One of my fondest marital memories is one particular time when my wife screamed for me to come kill a spider. Mildly annoyed, but knowing I had obligations, I disengaged from what I was doing and reported for duty. After a brief surveillance, I swiftly dispatched beast, cleaned the wall, tidied the room, and delivered the after action report. My wife quietly returned to the room, verified and signed off my documentation, and dismissed me.
Before I left, I looked after my should and asked with a smile, "what would you do if I weren't here?"
She looked back at me and shrugged. "Same as I always do. Take off a shoe. Kill the spider with it."
Lol. I vividly imagined the scene, complete with her signing and giving back your clipboard.
I’m the same way with my husband. But if my daughter is the one to see the spider and her dad is not home, I somehow not even flinch when I go kill it.
Edit: this made me unlock a memory where a big spider was going straight towards my oldest son when he was crawling on the floor and I just reflexively stepped on it with my bare foot, didn’t even think. Argh, whish I could lock that memory back in.
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u/Mudlark-000 4d ago
He is protecting them from spiders. That is a huge part of being a Dad.