There Are Bugs in Here & They Are Going To Hurt Me!!!
Monday night at 5:30 or so and as I am cutting up tomatoes and onions for Pico De Gallo for fajitas for dinner time, I hear what sounds like a small child crying in pain.
When I stop to hear better, it sounds like it is coming from our bathroom. It also sounds like Lily not Emma.
I wash and dry my hands, putting my chopping to the side to go check.
When I get in the bathroom, I find Lily sitting on the toilet. Eyes bloodshot and face completely wet from her tears.
I immediately bend down to ask why she is crying and try to comfort her.
Her response is one I don’t completely expect yet somehow doesn’t shock me either (and will explain why in a moment.).
She utter the first block quote on this post, about there being bugs in the bathroom. She is afraid and seems to think they will hurt hurt.
The bugs are no more then tiny, little fruit flies and the type you see this time of the year usually after you garden and hanging around picked fruits and vegetables.
Let me make it clear, I am not a gardner of fruits and veggies one bit being a city girl born and raised through and through.
Even though Emma’s sunflower is indeed prospering, I really most of the times have a black thumb. Even when Kevin and I first got married, his mom gifted me a flowering shamrock plant. It was beautiful and lasted all of 3 weeks before my handiwork got to it. I followed the directions and still somehow murdered this plant. Thankfully, Kevin’s mom is forgiving and also not a gardner by any means. But yet I digress.
Back to Lily and her fear of all things bugs.
Seriously, if a bug outside even comes anywhere near her, she will back into the corner and cower in fear, crying and screaming.
The kid hates and fears bugs with the best of them.
So, the scene in the bathroom to two tiny little fruit flies (again not sure where they came from), didn’t shock me in the least, but I did feel so bad for her, because she was definitely scared and unnerved.
However, once I calmed her and got her finished up int he bathroom. I began to get back to preparing dinner, where I recalled an earlier conversation with Kevin.
It was only that morning, he shared a funny video with me of a bear cowering in the corner in reaction and fear to a lion coming into contact with said bear.
He was cracking up when he shared this with me and told me the bear was Lily (and Emma, too) and the lion were outside bugs – and how they react to these bugs.
I stood in my kitchen remembering this and couldn’t help, but begin to laugh uncontrollably at what had just occurred a few minutes previously in our bathroom.
While I once again felt sorry for Lily, I still couldn’t help but laugh at the thought of her sitting their paralyzed with fear on the toilet reacting to flies that couldn’t hurt her and thinking of the bear that could more then defined herself against the lion, too.
You be the judge and see the video/gif for yourself that had me in fits of laughter and giggles, too.
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Robin (Masshole Mommy) says
I scream and cry like that when I see a bug, too! LOL.
Alison says
Aw, your poor baby. I hope that it’s just a phase and that she’ll overcome it with time.
The GIF IS funny!
Kathy Radigan says
I still have guilt from scaring my younger sister with bugs. She would scream and get very nervous, I acted like it was nothing. Well Karma is in action because now I can’t stand them and she is pretty cool about creepy crawly things! Love the picture!
thedoseofreality says
I am CRYING with laughter at that GIF!!! BWAH HA HA HA!! That is probably one of the best things I have ever seen! Poor, sweet Lily. Abby is totally afraid of bees and reacts much the same way…it is honestly really sad.-Ashley
Rosey says
That’s my son with puppies/dogs. We went to my in-law’s yesterday, and their 6 lb. (very sweet natured) dog ‘Bruiser’ had my son in tears and climbing me like I was a park pole with tears all over his little face. Like you, I felt awful for him, but it was hard not to laugh too. 😉
Diane Roark says
Janine,
You have mentioned you were a tom boy before. My guess is that God gave you a girly girl so you could experience this side too. Seriously, I am totally that way with snacks. We had a lot of snacks in the south. They must love warm climate. I just freeze and cry and do not know why. I enjoyed reading your story.
Sharing!
Have a great week,
Diane
Echo says
This is so my son. He hates bugs with a passion. He will scream bloody murder and it is often extremely high pitched!
