MyNameIsNotJeff
United States
Today, my girlfriend bought me a pet tarantula. I now have one of my biggest fears crawling around my house. FML
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Anonymous
United Kingdom
Shouldn't you be at the ER?
Today, I finally gave in and agreed to try holding my girlfriend's pet tarantula. The moment I did, it bit me. According to her she’s had him 4 years and he’s never so much as nipped her, never mind a full bite. Lucky me. My hand is twice the normal size and I can feel my heartbeat in it. FML
Hannah
United States
Today, I faced down the Godzilla of all spiders. I smashed the goddamned holy shit out of it. Trying to impress my cute new roommate, I scooped up the remains and showed him. It was his pet tarantula. FML
cricketsins
United States
Today, my sister told me she found my escaped tarantula and put it in a box on my bed. I never had a tarantula, and the box was empty when I checked. FML
MushyKetchup
Amarillo, United States
Today, a tarantula joined my stuffed animal collection in its drawer. It, unfortunately, wasn't stuffed. FML
Boyufd
Today, knowing that I have severe arachnophobia, my brother brought over his friend's tarantula. One hour later, the spider got loose. It's been 5 hours and I'm afraid to go to sleep. FML
Boyufd
They're not real
Today, my girlfriend, KNOWING I have severe arachnophobia, changed the wallpapers on my phone and tablet to pictures of tarantulas, all because she's mad at me. And she won't change it back. FML
QWERTY
Today, my roommate thought it would be a good idea to show me his huge new tarantula despite knowing that I have extremely severe arachnophobia. I ended up killing it with a book and apparently now owe him $500. FML
Anonymous
She definitely won though
Today, as part of our prank war, my girlfriend found a hairy tarantula picture and stuck it on the wall. I hadn't yet told her I'm arachnophobic, and when I saw it I passed out and hit my head hard enough to need an ambulance. She decided she's won the war and I don't get a say in the matter. FML
eyes wide SHIT
Australia
Today, I spotted a huge spider in my bedroom. I freaked out at first, but I managed to confront my arachnophobia and killed it with a book. I was ecstatic and went to tell my boyfriend. By the time I returned to my room, the "dead" spider had vanished. Now I'm too scared to sleep. FML
jillydark6609
United States
Today, I found a big spider on my wall. I have arachnophobia, and I was trying to kill it with my shoe. I pulled back and hit myself in the face, causing me to fall backwards. The spider is still alive somewhere in my house. FML
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Akerra89 14
I would thank her for that and kindly mention your fear of spiders, and ask to get another pet together.
dakatabg 31
Blah, that is not a good pet
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sicksadworld1317 30
As a surprise pet, that wasn't the best idea- but you might be able to work with this. I have arachnophobia myself, but one day I was in a pet store and the Chilean Rose tarantula they had was scary yet intriguing to me. She seemed quite personable though, so in an odd streak of bravery I took her home. I only let her crawl on me once and she was very sweet- she let me pet her in her tank a lot and she was actually softer than my cat! Most tarantulas will rear up on their hind legs as a first line of defense, and flick off irritating hairs as their second defense. Shags only reared up at me once when I surprised her when cleaning the tank. Otherwise, she was very docile. She and my cat were also quite fond of each other- Shags was kept safely inside the tank, of course, as either pet could have been deadly to the other. I still hate the terrifying Woodlouse spiders in my basement, but bonding with Shags gave me the mindset of "my spider could kick your ass!". Now, I can actually squish the scary spiders instead of wondering where they went and if they'll attempt to eat my face while I sleep. (To any tree huggers, this was necessary at the time due to a small infestation). Arachnophobia needs to be dealt with on your own terms; but if it's a docile species and your girlfriend is willing to pet the tarantula, that should help gauge its reaction to human contact. If all goes well, consider befriending the little dude at your own pace. You could be pleasantly surprised. And if not... please return it to the pet store. Someone else could give it a great home! Best of luck, OP :)
writerchic85 26
Same thing happened with me and cockroaches. I was terrified of them until I convinced myself to get over it by buying a pet hissing cockroach. Now I'm an exterminator. No lie.
Alex330 4
Time to burn the house down and move far, far away.
mintcon 11
Man up ahaha
nekminnet 13
Eeewwwww that's not a pet! I'll admit its furry but that's creepy
ouijacorn 9
I'll take it! I've been wanting a tarantula so much lately. Though, I hope you're exaggerating when you say "crawling around the house". I will not stand for tarantula abuse, put it in a terrarium where it will be safe.
JPjenny 14
Aww sweet to still want to keep it!! Just remember that was given to you with love and care Lol
gintwinsmoore 20
Tell her to get rid of that thing! Unless you just wanna attempt to conquer your fear of tarantulas or something then by all means, shit in your pants everyday for the next several years!
TerraShadow 18
well, the only solution left is killing it with fire bruh.
mattrd_fml 31
Why isn't it contained in a tank orbcage?
Jackskelling96 13
Cool at least you know that she is not afraid of spiders, maybe you could ask her to help you Capture it