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I've just accidentally squashed a spider and can't sleep (GRAPHIC)

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user1480334601 · 23/08/2017 04:06

Currently sitting bolt upright on my bed

The great news is that my 10 week old is lying in her moses basked beside my bed sleeping peacefully :) she went down at 10pm so I've just had 5 hours unbroken sleep for first time in weeks. Happy days.

However, when I woke myself at 330, I spotted a huge spider crawling along the wall not too far from my daughters cot (illuminated eerily by the night light) and figured id better get rid.

Not wanting to kill the bugger, I went to kitchen and grabbed a pint glass and bit of card. And then, balancing awkwardly and leaning over my oblivious sleeping daughter, moved the pint glass over the spider.

Except I didn't

I wasn't wearing my glasses and the rim landed on its fucking body. I froze, muttering "fuck" numerous times quietly to myself, glass still on spider. I didn't want to lift glass in case he was still alive (doubtful) so twisted the glass a bit to make sure he was proper dead.

Finally for courage to move the glass from wall and the largest part of spider corpse has dropped behind the radiator! And there is also gunk smeared on the wall.

So now I'm sat up in bed feeling creeped out and traumatised. And it's the middle of the night so noone to talk about it to.

TLDR: I've accidentally squished a massive spider on my wall and now I have the boke and can't sleep.

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Incitatis · 23/08/2017 04:09

RIP spider.

Go and make a cup of tea.

user1480334601 · 23/08/2017 04:10

And now my daughter has woken up and I'm going to have to step on floor to go get bottle Sad

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user1480334601 · 23/08/2017 04:11

Yea think I need one Incitatis

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Incitatis · 23/08/2017 04:15

Is it on the floor? Put a light on.

user1480334601 · 23/08/2017 04:24

I've got a light on but can't see its body.

I'm 99% sure it's dead but got this irrational fear it's still alive and will drag itself to find me. Crippled and angry.

Daughters fallen asleep again so going to try sleep

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highinthesky · 23/08/2017 04:40

Why didn't you want to kill it? I believe life is sacred, but make an exception for spiders as they scare me shitless.

user1480334601 · 23/08/2017 04:45

Tbh it was so big the thought of squashing it and the mess on the wall creeped me out more than catching it they scare me shitless too

Though in hindsight I should have done. Would have been more clean cut than current situ

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