Aurora doesn't like bugs. The first few days we were together, she'd cry out and flail her hands whenever she saw a bug, especially a flying one. I happen to like bugs, and don't want to encourage killing them, no matter how small. One time we saw some ants, and she screamed, "Aaaa! A bug!" I said, "Look at what they're doing! They're working, and just crawling around. They're just living their lives."
From that point on, whenever we see a bug, Aurora says, "It's just living it's bug life."
Flies like to "visit." Whenever we see a regular fly or a fruit fly, I tell her it wants to see what's going on. It's not going to stay; it's just visiting. It's living its fly life.
Works with whatever you're scared of or don't like. The other day, Aurora stubbed her toe, and the next day it still hurt. She was complaining about the pain, when she piped up, "My toe is just living its toe life!"
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