bedtime stories

[monkey_pie]

For some reason E has become particularly set on being told a story before bed. Not read a story, which has always been our bedtime mainstay. He wants us to make stories up for him. I cannot even explain how challenging this is for my tired brain every night. Sometimes I change up and recycle plots I remember from fairy tales, movies or fic (I

Comments

[turps33]

Ah, I'm very impressed that you do that, and to such specific requests too.

[monkey_pie]

I think getting him to go to sleep is a huge motivator! If I don't comply it just gives him reason to drag things on and he'll never go to sleep.

[alpheratz]

Wow, that's really hard. I'd be so awful at that. Go you!

[monkey_pie]

They are the most ridiculous and nonsensical things. I am lucky my audience is a not very discriminating 6 yr old.

[monkey_pie]

<3 <3 <3