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[quote=Anonymous][b]TRIGGER WARNING THERE ARE SPIDERS IN THIS STORY[/b]

A few weeks ago my 7 year old spent the day with one of her friend's family at a lake. Her friend is 7 and her friend's older sister is 9.

So what we think happened was the older sister rubbed up against a spider's egg and got it caught in her hair which was tightly braided in two french braids. When the tiny spiders hatched she started screaming and it was very traumatic. Her uncle figured out what was up and got her into the water while her mother tried to get her braids out as quickly as possible. Thankfully there was no physical damage but I am sure it was emotionally traumatic for the older sister. My daughter and her friend were panicked as well.

DH and I talked with her and reassured her and focused on how awesome it was that her uncle came to her rescue and thought so quickly to get her into the water. She said it was scary but agreed he was her hero. She said she didn't like spiders and we laughed and said that was okay, most people don't.

So over the past few weeks my daughter has not wanted her hair braided, is looking for spiders everywhere and I noticed she didn't seem to interested in swimming even though she is a water baby. A few days ago she started crying hysterically because she saw some string inside her shorts and though it was spider. Each time we reassure her. Tell her there is nothing to be afraid of. Talk to her about spiders and how they are more afraid of us etc.

Her friend's mom told me that both her daughters are freaked out and doing some of the same things. She thinks this will pass and I tend to agree but I also worry about my daughter developing a phobia. Not like having arachnophobia is a terrible thing but if I can support her in some way I want to.

I'm just worried. Should we have her talk to someone about this?[/quote]

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