I must have missed the bulletin which announced a huge sleepover in my room last night. Both Gleek and Patches got the bulletin though. Patches arriving in my room is fairly frequent, so that wasn’t too surprising. Gleek’s visit was prompted by a truly terrifying nightmare. I know this nightmare was terrifying because as we approached bedtime this evening she curled up in my lap and cried to me while she told me the details. She also requested with big watery eyes that I please allow her to stay up until Howard and I go to bed. Then she can just go to sleep with us and be safe. Specifically she wants Howard to snuggle her because he is the safest person. I didn’t give her request a definitive answer because there were three other things going on simultaneously to the conversation. Gleek ready to snuggle and talk is a rare and precious event. I really wanted to savor it and focus on her, but Patches was having a meltdown because he couldn’t get ketchup to come out of the bottle. After 5 minutes of distress I finally set Gleek down for a moment and blorked some onto his plate, at which point Patches set to whining because he’d already run out of hot dog and now had nothing to dip in the precious ketchup. I couldn’t help it, I laughed. Then Patches dissolved into full-on crying because Mommy Laughed At Him. So Patches needed snuggles and Gleek needed snuggles. Both wanted undivided Mommy time. Moments like that are one of the hardest parts of parenting. It seems like I’m always being tugged in multiple directions by conflicting needs.
The three of us snuggled into the rocking chair and had a talk about dreams. Gleek talked about her dreams and Patches seriously discussed the dreams of his stuffed Yoshi. Apparently Yoshi has sad dreams that no one will play with him. (I think that Patches was discussing his own scary dreams, but doing it safely by displacing them onto Yoshi.) Gleeks dream featured monsters with glowing red eyes which catch people and suck out their souls. We talked about what causes dreams (no more Harry Potter for a while methinks) and what we can do to make them less scary. We dreamed up a whole arsenal of imaginary weapons that Gleek can use should those monsters dare to show up again.
After all that it was 8:30, no homework was done and no kids were in bed yet. Today was supposed to be the day of re-establishing a normal schedule. Sigh. At least Patches is in bed asleep. Kiki and Link are both quietly working on homework and Gleek is laying on a couch not sleeping until Howard gets home to snuggle her. I figure I’ll concentrate on the older two for awhile. Gleek may fall asleep on her own, thus solving the issue. One night of catering to a particularly frightening dream isn’t a problem. I do have to watch for patterns though. Hopefully she’ll have good dreams tonight and by tomorrow night the nightmare will have faded enough that it won’t be as big a problem.
Oh, and Link acquired a retainer today, so needed to talk over why he needs it and what it will and won’t do. Why do they all have emotional crises on the same day when I’m so worn out?
Oh man; rough day. Worst break down I had today was when we got to school and found out the schools are closed for two more days, due to snow/ice removal. She was bawling, even though when I took her by day care (same place she’s been going to for last two years, before kindergarten), most of her class was there. She was so ready for school today.
Oh man; rough day. Worst break down I had today was when we got to school and found out the schools are closed for two more days, due to snow/ice removal. She was bawling, even though when I took her by day care (same place she’s been going to for last two years, before kindergarten), most of her class was there. She was so ready for school today.
What’s a retainer?
What’s a retainer?
Because if you were not worn out, you would barely notice because you would be fielding all things so excellently.
Because if you were not worn out, you would barely notice because you would be fielding all things so excellently.
I’m thinking it’s a dental appliance.
I’m thinking it’s a dental appliance.
It is a dental appliance designed to create space for Link’s teeth to stand in a row rather than staggered.
It is a dental appliance designed to create space for Link’s teeth to stand in a row rather than staggered.
One note about retainers
Hi.
Two note about retainers, from experience.
It is going to hurt during the first day/night he wears it. A lot.
My first retainer kept me up during the first night I wore it (and limited me to soft foods for a few days).
However, it should
One note about retainers
Hi.
Two note about retainers, from experience.
It is going to hurt during the first day/night he wears it. A lot.
My first retainer kept me up during the first night I wore it (and limited me to soft foods for a few days).
However, it should
Re: One note about retainers
Stupid livejournal.
As I was saying, it should STOP hurting after a few days. If it doesn’t, you really need to go back to the dentist, and get him to readjust it. It won’t be comfortable, but I’m preety sure it shouldn’t hurt.
Mine stopped hurting after two or three days. The second/third thingies I got didn’t hurt as much, and only for a day or two (not soft food, just smaller pieces).
The second note sounds like a cliche, but if he removes it during the day, make sure he doesn’t throw it out by mistake.
Yours,
Uri David Akavia
Re: One note about retainers
Stupid livejournal.
As I was saying, it should STOP hurting after a few days. If it doesn’t, you really need to go back to the dentist, and get him to readjust it. It won’t be comfortable, but I’m preety sure it shouldn’t hurt.
Mine stopped hurting after two or three days. The second/third thingies I got didn’t hurt as much, and only for a day or two (not soft food, just smaller pieces).
The second note sounds like a cliche, but if he removes it during the day, make sure he doesn’t throw it out by mistake.
Yours,
Uri David Akavia
Re: One note about retainers
Thanks for the info. I’ll keep an eye on it and make sure that the retainers are becoming comfortable for him.
Re: One note about retainers
Thanks for the info. I’ll keep an eye on it and make sure that the retainers are becoming comfortable for him.
Life is a bunch of things happening at the same time with spaces in between. I think.
And here’s a funny and cautionary story about retainers.
I had retainers growing up and I had one I had to wear at night (that locked my jaw together) and one I wore during the day.
I was at YW Girl’s camp and took my night retainer out to eat breakfast and the girls thought it was gross so I wrapped it in a napkin.
Well, I forgot it and it got thrown into the fire with the rest of the paper trash… I melted really well.
So, don’t wrap retainers in napkins if you take them out… easier to forget it and lose it.
Good luck!
Life is a bunch of things happening at the same time with spaces in between. I think.
And here’s a funny and cautionary story about retainers.
I had retainers growing up and I had one I had to wear at night (that locked my jaw together) and one I wore during the day.
I was at YW Girl’s camp and took my night retainer out to eat breakfast and the girls thought it was gross so I wrapped it in a napkin.
Well, I forgot it and it got thrown into the fire with the rest of the paper trash… I melted really well.
So, don’t wrap retainers in napkins if you take them out… easier to forget it and lose it.
Good luck!