Dave Land wrote.. >It's a funny thing. The front of my brain tells me that most >of the spiders I encounter are quite harmless. Something much, >much further back in my brain makes me want to run away, >screaming like a little girl.
I realize that my fear of spiders is irrational, but unfortunately, the realization alone doesn't seem to help me at all. I have no idea why I am so afraid of spiders. My daughter is also very afraid, but I suspect that could be a learned response to my fear. Right after I put the bowl over this spider, my 4 year old was right down there on the floor checking it out and thought it was "cool" and wanted to keep it as a pet. I am trying very hard to not influence him with my irrational fear of spiders. Instead, I have been attempting to teach him to have a reasonable respect for them instead of paralyzing fear. Gary _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
