Here's some bad news for those of you who are afraid of spiders or have an aversion to wasps or bees. In fact, it's bad news for anyone who has any kind of phobia or fear of any other type of living creature at all. Your child is going to be a lot more afraid of them than you are when they're young, and you'll be expected to defend them.
Your child doesn't care about your lifelong arachnophobia when there's a spider in the bath. They just need you to act as their personal security, and deal with the problem for you. Therapists often say that the best way to deal with your fears is to face them head on. As a parent, you'll have plenty of opportunities to do precisely that. After all, what's worse - being afraid of spiders, or letting your children see that you're afraid of them?