Bugs

I did a bunch of yard work yesterday to clean up the dead growth from last year and prune the bushes. The kids came out to play while I was working. Marie kept throwing a FIT every time she saw a bug. She got especially upset when she saw the wimpy old potato bugs. (Do you call them potato bugs, pill bugs, or roly-polys?) We saw a ton because they were hiding under the dead leaves and branches of the perennials. She weeped and wailed like she was being stung even though she was a few feet away. She freaked out even more when she saw Richard and Audrey playing with the bugs. She finally got so upset she went inside. I don't know how to help her! I'm hoping that by not making her be by the bugs, but by not coddling her either, that she'll grow out of it. Also, hopefully seeing Richard and Audrey not being bothered will also help. We'll see.