by Aeroprism » Thu Nov 11, '10, 3:24 pm
I used to be terribly afraid of spiders. Then my neighbor's six years old daughter told me that her kindergarten teacher told her that all spiders were called "Bob". Giving spiders a generic, sympathetic name helped kids disregard their fear of it.
And you know what? It worked with me. Now, whenever I see "Bob", instead of twitching and moving away, I either leave it be or place it in close proximity to my cat. Apparently, according to my cat, Bob tastes great. And trust me, where I live, Bob can be awfully large. (Though in my region of the world, they are all harmless)