The other day my son asked for a pet. I expected to hear he wants a dog or another cat (we've already got Petey Cat), maybe even a rabbit, guinea pig or hamster (one of his aunts is a teacher and she ends up with the classroom pets at the end of the year).
No, my son wants a SPIDER. He saw a big, hairy Tarantula on TV and that's what he wants (yuck, double yuck and triple yuck). He thinks they're "cute", that was his word. This from the kid who told me his cousin's hand-me down pajamas were "creepy". How pajamas can be creepy I'm not really sure. It shouldn't have surprised me he would ask for a spider, he picks up ants and bugs with his bare hands, eek. If I didn't carry him for 9 months I'd swear he wasn't really mine.
Well, I told my husband if he give in and gets a damned spider I will not be taking care of it at all and I absolutely draw the line at snakes, I will not have any snakes in the house. Though I knew this wouldn't really be a problem, my husband hates snakes.
Snakes kind of segues into the book I read yesterday. While running errands yesterday morning (jr. was in school), I picked up Anne Stuart's Black Ice. Has anyone ever noticed she somehow can write the sleaziest, snake like heros and you still enjoy her books?
Have a great day, and happy reading.
3 comments:
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My sister keeps a large spider in a terrarium & my 4 year old nephew loves to watch it eat live crickets! OMG- you've never seen anything so stomach churning in your life, I assure you!
Spiders, no thanks!!! Just a mention of them makes my skin crawl. Of course, my dog thinks they're the biggest taste sensation in the world. This from a creature who eats unmentionable items off the grass and thinks dog food is bland, go figure!
Amanda, I think you clinched it. I'm sure I wouldn't be able to stomach watching a spider eating a live cricket.
Maybe we'll be able to talk him into a fish tank or another cat. Say a prayer--lol.
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