I am not a fan of spiders.
While I imagine most people feel this way, I think I've got a very legitimate reason for my spider abhorrence: they are out to get me. For real. They wait until I am at my most vulnerable before they strike. Well, strike might not be the right word to use since I've never actually been bitten by a spider. But they taunt me nonetheless - it's a slow form of torture. Let me share with you two stories that will prove my point:
#1 - One fine Saturday morning when I was about 17, I woke up late and lingered in bed until, at last, I opened my eyes. I then beheld a thick web spun between the spindles of my daybed and the wall. Perched in the middle, about 12 inches from my face, was a large and menacing wolf spider. Words cannot describe the panic I felt. Then came a feeling of horror as I realized just how long that spider must have been there to build a web that substantial. I then considered how close he was to my face. I wondered if he'd taken a path across my pillow to get there.... Thank goodness for my dad who, as head of household and father to 4 girls, had no choice but to eradicate spider threats in our home. My room smelled like Raid for a week.
#2 - The summer after I graduated from high school I traveled to Italy, where I stayed with a very dear friend for two fun-filled weeks. Though my suitcase hadn't made it past Newark, I arrived on time and jet lagged. What I needed most was a nap and a shower. Perhaps it was my groggy state that kept me from noticing - until after I had showered - the voyeuristic spider perched by the towels. I'm not sure what kind of spider he was, but I know he was about the size of a small shampoo bottle. And he was looking at me. I took a picture of him right before he died:
I've had other encounters with spiders in the shower. More than I'd like to count actually. They wait for me there, lurking. I had my husband do routine shower "spider inspections" the summer we lived in a basement apartment. One morning he failed - I found three spiders waiting for me when I got in.
So, now you know why I am anti-spider. This is why, when I see a spider crawling across the floor, I trap it under a cup and wait for Scott to get home to kill it.
Just looking at the picture at the top of this post makes me cringe.
4 comments:
this gives me the creeps. I once found a spider in the toilet. talk about exposed, I still don't think I've ever screamed so loud in my life.
lol....ah cheryl, seriously, you cant get any more vulnerable than being on the toilet...lol.
i hate spiders too....HATE them! i feel like they are all over the place out here...gross!! unfortunately, i kill them now only because i cant handle knowing theyre hanging out somewhere until jared comes home, they need to die asap. and that movie arachnaphobia didnt help my fear at all.
Watching Arachnophobia might rank up there as one of the biggest mistakes I've ever made.
weren't there also several horrible spider incidents that summer before you guys moved to il? i'm with you on this one. i hate them and will never watch arachnophobia.
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