Thursday, March 29, 2012

The Bogey Man in the Mirror



    
       When I was growing up my mom must have loved mirrors or at least thought they were a necessary accessory to make a house a home.  As I think about it, I believe she had a mirror or reflective surface in every room of the house.  Mirrors can be amazing things, not only do they make a small room appear larger but they also show a person’s physical flaws without any forgiveness.  They also can hide sinister beings that creep out on you in the night.


       When I was growing up I had a full length mirror on the back of my bedroom door.  As I look back on it, that was an awful stupid place to put a mirror as my door was always open.  I rarely shut that door and hardly ever used the mirror on it.  I always applied my makeup in the bathroom while gazing in the mirror over the sink.  If I wanted to check out my appearance, I went out to the living room where another large antique mirror hung.  Most of the time I even got dressed in the bathroom.


         I have worn glasses since the 4th grade.  Without my glasses my world is a blurry haze.  Because of that fact, even if I have to pee in the night I always grab my glasses for the trip.  For some reason, I have always had to see to pee.  Even though I am a born klutz, I also have the habit of never turning on lights for these nocturnal journeys to the toilet.  I have never been able to stumble to the bathroom without running into a wall as I went.  Regardless, then and now, there has always been a night light in the bathroom to light my way. 



      One night I woke with the need to pee, grabbed my glasses and took off in the dark for the toilet.  As I approached the hallway, I saw someone standing there in the darkness.  My heart raced.  The person was coming toward me.  I was half asleep, but my terror of discovering someone in the house that shouldn’t be scared the living be Je$u$ out of me.  I rushed back to my bed screaming all the way, grabbed the covers up to my nose, and turned the lamp beside the bed on to discover no one was there.  My door was shut and I found my reflection staring back at me looking just as terrified as I felt.  In a flash my door flew open and my mom was staring at me with a look of alarm on her face.  “Are you all right?”  All I could manage as I trembled was that I had to pee.  “Well get up and go to the BATHROOM before you pi$$ the bed!!”  My mom shook her head, said good night,  and went back to bed giving me one of those "wondering why" looks which had the effect of making me feel like a complete a$$.  A real a$$ considering I was a teenager at the time and old enough to not be afraid of things that go bump in the night.


         Like Tigger in “The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh”, I discovered my bogey man was only a reflection of myself.  Things in the mirror are not always as they appear until next time when I give you another glimpse into the life of a trucker’s wife.
       

18 comments:

  1. Haha! That's pretty funny,Kathy! I can only imagine how scared you were to think there was a stranger in your house!

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    1. Beachlover, I was petrified...then I felt like a dumba$$ all in the space of a few minutes if even that. LOL This story is so typical of me. LOLOLOL Thanks for stopping by to read and for your comments!!

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  2. I would bet that has happened to more people than you would imagine! It is a funny story and as always, you told it so well!


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    1. Jo, it wouldn't surprise me if quite a few people have been startled in that way. I am so pleased you enjoyed my story. Thank you for stopping by to read and for your comments.

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  3. Too funny, but scary at the time! I can scare myself easily like that too! I hate it when that happens! I don't turn on any lights at night either, but I don't have a night light....I just feel my way in the darkness!!!

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    1. Holly, I am notorious for feeling my way along in the darkness. I could never be bothered to turn on the lights but you can bet I will have my glasses on. LOLOL Thank you for stopping by to read and for your comments!!

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  4. I have always spooked really easily in the dark. My family has learned not to trick me in the dark lest they be pounded to a pulp before I realize who it is or get plowed over as I run to my bed. This was very amusing and very familiar. hahaha!

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    1. Elaine, I am so pleased you enjoyed my post!! That is funny!! LOLOLOLOL Thank you for stopping by to read and for your comments.

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  5. Creepy.. I have done that so many times! And it seems like it takes forever to shake that feeling even tho you know it was just your own reflection! I don't like being scared, oddly enough I love to scare other people and laugh my ass off when it happens to them but like Elaine, my family has too learned not to try and scare me because I will beat the shit out of them or at the very least throw something at them!

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    1. Magical Mystical Mimi, that is funny that you come out swinging. I was to busy grabbing my a$$ and jumping back into bed!! LOLOLOL Thank you for stopping in to read and for your comments!!

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  6. Funny, but not when it is u! lol..kinda like the getting up to pee, then when you come out almost running back to your bed cause you know that someone is behind you! I must give a pretty good fear response, cause my kids are constantly trying to scare me...but they have learned how to duck..as my arm comes swinging!

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    1. Faith, it is funny in hindsight which most of my little misadventures are. :D Kids are smart aren't they?? LOL Thank you for stopping by to read, share, and for your kind comments!!

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  7. You always, always, always make me giggle. I love that.

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    1. Word Nerd, I am so pleased you enjoyed my post and got the giggles. :D Thank you for stopping in to read and for your comments!!

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  8. Oh the things we see in the dark...but this one wasn't really your fault, was it? Enjoyed the laugh.

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    1. Corinne, not totally my fault. :D Things are not what they appear in the dark. It is no wonder little kids fear the dark. Thank you for stopping by to read and for your comments!!

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  9. I seem to have the ability to see just fine in the dark. My parents said I had cat eyes. LOL... So, I wander around in the dark all the time. There are few mirrors in my house, so I haven't been scared by that old woman in the house, but I have stared long and hard to determine if a shadow is real or not.

    LOL...I love your posts!

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    1. Darlene, I am so pleased you enjoyed my post!! Thank you for stopping by to read and for your kind comments!!

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