Bad Call

Some people have problems falling asleep at night. Sometimes I have that problem too. What I'd do is to get hold of a technical book, something complicated and which I have no interest in. That will normally make me feel sleepy fast enough.

Sometimes JJ has difficulties falling asleep at night too. So we've come up with a routine of telling her bedtime stories. Mia, being the more imaginative one between the two of us, is the official story teller. After lights-off, Mia would tell the story in the dark. After a few minutes, JJ would be sleepy enough for slumberland.

Mia's stories would normally take a long, long time to finish—something like watching soap operas on the telly. They come in many, many episodes and never seem to end. So JJ would get an episode per night.

This week the official story teller is away to KL. So daddy takes over the role of the story teller. Now daddy is not as imiganative as mommy, so he had to think of alternative sources for bedtime stories. Well, still wanting to adopt the long, long stories, daddy browsed the net and was happy to find Harry Potter! Yeah, that would be a long-enough story; and it's suitable for kids too! It can also last long enough to stretch throughout the entire week before the official story teller comes home. Brilliant idea, huh?

Bad call!

The story, which was supposed to cause sleepiness, was actually a big-time exciting adventure which JJ's imagination was fast to feed on! And instead of becoming sleepy, she became wide awake and wanted to know what's coming next. The story which was intended to last the entire week is coming to its conclusion tonight!

I hate myself for failing to anticipate something like this. I am usually a smarter person than this—I swear!