phobia

I think it would be exaggerating if I would consider myself pedophobic. I cannot remember when it started, but I tense up whenever you put a kid in front of me.

Children do not lie and they don't try to be tactful. So they always make sure I know it when they don't like me. A boy told me once to sit further away because he doesn't like me. And my niece is never fond of me ever since she could recognise people.

But I think I might be making progress. Today at lunch, my niece actually wanted to sit beside me. I knew I had to take a photo as evidence, if not for anyone, just to convince myself!