the bogeyman

For the last month or so, Karrick has

been sleeping on our recliner up in our bedroom.

Karrick said he was afraid to sleep in his own room

When I questioned him he replied:

"Callahan teached me about the bogeyman"

Crap! of course he did...total cal

For the last month we have explained over and over

that Cal is tricking you blah blah...

Karrick wasn't buying it...the bogeyman is real,

because apparently Cal's word is Gospel

After he would fall asleep we would put him in his bed

only to have him wake up a short time later

and climb back on the recliner

While at the library I stumbled across the this book

hoping to prove the bogeyman doesn't exist

As I read page after scary page Karrick was

wide eyed, he didn't know whether to laugh

or cry

After this page he kept repeating

"TJ he's doesn't get ya, the bogeyman doesn't get ya"

I can't wait for the last page that

will read:

"there is no bogeyman, it's just

something snotty older brothers do the scare little boys"

I turn the final page all the while fantasizing about a good nights

sleep with no teeth grinding

and this is what greets me

Seriously, seriously!?, this is the end

Come on!

So the good news is, Karrick no longer sleeps on our recliner

the bad news, He sleep in our bed!

all the while

kicking, thrashing and grinding his teeth

Really!? Seriously!? Come on guys

"it's me the bogeyman under your bed" ?

Now what the Hell am I suppose to do?

How about a disclaimer on the cover that reads:

WILL NOT INVALIDATE THE LEGITIMACY OF THE BOGEYMAN

I googled the book and this is what they said:

"In this accurate appraisal of nighttime fear, a bona fide Bogeyman describes his terror tactics. The disembodied Bogeyman, represented as two icy-blue hands with spiky scarlet fingernails, traps a boy at bedtime."

Didn't think to put that on the book jacket?