I’m off Ebay

Now, you may be expecting some tale about how I’ve decided not to waste any more money on cheap, sight-unseen goods off dubious online retailers. But you’d be wrong.

I’ve been trying to coach my son to be a bit more self-reliant getting to sleep, rather than just reading him story after story until he drops off, which is a bit like a sedative, really. So tonight I primed him – ok, I’m going to say goodnight now. I’ll come back in 5 minutes and see how you’re doing. Remember what to do? Close your eyes, relax and think of nice things.

So I came back in 5 (or maybe 8) minutes…

- I’m not having a nice time. I keep trying to think of nice things, but I can only think of yukky things.

Aw…

- Like, what if I fell down off the ladder of my bunk bed?

(Lots of reassurance about railings etc)

- You’re my nicest thing to think about.

Awww….

- You’re off Ebay.

Awwwwww….!