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essaitchthrowaway3 t1_jbc2cp9 wrote

> my mother is scared of the moon

Oh boy. You could have saved us a few minutes reading your post and just said "my mom is crazy"

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MechaMaya t1_jbc3ims wrote

Wouldn't that make her a lunatic?

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Redbelly98 t1_jbcl1ow wrote

I believe the correct term would be "lunaphobe"

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Historical_Exchange t1_jbdbu3n wrote

No lunatic would be right. Ancient Greeks used to believe that the changing phases of the moon caused epilepsy among other conditions. This idea then morphed in to a general fear that the moon could cause madness, a belief that carried from the dark ages all the way up until the 1700's OP's mum.

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