Why are you having such a hard time falling asleep tonight?

Because I HATE falling asleep. And I HATE mornings.

Why do you hate mornings?

Because I only get two choices, toast with jam or cereal with milk.* And I HATE toast with jam.

But you like cereal.

But I HATE how it gets mushy and you say “get back in your chair or your cereal will get mushy” whenever I get up to play. And I HATE mushy cereal. I only like cereal with no milk.

Oh. But then we take Raphie to the bus and you get special time with mommy.

But then I ask “where’s Raphie” and you say at school, and then I miss him and I HATE that.

Some mornings are pretty miserable it’s true.

*totally untrue - she does usually only get two choices, but we never suggest toast with jam since she HATES it so much.