Meredith says
This is so funny b/c we have been having the exact same issues! We love eating outside in the summer but my daughter spaazes out whenever a bug of any kind comes close! Your daughter is adorable, Janine 🙂
Bill says
Awww, the poor little girl. Who knows where these fears come from. God, Janine, I ate them as a kid. LOL Where did that come from? 🙂 Carry on, Mom, and have a great Monday.
Carrie Groneman says
Kids are so funny about those things. My youngest daughter was afraid of hair. Seriously, if she was in the tub and a stray hair (probably hers) was floating in the water she would scream bloody murder and jump out screaming to find me. If she noticed a hair, say on her arm, she would stand frozen and scream. Thankfully she has outgrown it; but then a 22 year old woman doing that would be cause for a psychological evaluation, heehee.
Ginny Marie says
Oh, poor Lily! I’m not a big fan of bugs, but somehow I ended up as the bug squasher of the house! Emmy hates ants because we have big ones in the backyard, and one bit her this Spring. It didn’t even leave a mark, but it hurt!
Cyndi Calhoun says
Okay, if those bugs were those cicadas we get around here, I would have been doing the same thing. HAHA. I may live in the woods, but I never said I made peace with flying, buzzing insects. 😉
All the best to Lily. 😀
Amanda @ Growing Up Madison says
Awww poor Lily. Madison is deathly afraid of a lot of things too. Even thunder and the dark. She can be such a fierce toddler and then a total scaredy cat at times. Bugs are not for a lot of people and I don’t like them one bit either. As for a black thumb, seems like we have more in common than I thought. I’ve killed numerous plants, even a cactus and I thought they were indestructible. 🙂
Lanaya | Raising Reagan says
OMG .. the girls are SO alike! Reagan hates bugs. She won’t even get in the pool unless the damn thing has been skimmed and there is not a bug in site! It drives me up the wall! Oh well …
Hope you have a wonderful week love!!
xoxo
Lanaya
Jhanis says
Hahahah! The GIF is totally hilarious! Yep, that would be me too! My 3yo on the other hand has a habit of chasing roaches. Eekk!
Poor Lily, I hope she has recovered from the incident.
another jennifer says
Hilarious! My 5-year-old tends to scream about bugs too. It drives me nuts because I always think he’s hurt! Luckily they will eventually grow out of it. 🙂
Rea says
Lily is sooo cute! Not sure if it’s the right term to use knowing that she just screamed coz of bugs. LOL. Pretty understandable, she’s a cute little girl after all. My son is surprisingly not afraid of insects, etc. When he was 2, he held a worm using his bare hands and instead of him freaking out, I freaked out! Hahaha.
Dara says
Simon is terrified of bugs! we’re not sure where it came from, because while the other kids don’t love bugs either, Simon is the only one who will scream in fear when he sees one!
Pure Grace Farms says
Poor little thing, I can relate to her fear of all things bugs. I still jump when one comes to close. We can cower together 🙂
Kim says
Poor Lily!!! Bugs and spiders don’t faze me but I know that I’m abnormal in that regard and that many people are scared of them. When I worked at a school, my coworker was terrified of spiders and the principal felt the same about mice (which also don’t other me).
That video of the bear and lion is funny!
Nellie @ Brooklyn Active Mama says
Lily and I are soulmates, seriously. I hate bugs SO much! So does the 5 year old–smh you would think it would be the opposite because he was a boy!
Tamara says
That poor little bear, haha!
Scarlet hates spiders and she makes me take care of them but I’m often like, “Wait.. there are no other adults around?? I Have to do this?!”
And I never want to do this..
Melanie Chisnall says
Awww shame, that poor little bear looks so scared. Just want to hug him, hehehe – yeah right! 😉 I wish I wasn’t so scared of bugs either, but they creep me out. I actually start panicking when things like preymantases come inside. Geoff thinks they’re so cute and touches them. I envy him, LOL. Fruit flies are HUGE though!!
