For weeks M has been scared to pieces over the "monsters" in his closet. I have questioned everyone involved in his life...adults only, of course...to no avail. No one can seem to figure out where he has learned about the dreaded "M" word or how he "knows" that they live in closets. Quite honestly, this has been one of the most trying of stages because he just can't seem to get past this fear and I've tried everything from calmly explaining to using a "monster catcher" to capture the loathed creatures. All. For. Naught.
Well, last night Papa Bear was out at a hockey game with his boss, so I was left with bedtime duties...sigh. M has a MOUNTAIN of books on his bed that he expects to be fully perused before he will even consider night, night. This is mostly due to the fact that Papa Bear has caved in this area and allowed M to rule the roost. Anyway, I digress. While widdleing away the Kilimanjaro-sized mound of books, I came across a book that I had never personally read to M before. It's called "Things Daddy's Can't Do" and it features dinosaurs. M, excitedly, starting yelling, "Those monsters in closet there." I looked at the cover, and seeing only dinosaurs, explained that the characters were dinosaurs. M continually insisted that there were monsters, so I ignored it and began to read the book. About halfway through the book, I stopped reading and almost began laughing. Right there was a page about monsters in the closet and under the bed. Aha, so that's where M was getting this idea from. Papa Bear and I will be having a looooooong discussion tonight. It should be good times.
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