r/SipsTea • u/jaywritethekid • 1d ago

Wait a damn minute! Bruh...

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u/fedroxx 1d ago

I'd never do this to mine. They're scared of bugs. Can only imagine what this would do to them.

Do you know what it's like to have an 18yo son who freaks out over a roach? When I was his age, we'd catch bugs with our hands and throw them to the chickens.

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u/WimbletonButt 1d ago

I mean, everyone got something that freaks them out. I like to play with spiders but I will try to levitate and phase through a door if there's a cricket in the room with me. Fuck crickets.

My kid's scared of moths. I once heard another grown man say "they eat fabric, that's not that far from eating skin!".

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u/qwokwa 1d ago

I'm also ok with spiders and most bugs but one thing I hate is ladybugs. I know people love them but my god I don't want them anywhere near me. They freak me out.

Reason is, when I was a kid there was a massive ladybug infestation in my area and absolutely everything was covered in ladybugs. Railings, rocks, walls, doorknobs... they got inside our school and coated the cafeteria walls and ceiling by the windows. My classmate collected them in her hoodies pockets and sat next to me during class so they would just come crawling out from time to time. Everything stank of ladybug piss. Absolutely disgusting.

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u/Timithios 1d ago edited 1d ago

Might have actually been Asian Lady Beetles, can range from orangish to just off red, have a lot more spots, and always seem to clump together for warmth during the winter in homes and the like. They also bite on top of smelling bad when they get spooked.

I hate em. Your native Lady Bug is much less troublesome.

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u/qwokwa 1d ago

Oh damn, I didn't know that! I thought they were the same because native ladybugs here are (approximately) the same colour but seems like the spots are different. I found an old article from that time and they do specify its asian lady beetles. Good catch.

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u/Timithios 1d ago

My pleasure! They can get confused with the native lady bugs easily enough if they're of the redder variety, so no worries!

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u/not_so_impressed 1d ago

Same. I like spiders. I don't have any real problem with snakes.

Bugs are a different story and I'm in my 40's. F*** bugs they are so disgusting.

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u/youburyitidigitup 1d ago

Bro that’s an adult man……

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u/not_so_impressed 1d ago

And? Roaches are gross and carry disease.

There's a reason why kids today live a lot longer.

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u/Split-Tongued-Crow 1d ago

Yes, antibiotics.

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u/nullptr777 1d ago

I mean, nobody is saying to keep the fucking thing as a pet, but an 18yo guy shouldn't be freaking out over a roach. Grow a pair and kill it.

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u/ancientesper 1d ago

It's not about overpowering an insect. Have you seen fear factor, irrational fear sometimes ingrained in your DNA for evolutionary advantages.

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u/nullptr777 1d ago

That's part of growing a pair, overcoming your irrational fears and facing them. I'm not preaching anything I haven't done myself here.

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u/Charming_Flan3852 1d ago

Maybe you should have done this

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u/Pkingduckk 1d ago

Fr that is literally the purpose of doing minor things like this in a safe environment with your kid. Obviously attention-seeking by posting it, but the prank itself is completely normal.

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u/Inquisivert 1d ago

Ehhh, lots of the kids were way too young for this kind of prank. I might agree if they were like 10+, not 5.

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u/ReaDiMarco 1d ago

I don't even think most of them understood it was a prank. A 10-12+ child would have, and might have even laughed after the scare.

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u/ancientesper 1d ago

At least bugs have a way of keeping them out. If you're scared of ghost, it pretty much follows you for life anywhere any time. It's all fun to see the reactions for what, a few seconds? Then they have to deal with the kids waking them up in the middle of the night screaming or pay for therapy. No thanks.

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u/LaVillaGrangioto 1d ago

Or end up as someone who has a violent reaction whenever startled beyond "car horn" intensity.

They don't let you go to haunted houses any more if you punch the people who try to grab and jump scare you.

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u/Budget_Persimmon_195 1d ago

haunted house employees shouldnt be touching you int he first place

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u/LaVillaGrangioto 22h ago

Totally agree. And afaik, pretty much a hard rule for quite some time. But I guess it wasn't at a local JayCees haunted house in the early eighties.

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u/BetApprehensive7064 1d ago

I dunno I'm definitely that guy your talking about who's easily startled. And my dad did shit like this constantly

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u/LaVillaGrangioto 22h ago

I was an overweight nerd that was beat up and messed with constantly until I hit puberty and decided I wanted a girlfriend and girlfiends don't want fat punching bags. Taekwondo lessons and a weight bench at home worked wonders. Side effect is that I know the immediate violent counter move when I think I'm being jumped. And PTSD from the beatings had me overreacting way too fast when grabbed or pushed from behind. Therapy is a godsend. It should be free as the entire world might start acting a tad more rational. :)

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u/BetApprehensive7064 21h ago

Any woman who wouldn't want you because you're not good in a fight is not a woman worth having that's just my opinion though

I'm glad this worked for you and this helped you build a confidence. But frankly your story is everything I try to avoid. Embracing toxic masculinity to get a girlfriend is the last thing I'm willing to do

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u/Green_Mix5839 1d ago

Do you have any sources to back this claim up?

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u/goldberry-fey 1d ago

I dunno man I feel like people are really overreacting here lol. I grew up on a family where scaring kids was considered normal and fun for everyone. I loved getting scared and still do. I mean obviously it sucks for like 5 seconds but once you realize you’re safe and fine it’s a great laugh.

I mean this is no different to me than the car commercial jumpscare my dad showed me, and everyone else’s dad’s showed them, back in the day.

I kinda think exposure to scary stuff toughens you up. You realize no harm came of it and you survived and you get a little braver for it.

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u/Long-Education-7748 1d ago

Lol, yeah, the reactions here are nuts. People keep framing this as 'trauma', it isn't.

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u/CrazyDaimondDaze 1d ago

Now you reminded me one time, when I was 10 or 11, at recess, that some kids where trying to push me to an area where bees were at. They were mostly dead, since they were fumed, but some were still kicking and I was afraid I'd be stung by them since they were many. Fought for dear life to avoid being pushed further while I was crying. They didn't succeed but that just became one of the many stories while I was bullied.

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u/Had_to_ask__ 1d ago

No, but I know what is to have a parent that talks like this

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u/Sea-Description-8657 1d ago

Hey, roaches are awful lmao. I'm usually okay with most bugs, but I draw the line at roaches. Especially those that you find in tropical areas.

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u/kyuuei 1d ago

Okay but that's a grown man like roaches are icky but they can't even hurt you really...