The Dose of Reality says
Lucy is fine with many bugs except…get this…LADYBUGS. Seriously. She has no problem with roaches, flying insects, and all manner of insects, but if she sees a ladybug she FREAKS OUT just like the cornered bear. I have NO idea why. Ladybugs are one of the only bugs that I will willingly touch with my hands…but not her! –Lisa
Tricia says
Oh bugs! We get that here too and I’m right there in it. There is actually a gigantic bug in my laundry room right now and I might just use that as an excuse to not finish the laundry today…
Rabia @TheLiebers says
My boys used to be more afraid of bugs, but they have recently developed that kid trait where they like to play with them. As long as the bugs stay outside, I’m okay with it.
Kerri says
Oh poor Lily!!! Abby has the same reactions to all things bug. I swear her scream sounds like the one from Psycho and it was a freaking moth.
Seana Turner says
Okay, that poor little bear was scared to death!!! Isn’t it funny how we get afraid of things we could squash? I get spooked by the creepies & crawlies as well. Snakes, particularly, don’t thrill me. So great that you can laugh, but still have the compassion to sympathize with her fears. Welcome summer!
Emma says
How sweet your daughters have the exact same names as my sister and I! My sister Lily also shares your Lily’s fear of insects, it’s hilarious watching a woman in her mid 20s scuttling away from a spider that’s far above her on an 18 ft high ceiling. Unfortunately careers in entomology may not be possible career paths for both our Lily’s 🙂
Christina Morley says
Amanda used to fear shadows, so I made a game of jumping on shadows in the daylight, when it’s not a scary time of the day. Then the game of making shadows on her bedroom wall at night with our hands. She eventually got over her fear, but she still sleeps with a night light. I hope Lily will be able to look at bugs in a more objective way.
Chris Carter says
OHMYGOSH that video is hilarious!!!!!! Poor sweet Lily!!! Bless her little scared heart!! I STILL freak at bugs. I am the grown up Lily!!
Stephanie says
Janine, the gif is hilarious. As I was reading I thought, oh shes such a good mom, because I have no tolerance for the overreaction. I don’t like bugs either and am probably more annoyed and grossed out than fearful so I always say, “It’s just a bug.” Usually followed by a splat. lol.
Unless the bug is crawling on me – then all bets are off and all drama is warranted and never an overreaction.
The Pinterested Parent says
Awwww poor Lily! Mai is kind of like a boy. She loves the creepy crawlies. I have to ask her not to touch all the bugs when we are outside. She loves them. My husband squashed an ant in our house the other day & she was frantic about it. We not take them outside instead.
Michelle @ A Dish of Daily Life says
My daughter will badger us endlessly if there is a spider in her room. But my Fresh Air kid is hysterical with bugs…she absolutely hates them, any bug!
Kenya G. Johnson says
LOL. I feel sorry for her too but that video and imagining her being the same was too funny. That’s me and caterpillars AS IF they could do a thing to me. I try not to be a girly girl around Christopher. Last week I was catching fireflies with him. That’s about the ONLY thing I can handle. I tried to help my husband in the yard one time when we had our first house. I had no idea what I was getting myself into. He bought me gloves and everything. When I dug down to the first grubby thing I was done! P.S. I murder plants too.
Bev says
Aw, my sister is 26 and gets like that when she’s sees a bug. Maybe not fruit flies, but definitely spiders and bugs with multiple legs. Poor Lily!
Katherines Corner says
ahh poor little sweetie. My daughter ( age 34) is still afraid of certain bugs, especially grasshoppers. xo
Justin Knight says
My son isn’t much better about bugs! Today, we were assaulted by a Japanese beetle while trying to get to our car in the parking lot of Target. My 7 yo son said, “Where do Japanese beetles come from? China?” That kid cracks me up. He also reminds me that it’s time to dust off our atlas. If only all their fears were so easy to get rid of!
lisacng @ expandng.com says
I wouldn’t say my son is paralyzed by bugs but he certainly doesn’t like them! Gets it from me ;). That last GIF is too cute!
catherine gacad says
what’s so funny is that i LOVE bugs. yes, i do. i took several classes in college, which almost got me a minor in entomology. but i cannot stand spiders. oh, i am so freaking scared of spiders. spiders are arachnids, by the way, and not bugs…which have 6 legs (vs 8).