Tonight, I happened to be walking by Erin's bedroom as Laur finished reading the last bedtime story, and overheard the following:
"Mommy, will you stay with me?"
"Erin, you know I always stay with you until you fall asleep. Is everything OK?"
"Well, if you don't stay, I'll be scared."
"What will you be scared of?"
"I'll be scared of that I might have another bad dream."
"Oh yeah? What kind of a bad dream? What are your bad dreams about?"
"Well, I dream that I'm playing Tic Tac Toe, but I never win."
This was too much for me... I had to walk away so as to not burst out laughing within earshot of Erin. I don't know how Laur maintained her composure. But for all of its hilarity, there was such a sincerity to Erin's explanation... I think that this is genuinely a recurring nightmare for her. The world must look so different through the eyes of a 4-year old. So much is new and exciting. And even the mudane can inspire fear.
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