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Bedtime Stories My Daughter Hates, Contd.

Child Harbat:  “Babbo, I want you to tell me a story tonight but not like you usually tell it.” Me [acting innocent]:  “Oh, like how?” CH:  “Okay, I’m going to tell you but this ISN’T the story for tonight.  Okay?”

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Calming Down for Bedtime

I think it’s important for children to ease into a nighttime routine with gentle calm and lulling quietude.  A warm bath, books read in a soft voice, and then tender kisses before being tucked in under a cozy blanket, that’s

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Bedtime Stories My Daughter Hates, Contd.

Yet again, we hear one of the stories that my daughter gets as a “treat” just before bed.  Brace yourselves. “Once upon a time there was a seagull and he was made of wood.  He had trouble flapping his creaky

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Bedtime Stories My Daughter Hates, Part 1

Each night after books are read and sheets tucked, Child Harbat asks for a story.  At first it was a simple request but now is delivered like Meg Ryan’s restaurant orders from When Harry Met Sally.  There are requests for

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