LOL - they can be such weirdos.
Jackson has some weird fears too. Most are kinda justified but they still make me
Ok the sound called 'Alert' on the iPhone... no idea why but he's terrified of it. If it ever goes off, he will leave wherever he's laying down or whatever, and slowly slink into another room (usually under the bed). He's absolutely terrified of it. No other sound bothers him - just this particular one.
We had a little tray that sat in our living room forever (like a TV stray but it stands by itself on the floor) and it got knocked over one day... for probably 4 months, he wouldn't come into the living room. And he was so frustrated because he really WANTED to be there and he would sit like 10ft away and whine, but not come in. He would start to get over it and then something would happen where my brother would accidentialy barely touch it with his foot (it made a small squeaking noise) and then he'd be terrified again. We finally just got rid of it.
My mom set the smoke alarm off once after something was in the oven that she didn't know about. So now he's afraid of smoke (i.e. if we're outside by the fire pit, he backs far away) because he always thinks the smoke alarm will go off.
I swatted a fly one time and now he's absolutely terrified of that. To the point that if he sees a bug inside, he will go slink away and go under the bed because he thinks I'm going to smash it. I have not killed a bug with him in the room in years, but he still can't seem to forgive and forget.
But basically he remembers EVERYTHING. He will hold on for years once something happens. He still freezes up by the petsmart registers because at 9 months old, I took him to get his nails cut in the grooming area and traumatized him. He will be 5 this year.
Yes. He's a quirky one.