Are YOU afraid of the dark?

Ella, like most kids can sometimes be scared of the dark or have nightmares. Kids usually call for help and with their mom and dad, come up with a plan that helps them keep away the fearful things. Ella has had trouble with "Goku'em" for a while now. They are apparently some form of Goblin, but very small and they are scary. A while back, In a moment of sleep-deprived desperation told her that her ride-on dino EATS Goku'ems. That Rexie's favorite snack was Goku'ems and that she shouldn't worry, cuz with Rexie in the room, no Goku'ems could get her. This worked. (yea me!) Now Rexie resides at the end of her bed each evening at the ladder, alert and prepared to gobble any stray Goku'ems that wander into her room.

Later, she decided she was scared of Ghosts, so I (in another stroke of brilliance!) told her that Kitzel(our cat) EATS ghosts,(notice a theme here?) and so since Kitzel sleeps with her no ghosts could get her. She bought that. It is so nice that little kids are so trusting and ready to believe their mommies.

Finally, one night, she had a bad dream. I never was able to figure out what was wrong, but the girl just had one request, a sword, to protect herself. We have at least 5 play swords in the house, so I handed one up and she went quietly back to sleep. She has slept with one of her swords ever since.

It makes me happy that she has so many things to protect her, she sleeps well, and hardly ever has bad dreams lately. Everyone should have their own team of protectors to watch over them while they sleep.