Surprise! Three part-time jobs, two kids, and one dissertation make the world a very busy place. Not that I am doing much on that last one. Thankfully, my one marriage is pulling through for me. Paul is agreeing that I should GO AWAY to write. The jobs are too demanding, the work continues to pile up, and the distractions are too plentiful. If I ever want to finish, I am going to have to fall off the edge of the earth.
Since it’s the New Orleans equivalent to dead of winter around here (in that it’s so stinkin’ hot tourists are frying on the sidewalk), local hotels have some great deals. Doesn’t it sound all romantic and artist-y to escape to the Quarter to write? (The mind boggles with wonder at how I will ruin what otherwise would be a perfect working escape.)
But wait! More surprises! Did you know that Monsters like to eat Poop? Yes, they do, according to Kate, who is the Household Authority on the habits of Monsters. As for me, all I can really say about Monsters is that when not terrorizing children’s dreams, they moonlight as Imaginary Friends. Watch out, because you might find that your chair at the dinner table is now THE MONSTER’S chair. That same Monster may forget to share when playing. He may also make horrible messes in bedrooms after tuck-in. But the biggest issue is that whole poop thing. Due to Monsters, an otherwise potty-trained little girl might just develop a toilet phobia surrounding her pooping.
And this means A LOT of surprises.
(Anyone out there in the interwebs tackled the Monster??)
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Aunt Deb | 06-Jul-09 at 7:33 am | Permalink
Holly,
Give one of Kate’s favorite dolls the assignment. Tell her a story maked the doll the fearless fiighter of monsters and about how afraid the monsters are of this doll. Have her take the doll with her to bed, to the bathroom and any place else the monsters are a problem. Imaginary friends are good. Bob’s was Rudavell and he was with Bob for years. Jenn’s didn’t last that long. Hope this helps.
heather | 06-Jul-09 at 12:21 pm | Permalink
We don’t have a monster, but we do have a fear of poop. Specifically poop in the potty. As in, it will not go there. Maybe I could try telling him monsters eat poop and if he poops in his pants he’ll get bitten.
Lucy | 06-Jul-09 at 6:42 pm | Permalink
Good Luck with your writing and destroying of the Monsters. Unable to give advice on this one, never had to deal with this problem, many other problems, just not the monster/poop one.