Roller Coaster Mistakes

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“Woah! That looks fun. Can we do that?” I asked, sounding amazed by what I had just seen saw. “There are many other rides that we could go and ride, and you want to go on that horror? No way.” My brother spoke as if he had horrific encounters with the ride we were looking at. “But it looks like the most entertaining ride here. Come on, you are chickening out.” “You know I figure you are just going to keep arguing so let’s go. You have no idea what you’re getting into by sitting in those seats up there.” Sometimes you make bad mistakes. Those mistakes can haunt you. Well, one of my mistakes was getting on a roller coaster. When I was about 8 my family and I went to an amusement park. Just like every other kid I was overwhelmed …show more content…

My mom is a person that is not a thrill seeker and embraces that because of how it keeps her safe. When she went on a roller coaster when she was a kid, she was absolutely terrified and vowed to never go on a roller coaster again. "People that get in line for a roller coaster are nuts! They are literally paying to be scared. How crazy is that?" My mom asked while questioning what benefits people will get from a roller coaster. “Why do people like getting scared? It doesn’t make sense to me.” “Well, it kind of makes sense to me. Those rides look like to most fun rides here! Yeah, they look frightening, but I bet you they are fun. Come on, let’s go!” After that, I hastily ran to the line because of how thrilled I was to get on that roller coaster and feel the wind in my hair, put my hands up in the air, and just have some …show more content…

“Do people actually like being scared for their life? If they do, they are lunatics! They are definitely not normal.” I stated in my mind. Those last few seconds before the drop were the moments I cherished because of how they didn’t terrify me. I loved those few seconds because of how they didn’t make me worry. “Cr@p! AHHHHHH!” I yelled. This was the worst drop of all because of how steep it was. It was blazing through the drop which was calamitous for me because of how rapidly the wheels were moving on the roller coaster. After the main parts of the roller coaster, it started to enter “cool down mode.” I was relieved when it started entering “cool down mode” because I did not want to be on that roller coaster for as long as I live. Later in the day, I decided that I would keep going on roller coasters if I wanted to because I would not let my anxieties control me. I would do anything I want that is reasonable. There is a reason I am scared of certain things and that is to keep me safe and secure, but I also don’t want to never have fun again because of it. I learned a very significantly valuable lesson from going on that ride and I admire that, that ride gave something I could use later in my

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