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AllTheCreatures t1_j8x4gjq wrote

Reply to I own an abandoned motel and no, we are NOT open for business by Wine_Dark_Sea_1239

I see there's more to the story so I can't be sure you're even around to read this anymore, OP, but there's another lesson to be taken from what you just experienced. If you find yourself in Martina's place a few decades from now, introducing your young and confident kids or grandkids or whomever to this wholesome family legacy of yours, do whatever you can to prepare them before the first storm. There's more she could and should have told you. There may not have been time for deeper explanations, but there was enough to brace you just a little bit more for what you were about to see and hear. Maybe it wouldn't have lessened the trauma, but I think it could have. When your turn comes, give the next generation the warning you didn't get.

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ObjectiveOne3868 t1_j8wubp4 wrote

Reply to comment by scarymaxx in I had a house that eats the dead. I wasn’t the first owner. by scarymaxx

Watch for the starts of hostility. It wasn't until after the poor kid was beaten by his father that he became...damaged. The thing with that, it could've been brain damage. Or it even could've been effects of the event itself. He forgot his father existing, but the event still happened. His brain knows the event happened. It's trauma. There's just no longer a person to match to that trauma. He probably never went to see a therapist. His innocence was stripped away when he was just old enough to start really remembering.

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MaySnake t1_j8w9ruw wrote

Reply to comment by MeatwadGetTheHoneysG in My husband is blind and I wouldn't have it any other way by lightingnations

Thank you, i try to hang out with them every chance i get, especially feeding time. And yes they are very friendly, but some can be a bit skiddish like my wild caught who was caught as an adult, so its best to catch them when theyre still young(5th instar or so). They really are so cute and there are so many types in my state. I have 3 Phiddipus Audax spiders(the larger species), two males and one female, all three of them with different smiley shaped designs on their butts. Lol and I can handle and stare at them all day long. Never thought I'd coax a spider onto my hand and play with them, but here I am. If youre interested in finding one or 2, spring is coming so you could start searching your area, you should see what species your state has and go out with a clear plastic box so you can safely catch see what you've got. When I started that's how I did it, I'd catch, view with a magnifying glass, and release where i found it. It was a lot of fun and I'll be doing it this spring again. I highly recommend.

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MeatwadGetTheHoneysG t1_j8w53hn wrote

Reply to comment by MaySnake in My husband is blind and I wouldn't have it any other way by lightingnations

Honestly, this is so true. I have fairly intense arachnophobia- sweating, shaking, the lot- after being bit as a small kid. But there's something about those wee little eyes and cute little tuffs of floof that jumping spiders have, and the way they watch you so intelligently. I hate the way spiders move, but there's something about jumping spiders quick little shuffles, idk, what it is, and the way they wave their front legs. They're cute. Really cute. And friendly seeming I guess? If a spider could ever seem friendly it would be them. Anyway, they're precious beans and I wouldn't mind them at all as pets, which is something I never thought I'd say about a spider ever. I'm glad to hear yours have a happy, loving home.

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