I have a toddler who has entomophobia! What is that, you might ask? Well, that is a fear of bugs.I have to admit I have "self diagnosed" her. It is not from a doctor's mouth. At least not from a real one; not from one that helps people, you know. I say this because I think that Will might have "diagnosed" her before me. Seeing as he is a doctor I even believe him. He is just not a "real" doc. He is one I would call: A doctor without the healing hand.
Anyways. Ms. N has a terrible time around any and every little crawling or flying creature. How could have this happened? When I was her age I took every little hairy, disgusting, crawling or flying insect home. Which of course made my mom very happy! Well, not really. My point is that this is another "thing" that just skipped a generation.
My dear mom is so happy to hear this. She can not stand them either. She hated the times I brought them home or even touched them. She lived with it and even kept cool, but I think inside she was silently screaming, "Get it off! get it off! Keep smiling! Keep smiling! Please make her take this outside! Keep smiling!" That's just my mom.
So here I am! Dealing with a little one who would rather leave the house and run away if there is a spider sharing some space with us. A little one who can't stand ants, even if you tell her how intelligent they are and how hard they work. And really who ever thought lady bugs are cute anyways?
The only thing I ask: How can we cope with it?
The only thing I ask: How can we cope with it?
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Um, yeah, Bella loves bugs, is obsessed with them. She loves placing them into a bowl, and taking them to bed with her. She is the happiest when she finds them dead, "taking their heads off" and saying "look mom, that one is clapping!" when one has gone belly up, legs and arms straight in the air.. oh brother.
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