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I Should’ve Listened To My Mom
And the guy at Home Depot
“Here’s what you should use. The sticky traps. That way you won’t have to see them,” said the guy at Home Depot.
The previous morning I discovered I had an intruder. Based off the droppings on my stove. Cold temperatures bring the little critters in. Eager for warmth they exploit the tiniest of cracks and holes.
In previous years I had success with the old school wooden traps. Although I hate to see them dead, stuck, with their eyeballs popped out, its been the most effective method for me.
“Nah, I want the old school kind,” I said.
“You will see them with those. I don’t want to see them.”
“You’re a man. You’re not supposed to be scared of a mouse,” I said chuckling a bit.
“So, what’s that supposed to mean, I’m a man. I don’t wanna see no mouse. You’re a man. You’re the one that’s not scared seeing them,” he said.
After the back and forth of who’s a man and who isn’t I settled for the 4 pack of wooden traps and went on my way.
Now, my mama is the first person I called about the mouse. She suggested I use the sticky traps because its what she’s used before. She doesn’t want to see them. I declined her suggestion, the same as the guy from Home Depot, because I…
