Strange Bites
Sometimes I just don’t know what to do. Over the past several days, Allyson has gotten some strange insect bites. Now in a normal house this isn’t really a cause for concern, but when you’ve had bedbugs…well…you never quite feel safe to ignore insect bites. I felt somewhat comforted by the fact that I had yet to receive any bites which called into question the whole bedbug theory somewhat. After all, why would all the bites be concentrated on just one person? Last night, however, my whole emotional house of cards came tumbling down. You see, I seem to have bites of some sort on my foot since going to sleep four hours ago.
I have no idea what to do. I have no real proof that bedbugs are at play, but the circumstantial evidence scares the shit out of me. Did my neighbors who just moved out have bedbugs that are now migrating? It’s pretty obvious to me that we shouldn’t have a surviving colony of bedbugs considering the massive gap of time in which we received no bites. Am I overreacting? Should I spray flea spray in the bedroom (as I have every time one of us was nervous about a mosquito bite and in need of reassurance)? Should I call in the pest control again?
I have these stupid fears that I’ll never have a normal life again. That nothing I do will ever truly stop them. That I’ll spend the rest of my life sleeping on an air bed and worrying that the cat is going to pop it while trying to wake me up in the morning.
I’m glad I have the next week off after today. I can use a vacation after months of dealing with this.
July 2nd, 2007 at 10:51:09
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