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
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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 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
Today, my girlfriend bought me a pet tarantula. I now have one of my biggest fears crawling around my house. FML
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
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
Today, my boss captured a huge spider and put it in a jar on the desk in our shop. He's named it Fluffy and is threatening to fire me if I harm it. I'm horribly arachnophobic and we share that desk. FML
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
Today, I went to see a therapist for help with my severe fear of spiders. The therapist held a big spider in a box inches away from my face. I ran to the back of the room and asked him why. He responded with, "Aren't therapists supposed to help you face your fears?" I'm paying $150 an hour. FML
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
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
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
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KomiExplosion 0
This is why we can't have nice things.
whatfml 0
you sound an annoying, drama feeding, self loving teen. just saying "omg I would totally stand on it with like my platforms"
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Iknoweverything 29
Yeah, you don't owe him anything. If he knew about your deathly fear, then he was negligent in entrusting you to not kill the thing. Let him take you to court, they can rule in your favor under a "reasonable person should know this" defense.
Tanya33 1
if he showed it you while it was in the tank, YDI. you should pay him. If he took it out, he knew what he was getting into.
purple_sarah88 0
I have pet dogs. They're big and some people are scared of them although they are harmless. That doesn't give anyone the right to kill them! You shouldn't just kill your roommate's pet because you're scared of spiders! Admittedly what he did was poorly thought out but you have to take some responsibility! Get help for your phobia instead of lashing out! And suck up the cost of the damage you did. Even if you don't understand how much a pet can mean to someone, you destroyed your roommate's property, which is a big no no. I wouldn't be surprised if you end up stuck with the cost of paying the rent alone after he moves out!
bigantennaemay 3
You asshole!!!! What'd you kill his pet for?!?
reiu1489 0
hey I do same thing and said it's his fault and he get what he got
reiu1489 0
dude those type of phobias will never go away spiders and snakes are freaking scary I get itchy when I see them will be a phobia of those all my life
Sparx1_1 16
If he knew you were afraid of spiders and "showed" it to you to get a laugh, then tell him to piss off. Doing something to intentionally cause another person distress is considered assault and not only can you have him charged but you can sue him for pain and suffering too. To use the example of #175 You have (big) pet dogs - but of you intentionally shout 'sic em' knowing the other guy is deathly afraid and the other guy overreacts and one of your dogs gets hurt or killed, it's your fault for using your dogs to torment that person. It's also considered cruelty to animals and the pet owner can be charged with that too because it puts the animal at risk of exactly what happened with the OP. Call any humane society and they will back this up.
rockerbaby3192 0
I don't understand why your roommate would pay five hundred dollars for a tarantula when you can get one for twenty at petco.
ObeyTheSnarf 0
#182, if the roommate is a big tarantula enthusiast, he could have ordered a special species online. Petco seems to generally buy only one species of tarantula, and OP's roommate may have wanted something exotic. There are some expensive spiders out there, and they require special (expensive) shipping and apparently can't be sent through normal mail. The roommate may have been exaggerating and trying to get more than he paid for it from OP though. If the spider involved actually really was huge for a tarantula, it could have even been a Goliath bird-eating spider, and I've seen them selling online for about $100. Those things are the size of a MAN'S HAND. Arachnophobia or no, I could see anyone who isn't into them being absolutely horrified. That being said, I feel sorry for the roommate's spider.
rpelct4ever 0
12 inch actualy so like a dinner plate
ObeyTheSnarf 0
F your life, f your roommate's life, and especially f the tarantula's life. You're all f'd. :(
zom_fml 10
Today, I was just chilling, doing tarantula stuff when this enormous, terrifying thing saw me and started shrieking. The last thing I saw was something descending from a height. :( FML
skate4life753 0
Wait, if you're afraid of spiders how did you muster up enough courage to get close to it and kill it with a book witch probably took a few swings to kill it.
JenL_fml 7
agreed