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My wife was the same as you with arachnophobia - until we went to visit - I think it was Longleat - where there was a small section aimed at kids to handle cuddly animals.There was a tarantula spider - not quite as big as your hand - which you could have put on your hand or arm. I managed to persuade Libby to have a go which took some doing (and bribing) but she relented. She shut her eyes and they put the spider on her hand which proceeded to walk over to her wrist. She sat there rigid, opened one eye, then the other, shuddered a bit, but then went calm. After what seemed like 5 minutes she was holding her hand up to her face to get a better look at it. She then asked me to take a photo on her phone so she could sent it to friends and family who all knew about her phobia.Since that day she can pick up a spider without a problem. Man up and try it.I think I could manage that one. It is the way the big house spiders run across the floor at about 50 miles an hour that bothers me.Here are the photos
My wife was the same as you with arachnophobia - until we went to visit - I think it was Longleat - where there was a small section aimed at kids to handle cuddly animals.There was a tarantula spider - not quite as big as your hand - which you could have put on your hand or arm. I managed to persuade Libby to have a go which took some doing (and bribing) but she relented. She shut her eyes and they put the spider on her hand which proceeded to walk over to her wrist. She sat there rigid, opened one eye, then the other, shuddered a bit, but then went calm. After what seemed like 5 minutes she was holding her hand up to her face to get a better look at it. She then asked me to take a photo on her phone so she could sent it to friends and family who all knew about her phobia.Since that day she can pick up a spider without a problem. Man up and try it.Here are the photos
Today on the radio someone said 'mischeevious' Add to that:'nucular' 'ahks' 'brushetta' 'upmost' 'hypurrbolee' 'cashay' 'sherbert' 'artic' 'febyooary' 'chooseday' 'whensday' 'barbituate' 'haitch' 'here comes the calvary' 'card shark' 'chomp at the bit' 'expresso' 'cappuchino' 'fillum' 'for all intensive purposes' 'irregardless' 'lawr and order' 'libary' 'masonary' 'minichur' 'nuptual' 'off-ten' 'ordinance' 'orientate' 'perculate' 'perogative' 'pronounciation' 'snuck' 'tenderhooks' 'verbage' 'zuology' 'could/should/must of'
I have switched my electric blanket onto auto now that the cold weather has arrived. I too prefer a cold bedroom and we have a window open, if only on the first notch, all the time
I never watch boxing - it's a stupid and dangerous activity that I don't regard as sport.If they were allowed to fight to the death - that would be another matter - because it would serve the useful purpose of culling some violence from the gene pool.
I hate the way boxers stand and stare at each other at a weigh in. It is childish,how can anyone be impressed by such childishness?
only thing I hate is North Korean hair styles!!I'm alway's seeing crazy Kim's hair style.but I'll tell you what I liked, that was turning on the tv and the pensioners singing " when your smiling" . loved that!!
I Hate Jeremy Corbyn.
but I liked...singing " when your smiling" . loved that!!