Okay, internet, it’s time to give advice. I’m asking for it and I promise to not complain when like three people mistakenly give assvice instead of advice and I know it’s going to happen because here we go with a parenting question …
HELP.
Mila. Nightmares. Now that I’ve had six or so weeks of screwed up sleep, I’ve finally determined FOR SURE that Mila is screaming and awake at night in part because she’s having bad dreams. It took me so long to figure it out because I’m dumb in the middle of the night and I didn’t think to engage her in a conversation. Because, you know, conversations are banned in the middle of the night. I temporarily lifted the ban and have since learned a few of the things that cause Mila to lose sleep.
Blue pants.
Penny looking at her.
Her friend at school sitting too close.
Noodles for dinner.
FIRST WORLD PROBLEMS. MILA HAS THEM.
Basically, she had a bad dream that was about me making her wear blue pants and ZOMG blue pants are the worst so that was definitely a nightmare. Then she had a nightmare that was exactly like her reality because she’s constantly flipping out about Penny making “eye contact” (quotes because Penny desperately needs a haircut and I doubt she can see a damn thing right now). Kids sitting too close is basically a day ending in “y” and I guess if you’re in the mood for waffles, noodles are the worst idea ever.
So, like, it’s not ACTUAL scary stuff that’s freaking her out. If it were, I’d be making monster spray or drawing pictures of scary things or SOMETHING to work it all out. I have absolutely no idea how to make a threenager stop having threenager nightmares, though. None. Is this a wait until the phase ends thing? Is it a blog about it daily because that jinxes her into having a good night thing?
WHAT DO I DO? Nothing? Something? HELP!
