Animals: Today, my girlfriend bought me a pet tarantula. I now have one... - FML

By MyNameIsNotJeff - 08/05/2015 03:23 - 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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By Hannah - 04/03/2012 20:46 - 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

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By cricketsins - 14/05/2015 05:11 - 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

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By MushyKetchup - 14/08/2015 07:01 - United States - Amarillo

Today, a tarantula joined my stuffed animal collection in its drawer. It, unfortunately, wasn't stuffed. FML

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By Boyufd - 09/09/2018 03:30

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

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By Boyufd - 05/11/2020 17:01

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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By QWERTY - 03/04/2011 23:20

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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She definitely won though

By Anonymous - 24/08/2018 15:00

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

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By eyes wide SHIT - 28/12/2013 01:37 - 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

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By jillydark6609 - 19/09/2010 06:21 - 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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By Anonymous - 28/03/2011 18:52 - Macedonia

Today, my boyfriend tried to cure me of my snake phobia by buying one. When he took it out of the cage, it bit him. Now he's terrified of them too. Even worse, he dropped the snake, so it's now loose in our house. FML

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Akerra89 14

Friday 8 May 2015 19:09

I would thank her for that and kindly mention your fear of spiders, and ask to get another pet together.

dakatabg 31

Friday 8 May 2015 19:08

Blah, that is not a good pet

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Cads1 24

Friday 8 May 2015 19:15

He needs to dry his eyes and get over it.

funneh1 21

Friday 8 May 2015 19:19

*shivers* ugh. I'm a big chicken when it comes to spiders. Sorry OP.

pleasedie 22

Friday 8 May 2015 19:20

Who knows ? Maybe it'll bite you and you'll turn into Spider-Man

xxlittlemsanime 24

Friday 8 May 2015 19:20

She should've at least warned you or asked for your consent.

SlowDownImaNoob 20

Friday 8 May 2015 19:21

Probably should have kept the receipt to that gift..

gabby_john_ 15

Friday 8 May 2015 19:23

Did your girlfriend leave it loose or something?

C00kiesNcream 24

Friday 8 May 2015 19:25

Could you not "accidentally" leave the door open so it happens to run free in the wild...

shaaza 16

Friday 8 May 2015 19:28

It's in a cage right?

superwhovian 16

Friday 8 May 2015 19:33

It doesn't sound like it

Ms_ValS 27

Friday 8 May 2015 20:15

caging a tarantula is probably not a good idea. needs to be in a tank

MrConcise 34

Friday 8 May 2015 20:34

No, you're supposed to use a cage since they have mesh wire tops. Some custom tarantula cages have wire "windows" on the side that don't open, because they don't release moisture as quickly as cages that have their mesh/openings on the top. As long as the openings lock, your tarantula won't get out. EDIT: Just realized you meant cage as in a full-wire/metal cage instead of an acrylic cage with a wire top. My bad!

Carebeareatu 23

Friday 8 May 2015 19:29

How thoughtful of her *sarcasm* I'd say wait until she's gone and then find a new home for the little guy. Some people love them as pets! It's kind of mean to her but it would have been nice to take your personal fears into consideration!

tnlander 20

Friday 8 May 2015 19:30

Here's a thought, put the damn thing in a cage.

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