I love this story so much! I read that as a child, Bryce Dallas Howard was terrified of snakes, so her father insisted she have one. When we turn towards what scares us, we change the world.
Thank you so much for this thoughtful comment! That’s fascinating—I can’t imagine Ron Howard having a snake in his home— but desensitization is a great strategy!
Great essay! I love stories about dealing with things that terrifiy us and why we are drawn to them.
That's a very cool essay. I like the way you concisely gave us the whole arc of the story.
Thank you! What a lovely comment. Thank you so much for reading!
I love this story so much! I read that as a child, Bryce Dallas Howard was terrified of snakes, so her father insisted she have one. When we turn towards what scares us, we change the world.
Thank you so much for this thoughtful comment! That’s fascinating—I can’t imagine Ron Howard having a snake in his home— but desensitization is a great strategy!
Great essay! I love snakes too! They get a bad rap most of the time.
Thank you so much! I agree, the bad rap is mostly undeserved. These days my only beef with snakes is that I rarely see them!
Great read. Hobbies are ever more important as we age. This is such an insightful look into how and why we’re drawn to them.
Aw, thank you so much!