Everything “scares” her. I think it’s a coping mechanism really, but regularly she’ll use the “I’m scared! I’m scared” excuse to not do things, such as walk down the stairs, go to nursery at church, get in the van, etc. Emi doesn’t usually follow the leader, but does sometimes. It’s usually when Abby’s at her fraidiest and will not budge without someone picking her up and getting her moving.
At night, she used to say to me that the Owl outside scared her. So I told her to say “who? who?” to it and now she tells me that the owl doesn’t scare her. 🙄
Thunder. Walking through a bathroom door. Being left without me. Being left without Emi. Being left at all. That’s Abby!