What do you do with a dare?
by Carolyn ~ February 1st, 2009. Filed under: Write Here.Describe a time when someone dared you to do something. Did you give into the dare or walk away? What was the dare?
I am cautious by nature, but when I was little, a bunch of us neighbors were playing, and there was a dog who was fenced in that lived down the street. It was a small town, and everyone knew everyone, and this family fit within that circle. When you walked by though, the dog would bark and go running to the fence. One of the kids dared me to go pet the dog. I thought I knew enough about the family — and the dog, that I would show them that he was a nice dog. I put my hand through the fence, and he came after me. He didn’t get a piece of me, but he sure scared me, and I went running home, crying. Might explain why I’m not much of a “dog” person as an adult, and am cautious around them until reassured by the owner that their dog is OK. I should have known better. But, I was a kid. And it was a dare…
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