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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emi_alejandra 23
You should tell her nicely that you're scared of them
melanielovejeff 15
She sounds like an awesome girlfriend!
rec_chem 22
Why is it crawling around your place? Didn't she buy a tank to go with it??
Frungy 9
I'm an arachnophobe, but I have a friend who keeps tarantulas (note the plural) as pets, and while I wouldn't willingly have one as a pet (she keeps offering!) I have become more comfortable around them. What I can say is that tarantulas are not easy pets. 1. Buy a tank for it ASAP. It is very small. You are very big. Having it roam around the house is just not safe for the tarantula, because you could step on it, vacuum it up, or otherwise accidentally injure it. The spider would then undoubtedly bite you in self-defence and drama would ensue. Buy a tank. 2. Difficult pets - Go online and read up on tarantula shedding and how difficult they are to manage during shedding and the extraordinary measures you may have to take to help it shed in captivity. Think seriously about whether this is a commitment you and your girlfriend are prepared to make. It takes a lot of work looking after one properly. What I'm saying is that you shouldn't keep it if you're not prepared to take care of it properly.
writerchic85 26
Why is it crawling around the house? Didn't she buy a cage for it? I would tell her to keep it at her own house if she wanted one so bad. Or take it back to the pet store.
savemeSheehan 8
ill take it :)
adamo_erebus 26
squish it "accidentally"
karlpilkington 10
Burn. The. House. Down.
MetaFoxStar 11
Lol you let it put of the cage!? to crawl around your house lol
sallygee 9
why is it crawling around your house? they're supposed to be in a cage of some sort. not loose. ydi