasionally panicky.  No matter how much reasoning we have with her or how much we convince her that she is fine and the storm is not bad, it is even beautiful and enjoyable to watch, she is not comfortable.  As time has past, she has been able to control her emotion and is not a completely mess but you can always tell! 

It is funny how one thing can be beautiful and relaxing to one person and scary and nerve racking to another.  Hopefully as she continues to grow older, she will begin to enjoy these storms and can eventually she the beauty in them!

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