Is there really a huge controversy over reptile ownership??

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No way!! That poor girl. I used to catch spiders and let them crawl all over me as a kid. I developed a phobia only after I saw that everyone else was afraid of them. This stuff is learned.
I really think exposure helps, people are probably just misinformed. c: a friend of mine was afraid of my ball at first but now always wants to see her. He's a hip hop dancer, and says watching her movements has been a huge source of inspiration. Interesting stuff. I'm just glad to be converting people muahaha

When my kids were little my daughter was all about snakes and bugs. Every time we would catch a snake in the yard she would play with them and my boys would be spazzing. lol You are totally right. My daughter was never taught to be afraid of them. My sons on the other were taught by their mother to be afraid of everything she is afraid of. So I ended up with 2 boys that are afraid of anything that crawls and a daughter that to this day isn't afraid anything.