Apparently, it was a green, furry finger emerging from the back of the closet that first got her attention.
Then, it was a glowing eyeball or two under the bed, blinking and winking in the darkness.
A growl from behind the stuffed animals was what pushed her over the edge.
At 1:30 AM.
Of course, a full safety inspection occurred complete with Mommy, Daddy and a Mag-lite flashlight…
A thorough search under the bed.
A long probe deep inside the closet.
Nothing.
It was explained that a vivid imagination often accompanies the fourth year of life.
“You’ll outgrow it.”
“Everyone gets nightmares.”
“It just isn’t real!”
However, my professor of a preschooler begged to differ.
“He was right here, Mommy.”
We tried to reason that we are the director of our own dreams. As such, the option to fire a particular dream cast member is always available.
“Tell him to go away,” said Daddy.
“You’re the boss.” I agreed. “Tell him to go bother someone else.”
She pondered this.
“Do you think he will listen?”
We reassured her that, yes, he will listen. If she really meant it, he would. If she ordered that monster out of the darkness with courage and determination, he’d flee. If she remained strong and firm, he’d just disappear. If she believed, he’d leave. Vanish. Scram.
And, he did.
He left with his tail between his furry legs, making a direct path to someone else’s closet.
Now, if I could just follow my own advice, we can boot him out of our family’s home altogether.
The kid was right. He is kinda creepy. Especially when he’s licking my Ugg boots. Ick.
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20 comments:
Got to love the kisses.
I used to have to do a crazy dance and sing a sort of "go away" song to get the monsters out. Then I would chase them out of the house and slam the door so the boys knew it was gone.
So funny....well NOT to the little ones. My ten year old STILL has nightmares that shake her in her boots! When she was little we had to "spray" the bad guys/monsters away with her "special" spray. (an aerosol can with label torn off.)
Worked like a charm!
Yay!!! Glad it worked. I am wondering how i am going to deal with all of that soon.
So funny! I love Suzi's idea with dancing them out the front door - LOL~
One question....was he house trained? :)
We use monster repellent (perfume). Works like a charm.
Poor baby. :(
ooooh, I like what Frantic Mommy said. Monster repellent. Genius.
And you are hilarious, as usual.
Excellent strategy! :)
We had a similar strategy: a spray bottle w/water. Only, don't make the same mistake we did and leave it with the little one to use at their discretion. Everything in the room was damp the next morning.
I sincerely hope that both girls continue to be completely oblivious to any and all creepy crawly mysteries in our house. Probably attribute any noise they hear to the cats. ;-}
Great new features!
My dogs do monster hunting, if you're interested.
Great advice to the kid -- I'll have to save that for when the grandkids hit that stage.
This isn't a phase I am looking forward too
Good job on giving her some authority!
Nice article on the other site as well!
Glad you helped her banish the monsters!
Miss Pickles wants to know what time she should come over.
Awwwww... poor baby.
Congrats on your feature!!
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