My partner just brought me three pop-open dough cans. They absolutely cannot stand the surprise from opening them. Basically the same hatred for the Jack-in-the-box toys. It’s such a strange thing to me that I’ll never understand.

  • ⓝⓞ🅞🅝🅔@lemmy.caOP
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    6 days ago

    We talked at length about it this morning. Similar response too. Ever since I’ve known them, they’ve hated balloons, for instance. POP!

    I think I’m just realizing how differently people’s bodies react to being startled. For some, it must be more extreme than I realize. I’m not saying I don’t startle, but my body simply doesn’t react as harshly. And I think that’s the key. 💜

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      5 days ago

      I’m glad you posted about it, because I hadn’t really thought about it properly in the opposite direction myself.