Friday, February 13, 2009

What Keeps You Up At Night?

I awoke in the predawn darkness to a sobbing Tizzy standing at my bed.


"What is it honey? Did you have a bad dream?" 


"Yes! I had a NIGHTMARE!"


"Oh, come here you, climb into bed. Do you want to talk about it?"


"I can't talk about it. It was too scary."


We lay in the dark, our arms wrapped around one another.


After a few minutes had passed, Tizzy let out a sigh and sat straight up in bed.


"I'm ready to talk about my dream."


"O.K. sweetie. What happened?"


He took a deep breath, paused and then said: 


"I was dreaming I was watching The Dubba - Dubbies, (Teletubies) and every time it came to an end... (long pause)... It started over AGAIN!"

26 comments:

de said...

crimey, the poor kid!

How did you not laugh?

Zip n Tizzy said...

Oh believe me, I laughed!

Bona Fide Mama said...

Wow. That's awesome. You can't MAKE UP this stuff!

LilliGirl said...

Ugh! That is the stuff nightmares are made of!

Stacie said...

oh, that IS a nightmare!

for a different kind of girl said...

So hilarious! I'm pretty sure I had the same nightmare for a solid two years when my oldest son was a toddler!

The Dotterel said...

Scary!

Pia said...

that would scare me too

Dana's Brain said...

Love it!!! Especially since they do have that thing where they repeat the little "shows" at least twice. Gah! Glad we are clear of that show!!

Lora said...

that's the best thing i've read all day

Laggin said...

Oh goodness. Now that IS a nightmare.

Jen said...

Oh that is one of my nightmares too. Poor kid.

For Myself said...

Like Groundhog Day, but waaaay scarier!

Mindful Mama said...

Great. Now I won't be able to sleep for weeks! I will try to think happy and peaceful thoughts.... a blue sky.... sunshine... baby face in the sun...! NO! NO! Not again!!!

CaraBee said...

That is a nightmare!

ChefDruck said...

Terrifying! Never ending Teletubbies. :)

Vodka Mom said...

omg! He's dreaming every parent's nightmare!

hahaha That totally cracked me up.

Team Serrins Springfield said...

Did you tell him we all have that one?

Kim said...

Oh, god love him!

Me, You, or Ellie said...

Oooh. That sounds like a nightmare that will continue right on into adulthood...

Ellie

Woman in a Window said...

AAAaaahhhhh!
The horror!

Nicki said...

Tizzy, that is MY worst nightmare too! ;)

Stomper Girl said...

Sometimes it feels like that nightmare comes TRUE at our house when they dig out the Teletubbies video. Even playing it once feels like its never-ending. Poor Tizzy, I don't blame him for crying.

Jo Hoffacker said...

Sounds like a perfectly reasonable nightmare to me! I have the same one when forced to watch Telletubbies.

MGM said...

No kidding! That's about the worst nightmare I can think up!

Kari said...

Oh, that IS scary!!!