Reading the thread about wussy women made me realise that my levels of bravery or patheticness seem to vary massively depending on who I'm with.
If there's a huge spider in the room:
When I'm with my dad, brother or someone else who seems like the kind of person happy to pick up spiders (probably men more often, but not necessarily) I'm: "Aaaaah! Mahoosive spider! Get rid of it!"
On my own: "Ugh spider." [shudder] I pick it up with newspaper and take it outside, or try to ignore it.
When I was working as a camp counsellor in a bunk of screaming 11 year-old girls, or any other time the people around seem more wimpy than me: "Come on, it's only a spider." I calmly approach spider, pick it up with bare hands and carry it outside.
Does anyone else do this? Can anyone explain why I do this?
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Spiders and varying levels of patheticness
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MMMarmite · 27/03/2012 13:42
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