Today, I was attempting to teach a bunch of 2nd and 5th graders on why it's so important to face your fears and try your best. It was going pretty well, until I was attacked by a pair of butterflies. I am afraid of butterflies - I ran away screaming like a little girl. FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I literally stopped traffic. I was crossing the street and a butterfly landed on me. Being phobic of butterflies, I had a panic attack in the middle of the road. Oh, and I am 17, captain of our football team, and in very good shape. My girlfriend laughed the hardest. FML
Today, I found out I have an incredible fear of butterflies. I discovered this after my mother took me to a butterfly sanctuary for some "mother-daughter bonding time." FML
Today, my "friends" who know very well that I am terrified of bees forced me to face my fears, despite my protesting. As my "friends" watched and laughed while I tried to keep calm, a wasp showed up and scared me half to death, thereby angering the other bees. My face looked like a giant raspberry after the fact. FML
Today, my first graders released the butterflies we've been raising. The kids were sad that one had died in his cocoon and wouldn't be set free. Turns out that butterfly may have had a better fate: a flock of birds ate half of the others. Immediately after releasing them. In front of the kids. FML
Today, in an attempt to face my phobia of public speaking, I accepted an offer to read to a group of elementary school students. It went well, until I reached a rather funny part in the book and completely lost my composure with uncontrollable laughter. I don't think I'll be asked to come back. FML
Today, I had an extreme panic attack in the middle of class. I interrupted another person's presentation, burst into tears, and ran out of class whilst everyone looked at me. FML
Today, I was sitting at my college campus; there were good looking girls all around me and I was trying to catch their eye and smile, letting them know I'm available. A butterfly flew by me and I screamed. FML
Today, I was stung by a red wasp. While my husband heroically killed it, I, the person terrified of wasps after being swarmed as a child, collapsed, sobbed, screamed, and almost vomited from sheer terror. Give me snakes, spiders, insects galore and I am fine. Single flying asshole of doom and I turn into a child. FML
Today, I was talking about phobias and anxiety disorders in psychology class. I nearly had a panic attack because I was worried that someone might realize I suffer from them. FML
Today, I was with my kids. We saw a tiny little bug and they started freaking out. Trying to show them that bugs are not scary, I picked it up. It bit me and now I have to go to the doctor because my hand is the size of a balloon. FML
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Nomad609 0
YDI for letting your fear get the best of you when you should have acted tough in front of your students. Practice what you preach. Then again.. Seriously, butterflies? LMAO XD
dRose22 0
Can't imagine what you would do if they were bees.
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KMBF 0
Do butterflies attack?
leos1991 0
Lmfao hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaaha
Jeyssika118 4
Yeah a lot of people are scared of butterflies. Have you never heard of an IRRATIONAL fear? Just because it can't hurt someone doesn't mean that person can't be scared of it, hense the IRrational side of it. P.s. Yeah i am scared of them. Well i just hate them i know they can't hurt me but i hate anything that flies because that means it can fly at you & it just annoys me. But hey such is life.
SomeonePosting 0
I don't like bugs or spiders that can fly or jump either, especially if they get near my face. Butterflies I'm better with because I actually kind of like them, but the second one starts flying at me, I'm ducking and dodging it just the same. People give me shit all the time for it. Now that I think of it, couldn't the OP have said that he was trying to teach them to get over irrational fears at a young age so they don't end up like him? That and why was he teaching outside where he knew his fear would be?
wutevs88 0
my old coach was afraid of butterflies!
tbbays04 0
hahaahaha butterflies?
csd_fml 5
Haha, I'm afraid of butterflies too...
tayafrombk 0
im scared of butterflies too i freakin hate them idk y ppl think there so cute there so ugly to me
Kukai 0
I find that hilarious. My best friend is afraid of butterflies too.
iBimmer 0
YDI for doing teaching for a living.
jaybirdka 0
afraid of butterflies? what a ******.