The child who woke me
and who was all wet, “with pee”
Was not in my bed
at the time, merely
standing right next to my bed
my nice, warm, dry bed.
and let the record
show, I warned that kid not to
drink so much water
the night before, and
lo, I was rewarded for
my effort thusly.
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How nice that you got a poem out of it!
The last time my kid wet the bed, she was in my bed because Daddy was in her bed, because he was sick and I banished him.
I, too, was awoken at 330 this morning by a little girl who had wet her bed!
How much I wish I hadn’t lived your poem and known exactly how it feels.
Wow. There must be something going around. Will woke me up last night(?) this morning(?) with, “Mommy, I peedabed”
i much prefer it when somebody else’s bed is peed in.
and know, that now, everytime someone pees the bed, i will be reciting you and your “thusly.”
Lo!
Oh, sorry.
This? Was me last night. Good times.
P.S. Congrats on your Parents Picks pre-nomination! Go, you!! http://www.parentsconnect.com/parents-picks/best-parenting-blogs
But your (this) cleverness in hindsight makes it worthwhile, right?