Are you afraid of thunder or lightning?

January 29, 2017 8:41pm CST
It's raining now, with some thunder echoing and lighting the sky. I have no problem with thunder or lightning (I think it's a quite interesting natural phenomenons), but I hate it because my mother doesn't feel very well. She's always very upset with them, and me and my dad have to keep distracting her until she falls asleep.
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@allknowing (136541)
• India
30 Jan 17
I am afraid of both as these days both leave behind destruction.
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@sans224 (1806)
30 Jan 17
I am usually disturbed by lightnings even now from childhood
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@velvet53 (22534)
• Palisade, Colorado
30 Jan 17
I like lightning and thunder. Even though lightning can be bad I love watching the show it outs on. I'm sorry that your mom doesn't like them. I know a lot of people that doesn't like thunder and lightning.
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@mawdest (1587)
• Canada
30 Jan 17
I do not mind thunder and lightning, prefer thunder over lightning, for the obvious reasons..
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
30 Jan 17
I'm more afraid of lightning.
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@JudyEv (340216)
• Rockingham, Australia
30 Jan 17
My grandmother was terrified of lightning and would run around covering up all the mirrors as she believed mirrors attracted lightning. I love thunder but am not so keen on lightning. But, of course, you can't have one without the other.
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@dodo19 (47317)
• Beaconsfield, Quebec
31 Jan 17
I love it when there's thunder and lightning. I've always enjoyed it when there's a thunderstorm.
@jujunme (2501)
• United States
30 Jan 17
Only if i'm outside but, thunder does unnerve me a bit as do most loud noises as for lightening, although amazing to see it's also very dangerous.
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• Austin, Texas
30 Jan 17
Yes I am afraid of thunder and lightning. Anybody who is not afraid is perhaps too ignorant to know the danger. That being said … I love thunder and lightning. It's magnificent! Also, I have heard that some people who get struck by lightning when they regain consciousness find that they have abilities they didn't used to do. I think it would be really cool to wake up as an accomplished pianist or with a mind like Einstein.
@DWDavis (25805)
• United States
31 Jan 17
I'm sorry that thunderstorms bother your mother so much. I learned to love thunderstorms from my maternal grandfather. He would take me out in the front hall and we'd stand just inside the door watching the show of lightning and listening for the thunder. Thanks to him, I never thought of thunderstorms as scary. I passed that on to my sons, who both love thunderstorms.
@Hannihar (130218)
• Israel
5 Feb 18
I am not afraid of either, but, do not like either one of them.
@Kandae11 (55035)
30 Jan 17
People can be killed by lightning, so its best to be aware of the possibilities and take due precaution.
@Linda1234 (4712)
• Houston, Texas
30 Jan 17
yes I am scared that ..
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@syeow1 (5136)
• India
30 Jan 17
Oh sorry.how are you.how was the day.
• United States
30 Jan 17
I actually sleep better when there is a thunderstorm. It surprises me when I hear someone say that there had been a bad thunderstorm the night before. I just smile because it doesn't bother me. During the daytime when a storm hits, I enjoy watching it. The sky lighting up and the loud booms of thunder are amazing. The only time I don't like them is when I am driving in them. It becomes a bit nerve wracking.
@jstory07 (139742)
• Roseburg, Oregon
30 Jan 17
I hope she will fall asleep fast.
@marlina (154131)
• Canada
30 Jan 17
Yes, I am terrified of both of them.
• Peoria, Arizona
30 Jan 17
I used to be really afraid of lightening because we had this giant antenna that you could see almost a mile away and thought that it would strike it. I love storms but my house is falling apart so it is scary haha
• Agra, India
30 Jan 17
Yes I'm...especially if it is very loud and recurrent
@_robin (314)
• India
30 Jan 17
Many times thunder occured just over my head with a very big burst, but i'am very big fond of seeing lightning