I don't have the "stomp" instinct, apparently. I can't even squish bugs, I hate killing things. >.< But seriously, if I saw a mouse I'd probably freak out until I figured out what it was, then call my dad and have him help me catch it.

#13 : exactly What I was thinking. It must be really gross to crush a mouse! Have fun cleaning that after, OP :D

Exactly. I hate all of these scared women who scream at the first sign of an animal that is not strongly associated with being cute and/or cuddly. I'm sick of all these women who become emotionally overwhelmed and scream if they are surprised by even the tiniest thing (i.e. a small bug, a sale, a present, etc.). All of these stupid women who screech and cry are morons who choose emotional expletives over a productive action or rational response. The OP is clearly not one of these women. She is one of the few who actually DO something instead of just screaming, and I salute her. As to all of you people saying you can step on a spider but not a mouse need to think it over a bit more carefully. What is the moral difference between killing a spider and killing a mouse? There is none. Why would a mouse be better than a spider? Because it's bigger? Because a mouse is a rodent and a spider is an arachnid? For that matter, what makes us better than a mouse? Sure, we can build a computer, solve an equation, write a book, but why does that matter? In reality, life is not sacred, it's just a series of chemical reactions, and the universe does not look at a living being and deem it superior to an inanimate object. Spider or mouse makes no difference. Get off your moral high horse and take a good strong whiff of reality.

Because mice go crunch and leave quite a stain, and you could mis-stomp and have to deal with an animal in pain, which would be a panicking animal, or something that lays there and twitches and bleeds and just looks in general rather sickening. Life being sacred or not, it's not a nice sight. That doesn't come with a spider, because they are smaller. No crunch, less stain, and a dying spider doesn't look half as bad as a dying mouse.

Seems to me like you hate women, period. I don't care if you ARE a woman, I don't understand how you can hate someone for their visceral response to something that surprises them. Do men make noise when they are surprised? Yes. And you know what? Women do not have to do historically masculine things, like stomping on a spider, to somehow redeem themselves from the crime of being a woman. People are people, and that's that.

Lol, sorry for responding again, but are you ON something? Can you honestly demand others to get off their "moral high horses" and in the same breath reprimand them for not thinking the same way you do? It's a human thing to not equate the life of a mouse with the life of an insect. It's the same idea with those chicken factories that kill the male chicks by cutting off their beaks and shoving them (alive, mind you) into grinding machines. If these were dogs instead of chicks, you can bet millions of people would be up in arms over this. I repeat, it's a HUMAN thing to compare the worth of one animal/insect over the other. It might be considered wrong, but hey, good luck trying to change it.

I actually agree with #27. thumbs up fer you, man.

Sexist much @ #27? I'm a woman. I've had pet rats and have no problem picking up spiders and putting them outside without freaking out and/or killing them. My boyfriend, on the other hand, is absolutely terrified of spiders.

@27 - As for your misogynistic chauvinist comment, I'm female and I have no problem with rodents or reptiles. If I see a spider, I'll pick it up with a piece of paper and put it outside. I won't scream with fear and jump on a chair and beg a strong manly man to jump in and save me from the big bad arachnid. Plenty of guys I know, however, are scared of them. So grow the **** up and stop stereotyping women, you dense pig. Anyway, you're an asshole.

to you people complaining about 27, he never said all women do that. he never even implied it. by god! have you no reading comprehension? he said that hes sick the women that DO do that. not that all women do that. jeez. read first. bitch later. peace out.

A smart, intelligent, rational person on FML? ITS THE END OF THE WORLD. THE EVIL POWERS OF GLOBAL WARMING HAVE CHANGED THE LAWS OF LOGIC. AL-GORE WAS RIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I would be faster to stomp a spider than a rodent, because I have never seen or heard of a small, but very venemous rodent. Have you? Most bugs are catch-and-release, like fish ^_^. I find it hard to believe that you know any women that scream/squeal and freak out, or any women at all, for that matter with this sweeping generalization you make. Please sir, kindly get off my internet and take your fail with you.

But mice are cute. :/ Also, it has been proven that women and men are chemically different. The difference is less than one percent, but it's still a difference. Women are, biologically, more emotional than men. This biological difference can vary between person to person, depending on the individual's personality and experiences. I do agree with you that killing a mouse is no different than killing a spider. One life does not carry more value than the other, and just because it isn't "cute" doesn't give one license to kill it.

farts and darts rats and mice Carrie diseases so yes u have heard of a venomous one

at the same time, it's pretty ignorant to believe we come back after we die as a different creature.

27 - TL;DR

oh lord. Heaven forbid she kills what she thinks is a sickness causing vermin.

I wouldn't say that. Her first instinct was to stomp on a mouse of all things... as others have pointed out, it's not like it's a bug. I would say she overreacted, and probably has less fortitude if her first instinct is to panic and stomp on it. Yes, I am sure that is why she stomped on it, because she panicked about it. Why else would you stomp on a MOUSE? Who the hell actually screams and jumps in a chair, anyway? That only happens in cartoons, I thought. I would have just went "Oh dude you guys have mice!" (note, not saying that is exactly the smartest response, actually rather rude, but better than getting crushed mouse all over the kitchen floor) and then there would be an explanation and no dead mouse. However, had it been my house, I would have watched it, then went and told someone we had mice, and got a cat to stay inside for a while.

Iowa... can't you see that RIGHT. UP. THERE????

Which explains why she's so ****** up. Aside from corn, nothing worthwhile has ever come out of that shit-stain of a state.