i scared.....i not 'fraid no more, etc.

there's a lot to be afraid of in life. dinosaurs for one thing. monsters. tigers (they roar really loud). trains (sure, they're cool but, they're SO big--they even rumble our house once in a while). oh, big trucks sometimes. i guess that's most of what i was afraid of.

what happened? well, one day i just realized that i'm a big boy now, i'm not a baby anymore (and don't ask...mom and dad keep saying if i'm so big why can't i go potty on the toilet...shhh...don't tell them, but hello?? wouldn't you let someone change your diaper, too? cool underwear and all, i'd rather keep on playing and sleeping all the way through the night--oh, okay, i'll talk about sleeping in a second). i had been waking up in the middle of the night for about a month or so...okay a bit longer. at first, i was so scared. i'd think about all these scary things in my sleep and would wake up and want mom and dad! they'd even bring me in their bed and that was a blast. i'd climb on dad and head-butt mom, but then they got mad and put me back in my bed. so then i learned i needed to tell them the problem. they always ask, "what's wrong, cole?" so, i'd say, "i scared train" or "i scared tiger."

well, they've caught onto my trick, so i've had to grow up. mommy started telling me, "the tiger is asleep at the zoo, cole...he's sleeping just like we should be" or "cole, the train has already gone up the track...see i can't hear it anymore." so, i figure i might as well just get my sleep. in fact, i've decided i don't need to nap since i'm so big now. yeah, i almost fall asleep in my dinner, but it's just on the weekends and that way i don't miss a thing! not being afraid has also let mama let me watch the movie "monster, inc." again! that's one of my favorites, but she stopped playing it for me because i kept saying i was scared of the monsters. so now, even though i'm still a little afraid, i sit through the scary parts at the beginning and end of the movie just to show her because i told her on the way home from school one night this week, "i not 'fraid of monsters no more, mommy." of course, what did she say, "cole, say "I'M not Afraid..." ugh...she's always correcting me.