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catbyte

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37. Tornadoes and huge waves on Lake Michigan.

Reply to debm55 (Original post)

Mon Oct 6, 2025, 09:16 AM

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I had nightmares about both when I was a kid. I think the fear of tornadoes stemmed from having the roof taken off of our house when I was 1 year old so there must be some memory of it lurking somewhere. The fear of waves came from getting caught in a rip tide but luckily I knew how to swim out of it. Still scary, though.

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