A Surprisingly Sane Blog

So, this is one of those things I’ve been battling to get myself to blog about for, oh, a long time. I’ve kind of mentioned it before, but I sort of skimmed over it without any details added and no one questioned it.

But then, then, my friend over at Nobody’s Nothings wrote this post today, and I just couldn’t hold back the truth in her comments section.

You ready? Here it goes.

*deep breath*

I still sleep with my blanky. As in, the blanky I slept with as a newborn. My childhood security blanket. YES, IT’S TRUE, DAMMIT! I’m probably the last 28-year-old on earth who sleeps with her freaking baby blanket.

And here’s the sad part: it’s really, really hard for me to sleep without it. I know, I’m pathetic.

Oh yeah, how much of a complete loser am I?

Current Mood: Alarmed

I’m one of those horrible parents who did what she said she’d never in a million years do and let my kid suck on a binkie just to keep her quiet.

Look, if April was your daughter, you would, too. That girl has THE LOUDEST, BIGGEST, MOST EAR-SPLITTING screech you’ve ever heard, and she’s not afraid to use it. The pacifier keeps me sane in the car, as well as preserves my eardrums. If I go deaf, it’s her fault.

We’ve tried removing the binkie from her a few times, have been fairly successful for a couple days, then relapsed due to illness or company or whatever every time.

Until yesterday, when April lost her binkie while I was at the mall perusing through the clearance racks. It was her last pacifier, and I didn’t feel like stopping at Target and facing rush-hour madness just to get her a new one. Maybe I should have. Last night was like having a newborn all over again, and I had an early morning doctor appointment. Comparing the experience to hell is putting it lightly.

Maybe I’m just mean, but eventually she did get some sleep, and she did wake up in a good mood. I’m sure there’s a much less cruel way to remove a baby’s binkie addiction, but dammit, I just don’t have the patience for it.

Cold turkey it is.

Current Mood: Alarmed