Ever heard the following? "Good night. Sleep tight. Do not let the bedbugs bite."
This is a little rhyme many children in the English-speaking world learn. So easy to say. So catchy. So innocent sounding. Ha! Yes, and so evil. It is a falsehood. It implies that you have control over their biting you. That you have some say in the matter. You do not. You have been taught a dark lie.
Most writings on bedbugs are usually no-nonsense where the focus is on exterminating the bugs. Good cause, definitely. But come on, most humans are inquisitive by nature. We need to know more.
Just who are these little guys? What are they up to? Why do we hate them so? The practical and serious books tend to omit the human side—pun intended—of bedbugs. However, in such unpleasant matters, while facts are vital, empathic company mixed in with a squirt of humor is good medicine.
Herein is found some true stories, random facts, insights, and maybe even comforting satire—if possible—on sharing a world with these unwelcome intruders.
