Funny Story - June Bug, June Bug, Get out of my HAIR!

As you may or may not know, I do not like BUGS! This is another story from my youth. Keep in mind that I have always has long hair. I hope you enjoy!

My mother worked at a laundromat for many years. It was convenient because she could take me with her and still make money.

This particular summer evening, I did all the usual things that I did to pass the time like playing in the parking lot and roller skating in circles around the washers inside the laundromat. (see laundromat pic)

Yes, they were roller "skates" not roller "blades" as they have now.

Now it was time to go and sit on the picnic table which was just inside the back door(see pic) while mom did the mopping just like I always did.

As I said, it was summer, so the doors were open because there was no air conditioning.

While sitting there watching mom mop the floors, I felt something in my hair. Not knowing what it was, I put my hand through my hair to get it out and......

....I ran at full circle around the that place, screaming at the top of my lungs, arms flinging as if they were set on fire and head shaking back and forth as if I was trying to shake my head off my shoulders.

My mother was finally able to grab me and ask me what was wrong. I couldn't run because she was in front of me so I tried as hard as I could to tell her that something in my hair was moving, while I was still flinging my arms and doing the "hurry up and get it off of me" dance.

NOTE: The "hurry up and get it off me" dance is similar to the "keep it away from me" stomp which you can read about here

Mom must have understood me because she grabbed the piece of my hair, right where the bug was and got it out of my hair.

It wasn't just as simple as getting the bug out of my hair though. While mom was getting the bug out of my hair, she was laughing her butt off.

Once it was out, through her laughter, she said, "It's just a June Bug."

She was laughing even harder now! I was certain that this June Bug had given her a new found kind of joy.....laughter at my expense! I was certain that she was going to wet herself, but she escaped giving me the joy of laughter at her expense.

Just a June Bug, to my mother, was and is a gross little creature, invading the space that belongs to me. No creepy, crawly things are allowed to invade my space - EVER! Although they often break the rules and join me in my personal space, my bubble, if you will, they rarely do it without giving someone the gift of laughter.

I hope that I have given you the gift of laughter today!

Go ahead and laugh at my expense because laughter is free and it's best when given away!