I stayed out late last night hanging with friends learning more about totem animals.<\/p>\n
So I got home late and didn’t fall asleep till about 1 AM.<\/p>\n
Veronica woke up at 5:30 she was awake she wanted to watch TV. She had had a bad dream I could see that she was tired. I knew I was tired.<\/p>\n
She had had a bad dream. I could see that she was tired. I knew I was tired.<\/p>\n
So I tried to help her get back to sleep.<\/p>\n
It was tough. She knew what she wanted, to watch TV. I thought I could help her get back to sleep she kept arguing that the sun was up.<\/p>\n
I gave her some milk and graham crackers after 45 minutes. She still wanted to stay awake. Our bargain was she would try to sleep.<\/p>\n
She started crying and said I don’t know how. So I held her on my lap. She lay her head on my shoulder. I told her the story of the tiger I knew, that this tiger was strong and powerful. And the tiger told me I was strong. Then she really started crying and said “I don’t feel powerful.”<\/p>\n
I told her I thought she was powerful, but my heart was breaking how do I help her?<\/p>\n
I wrapped My bathrobe around her and she quietly laid her head on my shoulder. I waited five minutes and then put her back in her bed.<\/p>\n
We all slept until 9 AM<\/p>\n
Of course Chris is still sleeping. But it reminded me of when she was very little, and how I am grateful that she mostly falls asleep on her own. I am sad that she doesn’t feel powerful.<\/p>\n
Maybe she feels more powerful in the daytime, and less powerful right after a nightmare.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I stayed out late last night hanging with friends learning more about totem animals. So I got home late and didn’t fall asleep till about 1 AM. Veronica woke up at 5:30 she was awake she wanted to watch TV. … Continue reading