Denied Extra Hugs, Child Pivots to Demanding Night Kisses

Parents not fooled, insist that child sleep tight, not let bedbugs bite

A non-comprehensive list of things Kina has said to compel us to return to her bedroom after putting her to bed:

• “I need a giant hug!”

• “The Play-Doh is backwards!”

• “Take this stuffie out of my bed!”

• “I want a big, big hug!”

• “What’s the stuffie with the orange foot?”

• “I can see a shadow!”

• “I’m sweaty!”

• “Turn the elephant around!”

• “The noise is too loud!”

• “The light is not bright enough!”

• “The watering can is broken!”

• “I want a large hug!”

• “I don’t want the pink unicorn!”

• “Can you move the tissues?”

• “I need another story!”

• “My puppy blanket isn’t on right!”

• “The door isn’t all the way open!”

• “I heard a noise!”

• “I don’t hear any noises!”

• “I didn’t get enough kisses!”

Tonight, she slept without calling us back to the room. I just blew her a kiss.

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