TMI thread. Discussion of sensitive ADULT issues/triggers. Enter with awareness!

[Silver Springs]

Originally Posted by HomerMcvie

My Mom always said my snake phobia was her fault, because she had it, too. IDK why, just watching them move, scares the bejesus out of me. ~shudder~

I've been on Elvis' 3 planes at Graceland! I've only been to Memphis once. I much prefer Nashville to Memphis. I spent 7 weeks in Nashville in 2009, and 4 weeks, this year.

My Mum's got a severe fear of Dogs, and after years of having to walk her everywhere because she's too afraid to go anywhere alone, I've noticed that I tense up when walking past unattended Dogs too. I guess we pick up on these behaviours when we're exposed to them for so long.

I did too! Did you ever make it into Graceland Mansion? I went on the tour (Don't even get me started on the fact that they have mini vans taking you from the entrance to the mansion. Talk about lazy) and my Buddha it was gaudy. Carpeted walls, lime green colour scheme, excessive use of animal print. You can really tell he came from nothing because he spent his new money on all manner of strange things. And I always thought I was strange for preferring Nashville. There just seems to be so much more life there than in Memphis. I loved the bars, the nightlife. The people were so friendly. I remember being stopped on the street by this huge Bear of a man who I was convinced was about to mug me. He told me he liked my dress I've never hugged a stranger in the street before, but goddangit it was the sweetest thing. The funniest thing that happened there though was when we were walking from our hotel to the gas station at the top of the street for drinks. We were halfway up and kept having to take breaks because my Dad needed to rest his hands (he has Fibrous Dysplacia and uses Crutches to walk). A homeless man walked past us with one of those heavy load trolleys loaded high with his belongings, and he actually offered us a lift up on the thing. I had to ask my Dad if I'd heard correctly. Nashville has some of the best people lol.