Nightmares

It happens almost every evening or night at the moment – the little sweetie is having nightmares. At least I guess so as she suddenly wakes up and scream like never before. My heart bumps up to 100 and when I take her little hand she takes her thumb back into her mouth and her pink bunny next to her cheek.

I have read about it and it is normal for her age. She is discovering and experiences so many new things every day and to be able to work all through she does it during her sleep. I still cant stop wonder what’s so terrifying for her? Is it her new development that she manages new things or is it what she sees in her surroundings? I’m thinking about television and radio, does she already understand it?

This remembers my first real frighten – and actually it affected me so badly I still have problems with it. I was six years old and “The Jaws” was recently launched on video. Of course I was not allowed to watch – who can ever think about letting a 6-year old watch such a horrible movie. I could hear mom and dad watching and my curiosity killed the cat...

I went up from my bed; hide myself behind the stairs so nobody could see I was watching. I had nightmares forever about the white killer sharks. My imagination could see sharks in swimming pools – even inside swimming pools. I know, it is pathetic, but for a small girl it can be difficult to separate fantasy with reality. Still, today, I have great respect for the sea. When my best friend took a diving license I told her she was crazy, I could never think about such a thing. I remember when we went to Florida and I refused to swim into the water even though degrees was high above normal for not swimming...