"Mom? Mom? Can you wake up? I had a nightmare."
"Oh, no. What was it about?"
"Bad guys were getting me and now when I try to go to sleep, I go back in the same bad dream."
"Okay. Let's think about some nice things."
"Like what?"
"Teddy."
"All right."
"Playing soccer with your friends."
"That's a good one."
"Ice cream. Kittens. Sunny days. Bike rides. Blowing out the candles on your birthday cake. Brandon's tree fort. The beach. Hitting a home run. Car rides with the window open. Frisbee with Dad. Babies. Pizza. Your teacher. Ponies. Reading books. A new box of colored pencils. Swimming pools. Butterflies. Big trees. Basketball in the gym. Thanksgiving. Baseball cards... Bob? Are you asleep? Bob? Sweet dreams."
Well played, Mom. As always.
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Thanks, Anna. And now I want pizza and ice cream. xo
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DeleteThat's pretty impressive for 3:40am.
ReplyDeleteAmazing what you can pull together when you want to go back to sleep. xoxo
Deletecan you come to my house? We could use the help with my irrational 9 year old!
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DeleteI needed some of that Sunday night. :)
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