Chronological List of Womens' Fear by Jan Pettit

01. Fear of the dark
Under the bed - long arm reaching out from leap and landing.
Inside the closet.

02. Fear of separation
Lost in crowd.
Lost in the woods.

03. Fear of abandonment
Parents dying.
Parents divorcing.
Parent moving
Parent remarrying

04. Fear of wicked stepparent

05. Fear of pee accidents
In school.
In bed.
In friend's bed.

06. Fear of bras
Needing one.
Not Needing one.

07. Fear of period
Getting it.
Not getting it.
A surprise attack.

08. Fear of embarrassment
Wrong clothes.
Wrong hair.
Wrong glasses.
Wrong body.
Wrong mother.

09. Fear of getting pregnant

10. Fear of rejection
By friends.
By boyfriend.
By colleges.

11. Fear of being found out

12. Fear of not getting work
Not paying student loans.
Not paying other bills.

13. Fear of selling out
Deserting dreams.
Embracing capitalism.

14. Fear of the dark (continued)
Parking lots.
Deserted streets.
Apartments.
Houses.
Bedrooms.

15. Fear of rejection (continued)
By lovers.
By bosses.
By friends.

16. Fear of being unloved

17. Fear of being unlovable

18. Fear of having married the wrong person

19. Fear of not getting pregnant

20. Fear of mortality
Parents' mortality
Spouse's mortality
Signs of mortality

21. Fear of childbirth

22. Fear of losing a child (I have yet to get here)
To SIDS
To falling down stairs.
To head injury.
To bathtub.
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To childbirth