ihatespiders
London, United Kingdom
Today, I asked my 8-year-old daughter to kill a house spider for me. I am a 42-year-old man. FML
Collection
Thanksgiving
Questions about your love life, a burnt turkey and the cousin who knows everything: Thanksgiving, a contact sport.
Same thing different taste
kenneth
Wuss
Today, I had to drive 40-odd miles to my grown-ass son's house to kill a large spider on the wall. It had him trapped in his bedroom because his wife had already gone to work. How did I ever raise such a wuss? FML
Anonymous
Hagen, Germany
You big fanny
Today, I was babysitting a six year old girl, when I saw a huge spider on the wall. I screamed and told her to stay back. Instead, she walked up to the spider, squished it, and told me to stop being such a baby. FML
belly the jelly
A job well done.
Today, I asked my husband to deal with the very large spider in our kitchen. Rather than a newspaper or a slipper, he went after it with an aerosol can and a lighter. The spider is now dead, but so are the wall and cupboards in my kitchen. FML
emelie000
Irrational fears
Today, my daughter, who can pick up spiders and even snakes without flinching, screamed at the top of her lungs because she saw a mouse. Um, what? FML
Anonymous
United Kingdom
Disproportionate responses are the new black
Today, my son nearly burned the house down with a lighter and an aerosol. His excuse? He was killing a massive spider carrying an egg sack. My wife hates spiders so she refuses to punish him and gave him £20. But sure, dear old Dad will spend money replacing the wallpaper and curtains, no problem. FML
mala_19
Burea, Sweden
Wonky fear
Today, I saw a spider. My two year-old knows that I'm afraid of them, but in an attempt to not pass my phobia onto him, I said it was a piece of dirt. Now he thinks that I'm afraid of dirt. I did not think this through. FML
SpiderFather
France
Today, my seven-year-old son put a spider in the microwave. Animal cruelty? No. The goal was to irradiate it, then get it to bite him so that he would become Spider-Man. FML
Anonymous
This FML is from back in 2019 but it's good stuff
Freaked out
Today, my son was crying and refusing to sleep in his room because a spider ran along the wall, and it's now hiding somewhere. He’s 19. FML
JustLeaveThem
Today, I was reaching into the floor vent in my toddler's room to retrieve some toys she'd dropped. What I found instead was a clump of large dead spiders. FML
Anonymous
United Kingdom
She's right, you know
Today, I was babysitting some kids and helping them make a poster about insects. They couldn't think of any more insects to add so I suggested a spider, and got told to "not be a dumbass, spiders aren't insects they're arachnids." The girl is six. FML
Top comments
Lavelle1313 11
No shame necessary. Sacrifice the children.
brettrb 18
Spiders are terrifying. I see nothing wrong with this.
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neppy 6
Many children tend to develop a fear of spiders because their parents express their fear of spiders, so it kinda "teaches" children that spiders are scary. Thus, a phobia is passed down. Even if you're afraid of spiders it's cool that your daughter isn't. I'd consider it a win in that regard!
mikeqwe 4
Look at the bright side your daughters gonna be a badass chick!
rt58killer10 20
Rather have millions of pestering bugs, or have the common harmless spider?
Lavakins1 13
Your excuse should be "I don't want my daughter to be afraid of the less appealing side of nature"
Lavakins1 13
Nature"
sbarua219 17
Idk whether this is a YDI or FYL so I'll just comment lol
slyde32 12
only spider I'll allow in my house is the daddy long legs, harmless to humans and they eat red backs (black widows' cousin)
gablucas 12
That's alright I had to have my 4 year old nephew get a mouse for me :/
jds91_fml 7
I'm a police officer and my female partner has to kill them for me. don't feel bad.
lina21 12
Kids are fearless OP. I have had neighbor kids and friends' kids kill bugs for me on multiple occasions . There's no shame