“Mom, now that I’m bigger, I don’t worry about ninjas coming in my window
at night. I just worry about bad guys with chain saws in my closet.” Jay-9
What keeps you up at night?
Follow a mother's plight to find the funny in the frustrating and save her sanity. She will use this as blackmail, you can use it for birth control.Don’t Steal My Stuff…my kids will cry!
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Now what on earth would cause him to worry about THAT?
Is he watching too much Jason? (is that the dude with the chainsaw?)
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Who knows! When I was his age my mind would race through every possible scary scenario in the middle of the night. I think I slept on my brother’s floor for years because I was so freaked out.
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My imagination left over from childhood…still hearing them noises…and wondering.
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My mind can still play tricks on me in the middle of the night.
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Jay coming in to tell me there are bad guys with chain saws in his closet.
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…and then sneaking into our bed and keeping me up all night with his restless sleeping. It’s only a matter of time before I end up with a broken nose.
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Everything. I worry about everything. Everything keeps me up at night. Well, except bad guys with chain saws in my closet.
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Insomnia is what keeps me up at night! I can’t tell you the last time I slept through the night. I feel like a walking zombie. 😦
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I love all your posts, but I find this one especially pleasing. :p
— The Closet Monster
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I knew you would, Deb. Monsters in the closet are your specialty. 🙂
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Damn. Another thing to fear in my closet in addition to clothes that no longer fit me.
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That and shoes you love, but can’t wear because they torture your feet. 😦
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I SO KNEW it.
I’m totally getting a nightlight now.
🙂
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Or just leave all the lights on in your room. That seems to be the current trend in my house. Bad guys are less likely to show up if the lights are on.
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When I was a kid, I was afraid someone was going to put screws in my ears when I was asleep. WTF? I don’t know where that thought came from. I still can’t sleep without covering my ears with my blankets.
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So funny, but not crazy. My roommate in college slept with cotton in her ears. When she was a kid a beetle crawled in her ear and bit her ear drum. 😦
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Nice drawing. 🙂
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Thanks, I’ll tell Jay. I accidentally insulted the hell out of him when I referred to his ninja as “super cute.”
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Well, now, in addition to the other things that keep me up, I have to worry about Ninjas coming in the window and chain saw killers in the closet. Thanks. 😉
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I know, sorry. I can’t sleep either. It sucks! 😦
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HAHA!! I SO know that feeling!
I swear when I was about Jay’s age I could hear stuff in my closet. But Lord knows it was so jam packed with “stuff” there’s no way anyone or anything could survive in there.
But I’m telling you…I could hear it. =)
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Of course you could. I used to have the Exorcist living under my bed amongst all the dirty socks and candy wrappers.
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I haven’t a clue who or what is hiding in my closet. Sunday morning I found a black pair of shoes I hadn’t seen in over a year. Whatever is hiding in my closet – I hope it will tidy the place up a bit.
Great picture!
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After he cleans up your closet, send him my way. Mine’s a disaster.
I’ll let Jay know you liked his picture. I’m sure it will make him smile. 🙂
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Reggie’s snoring keeps me up at night!
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Maybe you should consider getting him Breathe Right strips. 😉
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I guess that’s the downside of having a childish imagination. If only he believed their were hundreds of tiny fairies in there bringing him money and hiding it inside his shoes and pants pockets.
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I wish I had those very same fairies living in my closet.
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I don’t fear the guy in the closet. I have a bigger horror – hyper cats that MUST play-wrestle at 4:45am EVERY FREAKIN’ MORNING!!! 😯
By the by, can I borrow the chainsaw guy? I got some firewood to cut up. I’ll even trade you some cats! 😀
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I’d take the cats, but we have allergies. I’ll FedEx you the chainsaw guy the next time he shows up. I can’t promise he’ll cooperate with the firewood. Bad guys aren’t always reliable. 😉
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I just want to know where the ninjas went. Are they waiting outside my window, now?
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It might be wise for you to check before you go to sleep. Look under your bed, too.
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Sometimes I just have to make sure the kids are still here and breathing… three or four times.
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I do the same thing. When I can’t hear them breathing, I put my hand on their chest to make sure it’s still moving up and down. No wonder my kids are so neurotic.
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I blame the fact that I’m neurotic on my parents! 🙂 The tradition shall continue!
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Fallen behind again…story of my life. Will catch up soon. 🙂
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Message for Jay: Lock your closet door then the bad guys will suffocate on their chainsaw’s exhaust fumes.
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Good idea, but I’m afraid if I put a lock on the door, it will be his sister and brother that end up getting locked in there.
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Invisible spiders seem to be the basis of my midnight phobias.
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Especially when you imagine the invisible spiders crawling on your head. 😦
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