Insects and Kids: Today, my son found a cockroach in his bed. I had to kill the...

By tiredmom - 07/07/2016 15:03 - United States - Phoenix

Today, my son found a cockroach in his bed. I had to kill the thing and wash all his sheets and stuffed animals before he'd finally agree to go back to bed, three hours later. FML

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By Anonymous - 04/05/2020 23:00

Today, at about 3:30 a.m. I awoke to the feeling of something dropping on my head. Startled, I turned on the light. It was a gigantic cockroach. I thought I'd killed it, but when I went to collect the body it was gone. I'm too scared to sleep. Even my dog now refuses to be in the bedroom. FML

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By wellesleybanana - 17/04/2009 18:43 - United States

Today, I finally got some sleep after an exterminator came yesterday and took care of our roach problem. I woke up and kissed my boyfriend good morning. Frowning, he told me I had something stuck on the corner of my mouth. It was a roach leg. Where is the rest of the roach? FML

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Grossed out

By disguested - 04/03/2010 20:01 - United States

Today, after threatening my son for weeks that if he didn't clean his room, I would, I went in, equipped with a garbage bag, ready to throw away everything I found, only to discover dozens of empty bottles, two partially empty pizza boxes, Taco Bell wrappers, and cockroaches. FML

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By ENDmySUFFERING - 21/07/2016 15:25 - United Kingdom - Southampton

Today, I walked into my son's room to be attacked by a swarm of flies. I'm afraid to go back in there. FML

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By foxbrat - 11/10/2009 06:18 - United States

Today, I woke up with a dead cockroach and its guts all over my forehead. My boyfriend responded by laughing and saying "Poor guy, never had a chance to see the world." FML

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My little friends

By Annonymous - 18/10/2012 14:41 - United States

Today, an exterminator sprayed for cockroaches in my dorm room. After classes I got back to find three large cockroaches on top of my bed. Now that the exterminator has sprayed everything, all the cockroaches are coming out. FML

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YAAAAAAAAAAAASS

By shat - 12/12/2015 07:14 - United States - San Francisco

Today, I woke up to the feeling of something crawling up my leg. I threw back the bed sheets and saw it was a cockroach. My dad said my ensuing scream was so girlish that he wondered what the hell my sister was doing in my bedroom. FML

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By jaqlove - 02/07/2016 20:28 - United States - Clementon

Today, I woke up with a cockroach in my ear. FML

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By laxie - 27/10/2009 00:42 - United States

Today, my three-year-old decided to dump the entire contents of her cereal box onto the kitchen floor because she was looking for a "prize." The only prize we found was a huge dead cockroach, which she promptly stuck in her mouth. FML

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Pests

By mom - 30/01/2024 11:00 - United States - San Diego

Today, I had mice in the house and had to kill them with mousetraps. I pulled a trap out with a dead mouse and my four year-old son saw. Mice are his favorite animals, and now he won’t speak to me. FML

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Welshite 39

Friday 8 July 2016 2:04

A completely logical response. Last time I saw a cockroach I torched the place. Sure, it was my neighbor's house, but I'm sure he appreciated the gesture. Washing everything isn't as effective, but it works.

Tarlachia 33

Friday 8 July 2016 1:59

Next time, tell him to go sleep on the couch, and you both won't sacrifice sleep.

Comments

pygmyfrog 31

Friday 8 July 2016 3:37

I was waiting for the punchline being "He's 19yo" or similar. In some tropical areas cockroaches are endemic, and are even unintentionally swallowed by some people while sleeping.

Soulless_95 20

Friday 8 July 2016 5:49

Thank god I live in Saskatchewan

DoctorMEW 19

Friday 8 July 2016 4:18

I'd have the same reaction to it and I'm 28.

shortcake563 21

Friday 8 July 2016 10:47

totally agree I'm 24 and I'd have the same reaction but I'd be screaming and running they are my biggest fear lol I had one fall off the ceiling at my uncles and he was sitting next to me and I screamed and flung it off of me as it scared the crap out of me and I scared the crap out of him he almost fell out of his chair and he is a 450lbs guy lol

Boobookittyf96 10

Friday 8 July 2016 5:04

I feel like that's a good reaction and you should do that lol

Headcrab 29

Friday 8 July 2016 5:28

I read boyfriend instead of son first. Makes this FML very weird.

xnemesis1981 15

Friday 8 July 2016 5:33

I'm on his side with this one.

itsnotmylife 15

Friday 8 July 2016 5:43

A mom will always do it :)

sazarra 14

Friday 8 July 2016 7:04

I can't say I blame the kid. But that seriously sucks for you too. You were probably exhausted by that point.

SixthSinEnvy 39

Friday 8 July 2016 7:20

I feel the same way about spiders.

ievster 9

Friday 8 July 2016 8:45

You're a great mom! If I was the kid, I'd definitely remember this when older and would be thankful. Even in my 20s, I sometimes ask my parents to kill bugs.