I was at Target the other day, buying prizes to entice my youngest to sleep in her own room for the entire night. The checkout girl, who was assisting me, asked if I was having an Elmo party, being that most of the prizes were from the Sesame Street bins, in the dollar section. I smiled and sheepishly informed her that it was another effort to get my daughter sleeping through the night. She then proceeded to tell me that she is a nanny for three children, the youngest of which is five, and finally started sleeping through the night. Then she added, "her parents were just too inconsistent. When I watch her, she sleeps in her own bed." The look on this lady's face was so satisfied, so confident, so that of a person who has never had children.
As I walked away, she wished me luck, and I smiled because I am a parent, of three children. I am stubborn and consistent and always jumping through invisible hoops in my quest to become a better mom. Currently, my mission is one...to get a good nights sleep. My two-year-old has never been one of those children who sleeps through the night. Come to think of it, my older two, weren't either. At the present time, she is suffering from night terrors, waking up thrashing, screaming, and completely inconsolable. My husband and I then spend an average of thirty minutes calming her down, and examining her bedroom for the invisible monsters which she insists are lurking everywhere.
So my question to you Target lady is this, "Are you able to to stop by at 2:00a.m. and calm her down as she is still partially asleep, but also screaming. Can you bring your night vision goggles with you in order to find the enormous monster cat that only she can see?" If you could stop by, it would be really great, because I haven't had a solid nights sleep in about nine years.
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