Babs, from Beetle Blog, Im lookin at you next. Yes, you. You told the world about conquering one of your biggest fears, which involved allowing a giant snake to be draped around your neck.

Oh, how you bragged of facing your fear! Lets all face our fears, you chortled! It feels so goooooooooooooooood.

But heres my thing. Fears are not made to be faced. They are made to be avoided. Thats why theyre called fears. I personally am afraid of my fears and would rather not have to deal with them unless absolutely necessary. Im afraid of flying, but I have to fly to get where I want to go, so I take my nerve pills and get on the plane. Actually, I quite like those pills, so I guess this doesnt even count.

But other fears, like bungee-jumping or touching my belly button? Not gonna do it. I am afraid. Humans were made to have fears so we wouldnt go around putting our hands in the fire (altho, based on my impressive collection of scars, this particular fear may have bypassed my nerve center).

Anyway, my point is: Were all human, but I am pretty much right about everything. I embrace my nerdly fears.