As part of our nighttime routine, I am regularly reminding Brenna that she needs to SLEEP once she is in bed. Tonight she claimed that every time she closes her eyes, she has a bad dream. I don't really believe this - although I've heard about a couple of these bad dreams, I don't think she actually has one EVERY time she closes her eyes - notice, not sleeps, but closes her eyes. So, we started coming up with ways to get those bad dreams outta there. We spend time thinking about princesses, bubbles, butterflies, flowers, castles, Hannah Montana, etc. to get some happy thoughts in there. I suggested that she pretend that she is at Disneyland WITH Hannah Montana. She said, "Mom, that dream is cute, but I still have bad ones." So, we continued brainstorming ways to get rid of the bad dreams.
I suggested that we come up with a magic word that we can say every night before going to sleep that would chase the bad dreams away. I asked her what the magic word should be and she replied "Rumplestiltskin". Side note: this has been a "magic" word since I was a kid - it is used to get out of being tickled, to open hands that are holding surprises, etc. So, naturally, I taught it to her. I thought her suggestion was good, so we continued with our teethbrushing and hair drying. Then she said "Actually, Root Beer." HUH? "Root Beer is the magic word." Okaaaayyyy.
So, after I tucked her in tonight, we said "ROOT BEER!!!!" at the top of our lungs a few times to chase away the bad dreams. It didn't work the first time, but the 2nd time was the charm. She isn't asleep just yet, but close :)
2 comments:
That's too cute. Allie has that same problem. I keep telling her she has to be asleep before she can have nightmares.
What a crack up!!! Jacy has bad dreams too.. we are going to try the magic word trick!
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