Introducing our new family pet: Spider Bug.
I found this little guy creeping his way across our living room this morning. I initially asked David to kill it for me {not that I'm scared- he was just standing closer. I usually do my own bug killing. It's very cathartic}, but before he could follow through I had an even better idea - save it for the boys to play with! David paraded him around the living room chanting "I got a bug in a jar" over and over. He thought it was pretty neat. Max eventually took a turn with it too and while he was also excited about it, his reaction was slightly different. He just giggled and shook it senseless. They shared their little bug friend back and forth for quite a while before they both got greedy and wanted him all the time. Then I found myself breaking up a brawl and calming meltdowns over a stinkin' bug. Sheesh. What boys!
We tried explaining to David that this kind of bug is called a spider, but he just wouldn't give in completely and kept calling him Bug. We compromised and he's now called Spider Bug.
oh nasty!! you're braver than i am Lauren! i will never have a spider (or let my kids have one) as a pet! lol! any spider that ventures into our home will be dead!
ReplyDeleteI thought of you as I wrote this post, Whitney! Your poor sons will be deprived of spider pets. How sad. :(
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