Stop telling me spiders are harmless & useful. My fear of them is not a rational one. It is impervious to facts & reasoning.
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Replying to @HPluckrose
It seems to be instinctive in women. Both my wife and daughter are terrified of them. Myself and my son, not at all.
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Replying to @BristolBen
I'm not sure about that. Wouldn't make much sense for 1 sex to develop an instinctive fear. If we have 1 maybe boys more likely to resist it
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Replying to @HPluckrose @BristolBen
I learnt to be afraid of spiders coz other girls were. My mother wasn't & I was fine til then. Also hid my fear from my daughter & it worked
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Replying to @HPluckrose @BristolBen
Wow. You're claiming your fear of spiders is a cultural construct?
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Replying to @christianjbdev @BristolBen
I think so, yes. Built on top of natural tendencies for boys to show off & girls to be dramatic & possibly an instinctive fear we all have.
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Replying to @HPluckrose @BristolBen
I don't suffer from it at all. Actually one of the few fears I don't suffer from!
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Replying to @christianjbdev @BristolBen
I didn't. And I was determined Lucy wouldn't so I used to pretend to be pleased to see spiders & ask her if she'd like to pick it up.
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If you say 'Shall I put the spider out or would you like to do it' to a three year old, she says 'me, me me!' No idea of being afraid.
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