My Nightmare

I have the most amazing daughter in the whole world! Her name is Natalie, and her unique personality keeps us laughing around our house. She has never been very fond of baby dolls, even though she loves to nurture. She has always invented her own brand of parenting.

A friend gave her a doodle monster on her second birthday, because Natalie had an intense interest in monsters. We had already read every picture book that we could find on the subject. Natalie’s favorites were Mercer Meyer’s books (There a Nightmare in my Closet and There’s Something in my Attic).

Natalie instantly bonded with her doodle monster (as all good mothers do). She took it with her everywhere she went. She called it “My Nightmare”. She would read to her nightmare, put it to bed, feed it, dress it, etc. “Time to eat nightmare.” “Night night Nightmare”. It was hilarious!