By SADIE STEIN [Jezebel] – There’s nothing worse than telling people you have bedbugs, because inevitably, they make you feel worse. If they haven’t been through the wars themselves, they know people who have. They’ll talk gleefully about the thousands of dollars you have to spend, the furniture you’ll need to throw away, the inevitable return. and your disgust will be supplanted by despair. Within days, you’ll begin entertaining thoughts of tracking down an unscrupulous exterminator with a stash of contraband DDT. You’ll think about moving to the country. You’ll become paranoid, assuming every itch, every speck is further evidence of their tyranny. You’ll never feel safe at a hotel again. And even the most tempting curbside furniture sighting will be cause to cross to the other side.
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