Insects, Spiders and Kids: She's right, you know

She's right, you know

By Anonymous - 27/07/2009 16:52 - United Kingdom

Today, I was babysitting some kids and helping them make a poster about insects. They couldn't think of any more insects to add so I suggested a spider, and got told to "not be a dumbass, spiders aren't insects they're arachnids." The girl is six. FML

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By Anonymous - 30/09/2012 17:57 - Germany - Hagen

Today, I was babysitting a six year old girl, when I saw a huge spider on the wall. I screamed and told her to stay back. Instead, she walked up to the spider, squished it, and told me to stop being such a baby. FML

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By mala_19 - 27/08/2023 08:00 - Sweden - Burea

Today, I saw a spider. My two year-old knows that I'm afraid of them, but in an attempt to not pass my phobia onto him, I said it was a piece of dirt. Now he thinks that I'm afraid of dirt. I did not think this through. FML

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By ihatespiders - 05/08/2014 12:31 - United Kingdom - London

Today, I asked my 8-year-old daughter to kill a house spider for me. I am a 42-year-old man. FML

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By Arachnaphobe - 03/06/2016 22:14 - United States - Bloomington

Today, a large spider climbed inside my lunchbox while my mom was making me sandwiches. She didn't tell me about it until after I got home from school, though, and only because I mentioned a strange aftertaste in the sandwiches. She said she didn't want me to worry over lunch because she knows I hate spiders. FML

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By Scarred4Life - 11/10/2015 03:30 - United States - San Francisco

Today, while babysitting my nephew, I was looking through a bin of toys, and I saw a fake spider. I picked it up to do a prank with. It wasn't fake. FML

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By Anonymous - 18/03/2023 18:00

Today, I found out that my kids played around with a bunch of caterpillars they'd found in the yard, then informed me they'd eaten a few. I then had to scramble to Google "Is this kind of caterpillar poisonous?" FML

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By silverstar189 - 01/01/2010 15:41 - United States

Today, the 6 year old girl I was babysitting asked me, "Why are you so ugly? Are you an alien? Because aliens are about as ugly as you are." FML

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By Spider-Sham - 28/05/2017 16:00

Today, my mom volunteered me to help out at her coworker's 5-year-old son's birthday party. I didn't realize until I got there that "helping out" meant "dressing up as Spider-Man". FML

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By Anonymous - 19/04/2009 18:42 - United States

Today, I was babysitting a 5-year-old girl and we were coloring. She made me a card that was very sweet, so I smiled. She looked at me and went "Don't smile, your smile is really scary." FML

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By Sally256 - 03/05/2009 15:53 - United States

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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Monday 27 July 2009 23:08

Haha, that is so sad but so funny.

ryoga 0

Monday 27 July 2009 23:10

She should have slapped you, too.

Comments

deardaniel_fml 0

Tuesday 28 July 2009 21:34

lol wtf you guys actually believe this? there's no way a 1st grader can call you a dumbass and know what a arachnid is.

drimpossible 0

Tuesday 28 July 2009 21:40

I know some very bright (and obnoxious) 6 year olds

person1000003 0

Tuesday 28 July 2009 21:38

Oh shit owned!!

iamatacomuff 0

Wednesday 29 July 2009 7:26

spank that little bitch's ass! >:O

EveryDayJackAss 0

Wednesday 29 July 2009 7:40

ROFL pwned by a SIX year old.....i mean damN! i've guess it was unlucky for the OP that the girl was readin up on spiders

ohFawkYou 0

Wednesday 29 July 2009 11:42

LOLOLOL.

TheCameraLies 1

Wednesday 29 July 2009 17:54

Sorry but how can you NOT know that spiders aren't insects? insects have 6 legs and spiders have 8 YDI for forgetting that and not to make anyone angry or anything but for gods sake dumbass? that is NOT a swear word, say what you will but i have a three year old cousin who can think up better (and more colourful) insults than that.

SarahBabyCakes05 0

Saturday 1 August 2009 9:08

whoa baby. what kinda 6yearolds are you baby sitting? idk of any that would say dumbass & know what an arachnid is. advice for the future; baby sit dumber kids.

fearlesstiger98 0

Sunday 2 August 2009 15:24

Owned by a 6 year old.

MikeR8898 0

Monday 3 August 2009 7:10

Are you people ****in serious??? I've been through high school, a 4 year college degree program, and am preparing for my MCAT exam---and I did not know spiders weren't insects either. Clearly it wasn't a big deal or an important fact in school or I probably would have remembered it (assuming they mentioned it, which they probably did at some point). So--not everyone knows this and quite frankly i doubt many give a flyin **** either. Seriously--get off this person's back, you ****in freaks. Nobody ****in cares whether they are insects or arachnids.