Half-Bones-Man

There's nothing like comforting a child who can't sleep. I had a huge mommy moment today.

Scene: All of my big kids are asleep on their mats, and it's just 20 minutes into nap time.  (Purposeful Planning at it's finest- we did an extra dance this morning)  I'm sneaking over to the water fountain in my classroom to get a drink of water when M sits straight up and stares me in the eyes.  I felt like I'd been caught stealing from the cookie jar.

M: "Miss Glass I can't sleep".
Me: "It's okay M, you can close your eyes and listen to the music".
M: "Well I will have a bad dream if I fall asleep".
Me: "Why would you have a bad dream? Are you scared of something?"
M: "I have bad dreams all the time when I sleep."
Me: "Oh I'm sorry M what do you have bad dreams about?"
M: "Ghosts."
Me: "Well M, you know ghosts aren't real so there are no ghosts in our classroom.  And I'll be here when you wake up."
M: "Well I'm also scared of half-bones-man."
Me: "Who is half-bones-man?"
M: "Well he's a man with a skull and he's got half-bones."
Me: "Is it like a skeleton?"
M: "Yeah and he's scary."
Me: "Well, M, we all have bones inside of us. Feel my arm.  Do you feel that it's hard? There are bones in my body. Bones aren't scary because we all have bones."
M: "Well can I feel your belly?"
Me: "Yes, you can feel my belly."
M: "Well your belly is squishy."
Me: "Yeah you're right M, my belly is squishy."
M: "Why is it squishy?"
Me: "Well we don't have bones in our belly. That's where our food goes after we eat it."
M: "Well can you sleep next to me so I can rub your squishy belly?"

You'd think I'd be offended, but the honesty my kids provide regularly is actually refreshing. Realistically, bellies are squishy, and today I helped a 4-year-old fall asleep.  It was a good day.

Best Moment of the Day:
L: "Miss Glass, can we get our own notebooks where we write in our math?"
Me: "L I think that's a great idea. You will get math notebooks tomorrow."
L: "I love you Miss Glass!"


Funniest Moment of the Day:
Y: "Miss Glass will you read Chrysanthemum to me?"
Me: "Y, you start reading the pictures in the library and when I'm done with B I will meet you in the library and finish re-
E: (cutting me off of my sentence) "Miss Glass I love cookies."


Grossest Moment of the Day:
My friend R woke up completely wet again. I need to invest in some pull-ups for this poor kid. And some latex gloves for me.

Goodbye Teachers and Friends,
Miss Glass