Somebody asked 'What do you fear?'

[Aerows]

My response:

Cockroaches.

They scare the literal crap out of me. I will flee the room the second I see one.

I am fascinated by spiders, even mice and other critters (as we all well know). But a cockroach? I'm running screaming from the building.

Critters tend to like me. I know that sounds weird, but different types of animals tend to gravitate to me, and I'm not kidding about that, but the one part where that lovely sense fails is that ... a damn cockroach will, too. It runs to me, like I'm it's best friend to shield it in a storm.

Thankfully, I don't have to deal with too many of them because I keep a pretty scrupulously clean home, but damn. They scare the HELL out of me. I abandon all dignity and run screaming.

[csziggy]

1. You should read the two stories in my links below

They are perfect for your phobia!

http://notalwaysrelated.com/no-one-can-bug-you-like-a-mother/26340

http://notalwaysrelated.com/no-one-can-bug-you-like-a-mother-part-2/33953

I live in Florida. Cockroaches are part of the scenery and I'm used to them. If I were afraid of them, I'd have to seal myself in a bubble!

[kairos12]

3. Florida equals Palmetto Bugs. Hardy creatures indeed.

[Aerows]

7. When the end of the world comes

there will be a cockroach sitting under a kudzu vine, blissfully unaware that anything happened.

[Laffy Kat]

2. Same way. There is a rule in my house:

Absolutely no dirty dishes in the sink--ever. You rinse your dishes out and put them in the dishwasher. If the dishwasher is full of clean dishes, take them out. If the dishwasher is running, wash by hand. Also, scrub the sink out twice a day. I am so afraid of getting bugs. Oh, and no crumbs on the counter either.

[hobbit709]

4. There's very little I fear, there are some things I have a healthy respect for.

Around my house roaches don't last long, the geckos eat them.

[Aerows]

5. I have those nearly translucent guys

that lurk around at night, but they are rather small. They don't look like they could eat a roach - too small.

[hobbit709]

6. I've got some that are over 6 inches long.

There's at least 100 geckos living in and around my house.I found a nest once with about 10 empty eggshells where they hatched so obviously they're breeding.
Since we started seeing the geckos about 15 years ago we have no roaches, no ants, few flies and mosquitos.

[trof]

8. 1. Death 2. Running out of money before I die.

I know 1. isn't rational.
For me, life is like a light switch.
You're born, it's turned on.
You die, it's turned off.
Still, I can't imagine 'not being'.
I've 'been' all my life.
But I'm pretty sure 'not being' isn't painful.
You just no longer 'are'.

Maybe this is too heavy for the Lounge.
Yeah, I'm pretty sure it is.
Disregard.

[elias49]

9. What a long strange trip it's been.

7. A new machine (Part 1)



I have always been here
I have always looked out from behind these eyes
It feels like more than a lifetime
Feels like more than a lifetime

Sometimes I get tired of the waiting
Sometimes I get tired of being in here
Is this the way it has always been?
Could it ever have been different?

Do you ever get tired of the waiting?
Do you ever get tired of being in there?
Don't worry, nobody lives forever,
Nobody lives forever

(C) D.I.Gilmour 1987

[Aerows]

10. Giving in.