Beating the monsters

[Racheldigger]

We've been having a lot of trouble with monsters recently - not wanting to go to bed, not wanting to sleep alone, waking up a couple of times a night crying for Mummy - and trying to convince her that there are no such things as monsters really hasn't worked. Mummy has finally resorted to magic, and we have now had eight monster-free nights! The methodology was as follows: we picked a twig from the special rowan tree in the garden, and tied it to a new six-inch nail with two pieces of red embroidery thread from Mummy's sewing box, saying the magic words each time - 'Rowan tree, red thread, puts the witches to their speed; cold iron, clean and bright, puts the monsters to their flight' (the first couplet is genuine folklore; Mummy added the cold iron for good measure). Then we put our charm under the bed, saying the magic words a third time, because three times is the charm. I take my hat off to Granny Weatherwax: headology rules OK!

 

[NerdyMama]

That's great! My d is 2 and we use monster spray right now lol it may need to get more sophisticated later!

 

[LaughOutLoud]

Hmmm, great idea! DD has been waken lots recently because of shadows and ghosts so might just have to use this.

 

[Racheldigger]

A week later and still monster-free!