so growing up, i watched the movie 'money pit' a lot. like hundreds of times, i watched it. in case you haven't seen it (which, it seems like a lot of people haven't....that's just unfortunate for you), i'll give you a little background:
it's about a man and a woman who decide to pull all their resources together (and the resources of their wealthy friends) and buy a huge, old, falling-apart house and do some remodeling to it.
{sidenote: who knew all these times i watched this movie, i should've been taking notes because some day i would buy a falling-apart house and fix it up too. actually....i should've known it was a bad idea.}
so problem after problem come up, and they eventually end up spending a ridiculous amount of money and hiring all sorts of crazy people to do the work, all while living in the house through the remodel, and once it's finished........well you'll have to watch the movie to see how it ends. honestly, i'm not even sure why i love that movie so much, but i just do. i laugh so hard.
so anyway! the reason i'm going on and on about this movie is because in one part of it, they are filling the bathtub up bucket by bucket of water just to take a bath. well they finally get the tub full and just as she's about to get in and soak in the nice tub, the tub totally falls through the floor. like it got so heavy and the floor was so old and weak, it breaks through and crashes to the floor below. now, in the movie, it is hilarious! that part is one of the best parts (i'm laughing inside right now just picturing it).
but i honestly believe it has ruined me and my bathtub trust for the rest of my life.
literally, every single time i get in the shower (not even taking a bath, just a shower!), i think back to that movie and get a little bit of anxiety thinking about the tub crashing through our floor. now, i know this is a little bit crazy. i know! but i can't help it, it happens every time. realistically, the only thing below our bathroom is the crawl space, which is only about 2 feet below the floor. so even if that were to happen, it wouldn't be nearly as dramatic or messy or scary as it is on the movie. but still. i've seen that subfloor we have under all that hefty tile and tub in our bathroom and i'm just saying.....
and that, my friends, is my #1 irrational fear.
please tell me you have one too?
