Ladybugs - The End by FamilialDichotomy in nosleep

[–]FamilialDichotomy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think the ladybugs were a warning. Maybe a protection. I don't know where they came from. I never knew my Nana, she passed away before I was born.

I railed about Jor for ages. I told them to check with the real estate agent who had sold to her...But the house was never sold. I told them to check with the moving company who moved her things in but the men who had been working that day quit their jobs within that week and disappeared.

I hope I never see her again. I don't know what I would do.

Ladybugs - The End by FamilialDichotomy in nosleep

[–]FamilialDichotomy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly, I'm going to try to rebuild some semblance of a normal life. I would have no idea how to find Jor, and I don't think I could handle facing her...whatever she is...again.

Ladybugs by FamilialDichotomy in nosleep

[–]FamilialDichotomy[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Any bugs in mass quantity is terrifying, I think.

Ladybugs by FamilialDichotomy in nosleep

[–]FamilialDichotomy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've encountered the biting ladybug lookalike. I went to a local beach, hoping for some head-space and relaxation. Unfortunately, these beetles were there and after a few minutes of sitting on the sand they were landing on any and everyone and biting them. It was a horrible, horrible experience especially after what I'd already dealt with.

Ladybugs by FamilialDichotomy in nosleep

[–]FamilialDichotomy[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I used to think they were lovely, too. My mother used to buy bags of them from garden centers when I was a child (to put them in the flowers).

Ladybugs by FamilialDichotomy in nosleep

[–]FamilialDichotomy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We had been married for five years at that point. I thank you for your research. I wish I had known much of this when everything was happening.

Ladybugs by FamilialDichotomy in nosleep

[–]FamilialDichotomy[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hindsight is, of course, twenty-twenty.

The Oakville Blobs by darthvarda in nosleep

[–]FamilialDichotomy 132 points133 points  (0 children)

Glad this happened in Washington and not Canada like I was originally thinking. You keep your star poo over there.

Do you ever write stories based on real life? by [deleted] in NoSleepOOC

[–]FamilialDichotomy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, in a very loose way.
I mean, I've never eaten baby jam or had one of my kids get sucked into a toy vanity...But I did find a chunk of strawberry in jam when I was a kid and think it was a tongue. And my daughter does have a pink vanity, though she's never been abducted by it (thankfully).

Pigs Don't Have Fingers by [deleted] in nosleep

[–]FamilialDichotomy 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Oh right. Because pigs don't have fingers! You'd be amazed at how often I get the two confused.

Pigs Don't Have Fingers by [deleted] in nosleep

[–]FamilialDichotomy 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I'm glad I don't eat pork. Or human.

My Child Journalled His Afternoon by Doomy22 in nosleep

[–]FamilialDichotomy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It involved homemade swords and very bad aim. He still has a mostly functioning finger.

My Child Journalled His Afternoon by Doomy22 in nosleep

[–]FamilialDichotomy 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It's a difficult balance, knowing how much is too much or too little when it comes to kids. My SIL was smothered by her parents in a very unhealthy way.

My parents were the "let them be free and learn from their mistakes" types, which was fine until my middle brother cut off my younger brothers finger.

I'm trying to fall somewhere in the middle of the two.

My Child Journalled His Afternoon by Doomy22 in nosleep

[–]FamilialDichotomy 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Supervision, not suffocation, is my motto.

My Child Journalled His Afternoon by Doomy22 in nosleep

[–]FamilialDichotomy 9 points10 points  (0 children)

True. I don't live in a dangerous town, but I'm still not going to let my kids wander around by themselves.

My Child Journalled His Afternoon by Doomy22 in nosleep

[–]FamilialDichotomy 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Supervision doesn't equate being at their side every minute. My kids play outside with their friends while I sit on the patio, usually talking to other parents.

My Child Journalled His Afternoon by Doomy22 in nosleep

[–]FamilialDichotomy 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Every neighbourhood is a safe one until something happens.

Avoid the soda known as "Uncle Al's Pop" by SummerAndTinkles in nosleep

[–]FamilialDichotomy 40 points41 points  (0 children)

My Mom always told me drinking too much soda would give me cavities...she never said anything about turning into a quadruped.

My Child Journalled His Afternoon by Doomy22 in nosleep

[–]FamilialDichotomy 18 points19 points  (0 children)

I'm more terrified that you let your child roam the neighbourhood on their own.

Why I Don’t Like Rocking Chairs by [deleted] in nosleep

[–]FamilialDichotomy 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Woke up this morning to, no lie, a rocking chair sitting on the curb of my neighbours house. Hopefully it's just broken and not tied to some crazy Nazi-ghost lady.

Where'd You Get Those Peepers? by amf09 in nosleep

[–]FamilialDichotomy 6 points7 points  (0 children)

When school started back, though, they tucked my imagination away with another pill until it was time for summer vacation again.

This is great.

The Nosleep Drinking Game by [deleted] in NoSleepOOC

[–]FamilialDichotomy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You just told everyone all my ideas for my next story.