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54. Hansel and Gretel bothered me very much.

Sun Aug 17, 2025, 01:44 PM

Aug 17

So did Cinderella. I lost my father to divorce and my stepmother was awful. Her daughters were treated as though they were princesses. My mother remarried as well( twice when I was young), and my stepfathers never cared for me at all. My twin brother fared slightly better, but not much.
To me, those stories were based on real miseries, but I hoped the "happily ever after part" would one day come true.

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When you were a youngster what Fairy Tale gave you the chills. Instead of helping you go to sleep, it kept you up? Mine [View all] debm55 Aug 15 OP

Not a fairy tale; a poem. "The Wreck Of The Hesperus". Aristus Aug 15 #1

Thank you very much for sharing that with us, Aristus. debm55 Aug 15 #2

Creepy, creepy narrative poems! some_of_us_are_sane Aug 15 #22

None that I recall SheltieLover Aug 15 #3

Thank you SheltieLover. You were a very brave kid, debm55 Aug 15 #5

No, I've always felt the brain is like a drain. Fill it with garbage & it becomes a sewer. SheltieLover Aug 15 #10

Thanks. I will remember that. debm55 Aug 15 #13

No offense to you or anyone who watches ugly stuff SheltieLover Aug 15 #14

That and little red ridinghood. I cried so hard when applegrove Aug 15 #4

"Baby of Mine" was the song. How do I remember--I still cry if I see that scene. Thank you very much, applegrove. debm55 Aug 15 #7

YES! Little orphaned Dumbo! some_of_us_are_sane Aug 15 #9

The Red Shoes - by Hans Christian Anderson some_of_us_are_sane Aug 15 #6

I agree with you. Another one is the Little Mermaid which has the Disney film ending totally different from the story. debm55 Aug 15 #11

Hans Christian Anderson is so dark! Must be that endless night in Scandinavian winter nt yellowdogintexas Aug 18 #63

I agree, yellowdogtexas some_of_us_are_sane Aug 18 #67

Not a fairy tale, piddyprints Aug 15 #8

I agree with you, piddyprints. In addition to the prayer, the print of the waves crashing into a walking bridge with an debm55 Aug 15 #12

Hansel & Gretel was mine too MustLoveBeagles Aug 15 #15

Thank you very much, MustLoveBeagles. debm55 Aug 15 #17

The Lottery. Sneederbunk Aug 15 #16

Thank you Sneederbunk. for sharing. debm55 Aug 15 #18

That was shocking. Read that in highschool I think. applegrove Aug 15 #24

Off hand no fairy tale leaps to mind. I guess a few might have bothered me for a short time...but immediately I.... electric_blue68 Aug 15 #19

Thank you very much, I remember Little Lulu. debm55 Aug 15 #20

Little Lulu was kind of creepy. Can't quite explain why, but creepy. Ocelot II Aug 15 #23

Little Orphan Annie (The Elf Child). A poem, not a story, but I always thought it was creepy. Ocelot II Aug 15 #21

Thank you Ocelot II, It does send chills through me. debm55 Aug 15 #26

When my son was little, murielm99 Aug 16 #40

How wonderful, Thank you murielm99 for sharing with your child. debm55 Aug 16 #45

I did a recital of Little Orphan Annie in a talent show when I was around 6 yellowdogintexas Aug 18 #64

I was born in 1944. rog Aug 15 #25

Oh my, that is scarry. Thank you rog. debm55 Aug 15 #27

My grandmother had a lot of really old books in her bookcase. rog Aug 15 #33

I think I saw that book at the home of a kid I played with! Ocelot II Aug 15 #28

There was this one about how Republicans actually cared about people. greatauntoftriplets Aug 15 #29

Thank you greatauntoftriplets.They never have .. And looking at our future. they never will.. debm55 Aug 15 #38

Agreed. greatauntoftriplets Aug 15 #39

Must agree about Hansel and Gretel. Polly Hennessey Aug 15 #30

Hansel & Gretel here as well. I recall crying as my Mom read it to me. I was about 3 or 4 Yrs old. No Vested Interest Aug 15 #31

Thank you No Vested Interest. Yes I cried too. I was also afraid of the witch. debm55 Aug 15 #35

Me too, Polly Hennessey, Me too. debm55 Aug 15 #36

The Gospel narrative. Also, The Little Match Girl. It terrified me that no one would help her. Gaugamela Aug 15 #32

Thank you Gaugamela. When I was young , they would tell the story of the End of the World. It would terrify me with debm55 Aug 15 #34

that was a rough one!!! nt yellowdogintexas Aug 18 #65

I hated The Red Shoes rickyhall Aug 15 #37

Thank you , very much, Some Fairy Tales are actually frightening to kids. I'm glad you killed the monster. debm55 Aug 16 #42

The Six Swans no_hypocrisy Aug 16 #41

Agree. no-hypocrisy. Most Fairy Tales had a bit of creepiness to them debm55 Aug 16 #43

No Fairy Tale as a kid, but Sequoia Aug 16 #44

Oh my, that is terrible, Thank you for sharing.Sequoia. Do they have bears in the that area where the the Bible story debm55 Aug 16 #46

Ha, maybe. Sequoia Aug 17 #48

HAHAHHAAH. Thanks. debm55 Aug 17 #49

I think most fairy tales are pretty creepy. 3catwoman3 Aug 16 #47

That's for sure. Thank you very much,3catwoman3. debm55 Aug 17 #50

Most Grimm fairytales are creepy in the original text Ritabert Aug 17 #51

Yes, very creepy. Thank you Ritabert. debm55 Aug 17 #53

And even creepier is that the king originally hired Ritabert Aug 17 #58

That's sort of good news. Thank you Ritabert. debm55 Aug 17 #60

Not a fairy tale, a movie. madamesilverspurs Aug 17 #52

I still think it's a creepy movie, Thank you for sharing. madamesilvespurs. debm55 Aug 17 #55

Hansel and Gretel bothered me very much. pandr32 Aug 17 #54

I am so sorry that happened to you pandr32, How sad to be treated that way. You are loved, my friend by all of us. Your debm55 Aug 17 #56

We ALL deserve a happily ever after. pandr32 Aug 17 #61

Not a fairy tale, but an article in Look Magazine about the opening of Lincoln's casket. rsdsharp Aug 17 #57

Wow, I have never heard that story before. Thank you, rsdsharp for providing the information. I would have been scared debm55 Aug 17 #59

Grimm's fairy tales were cozy and comforting-- though rather bland ailsagirl Aug 17 #62

Thank you very much for the information, ailsagirl. It is very informative. debm55 Aug 18 #66

Der Struwwelpeter justaprogressive Aug 18 #68

That's horrible. I am so sorry it was read to you. And you were supposed to sleep after that?? justaprogressive I am so debm55 Aug 18 #69