I had a fab time taking photos at the North Carolina State Fair this year. Every new sight was a blog post possibility!
But it was husband Cliff who first spotted Spider Girl. “Take her! You’ve got to take her!”
Hmm, could he possibly think that women rattled by hormones morph into Spider Girls?
Double hmm, could he possibly think his sweet and perfect wife has ever turned into Spider Girl?
Tell me it isn’t so!
Well, maybe once or twice.
Grrrrr….
Snarl…
Snap….
I don’t understand the psychology or physiology of hormones. Yet if the instant the words come out, you say to yourself, “Was that me talking?” you can be pretty sure hormonal spiders are at work.
But look carefully at Spider’s Girl’s face. Her expression isn’t mean or bitchy or witchy. In fact, she looks troubled.
Hormonal meanness is indeed troubling, for those who strike with its nasty venom and those who receive it.
Perhaps the best solution is for Spider Girl to wrap her eight furry arms around her victim and say she’s sorry. If she’s lucky, the victim will respond by wrapping at least two arms back.
Photo: I don’t know if this is a marquee for a ride or a spook house. Next year at the fair, we’ll try to make friends with Spider Girl and find out!
Read more of Barbara’s blogs at http://friendfortheride.com
Barbara Younger
Barbara Younger blogs from her home in Hillsborough, North Carolina. Along with Friend for the Ride: Encouraging Words for the Menopause Roller Coaster (http://friendfortheride.com), she writes books for children and adults. She lives in an old house with her husband Cliff. and collections of everything from dolls to buttons to bookmarks. She's the mother of two grown daughters and the grandmother to one adorable baby boy!
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