If Micah were to be assigned Johanna's chores, and should he conclude that as each sibling took their leave he would be the one picking up the slack...

Are there any "phobias" that he might be in danger of developing?

I googled "phobia" and found this list.

Intriguing.

We could, theoretically, bring about:

Eleutherophobia....................Fear of freedom.

Ergophobia....................Fear of work.

Hypengyophobia or Hypegiaphobia....................Fear of Responsibility.

Metathesiophobia....................Fear of changes.

Oikophobia....................Fear of home surroundings, house.

Ponophobia....................Fear of overworking or of pain.



I didn't know there were names for so many fears.

Does putting "phobia" on the end of your fear legitimize it?

Some of them made me chuckle:

Zemmiphobia: Fear of the great mole rat. (for even more fascination, google "great mole rat"!)

Phobophobia: Fear of phobias.

Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia....


Fear of long words.

So, next time you need a chuckle, or a "reason" on your absentee form, an excuse to skip that family gathering, or a justification for your dislike of housework, check out the phobia list. It could be just what the doctor ordered!