Every morning when Tyler wakes up, the very first thing he asks me is when he can watch a movie. He loves them. He lives for the chance to watch them and movies are the main topic of conversation throughout the day. The last few weeks he has taken this obsession to the next level. He has insisted on carrying around about 20 DVD cases wherever he goes. If he is playing in his room, there is a huge pile of DVDs on his bed. If he is watching a movie, they are piled up on the couch next to him. I have been finding this stack of DVDs everywhere!
So tonight, after asking him to put them all away for the umpteenth time, I decided to do something about it. I told him that in California, there was a Movie Monster that liked to come into little kids' houses at night to gobble up any DVDs that had been left out. I told him the Movie Monster can smell DVDs that are not in their proper place and that's how he knows where to go. Needless to say, the DVDs all got put away tonight.
I felt pretty triumphant until about 10 minutes ago. Tyler has been up in bed for about 30 minutes messing around. Usually he falls asleep pretty quickly. He came downstairs to find me. The poor kid needed a lot of reassurance that the Movie Monster wasn't going to come into our house tonight and that all would be safe. I'm not sure if it was an excuse to get out of bed or if he was really scared. I'm feeling a bit guilty, but in the long run, if it keeps the DVDs in their proper spot, maybe it was worth the bad parenting moment!
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That's really funny. Julia loves movies so much as well. I hope you guys are doing well and enjoying California! We miss you out here in Ohio.
you finally blogged! And that is about the funniest lie i have heard a parent tell. tom would be freaked out. love you tons.
Ahh yes, the power of a "monster." I have forgotten about that one. I'll have to try it out sometime.
That is hilarious! It's great to hear from you again on your blog. We miss you guys! So funny that Tyler still loves his movies, he definitely loved them at my house too. Ohh and Dave is constantly teasing Connor about monsters. I think Connor asks me about a million times a day if monsters are pretend or real. Poor kid. That's what they get for having a tease for a dad.
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