The expression "to sleep like a baby," was definitely not for you. That old gem just didn't apply. You would not sleep at all. For six months, you squirmed, you cried, you fidgeted and burbled, but you certainly didn't sleep.
"And then"
I was going mad. I loved you so much. You were beautiful, but the last thing you wanted was sleep. All night and all day, you were awake. Sometimes happy, but mostly not. You'd cry until I held you, and when I did, you wouldn't stay still, or keep quiet. "Sleep like a baby", my foot. I tried everything. Nothing worked. I was losing it. I was going mad. That is until....
"Until what"
So simple looking back. If only I'd known at the time. Those first six months. Oh my god. Those first six months.
"What did you do?"
A spoon of absinthe in the milk.
"You put absinthe in my milk".
Your milk! Huh no. The absinthe went in my milk. After that little zombie, I slept like a baby every night.
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Written for Trifecta Challenge week ninety eight at:
http://www.trifectawritingchallenge.com/2013/10/trifecta-week-ninety-eight.html
http://www.trifectawritingchallenge.com
The prompt this week is the word zombie I and the context:
My daughter was the exact same way! If only I'd known about that little trick...;)
ReplyDeleteVery clever and extremely entertaining take on the prompt-and what a great twist!
Nice twist. I like your use of the word. A most necessary zombie under the circumstances.
ReplyDeleteHa!
ReplyDeleteI love this exchange between parent and child. The dialogue is very genuine. Cute, heartwarming and fun piece. :)
ReplyDeleteWhere were you when my kid was a newborn? This is advice all new parents need.
ReplyDeleteI so second telling the story of how mom got herself to sleep!!!
ReplyDeleteGreat dialog, too.