Truth be told, I don’t like telling bedtime stories. Creativity is not my strong suite. When I was in school I dreaded creative writing. Even in elementary school, my stories that I wrote always had rather abrupt endings because I just got so tired of trying to think up a story that as soon as I had the story long enough to satisfy the assignment I would end the story. So now when my kids want a bedtime story, it goes something like this. “Once there was a little boy who liked to play with his toys all day and when he got tired he went to bed. The End.” Luckily my kids have a dad who delights in telling bedtime stories.
The kids absolutely love it when John tells them stories (they don’t even ask me anymore). John will tell stories based on movies like Bedknobs and Broomsticks and just make up the parts that he doesn’t remember (often over half the story). Or he might make up a story about a famous person, like Tony Hawk (now, when you ask Hyrum what he likes to do he says that he practices riding his skateboard. He didn’t even have a skateboard until a few weeks ago).
One of the kids favorites was John told the kids stories about when he went to scout camp. I told John that he’s not allowed to tell stories that involve his misdeeds and getting in trouble. Consequently he says that he doesn’t have many stories left to tell.
So it’s a good thing I married John. He picks up the slack where I fail miserably. The kids love his stories and best of all . . . I don’t have to put the kids to bed anymore.
2 comments:
I do not forget over half of the movie. I just think my story is better than the one they put into the movie. :p
I have to admit, I have banned Danny, AND HIS BROTHERS from sitting around and telling "remember whens" when our kids are around. I tell them they aren't allowed those until our boys are happily married!
I do have to say, John gets that from my dad. He used to tell awesome bedtime stories although HIS were much more creatively constructive as they usually involved little guys beating up Giant bullies, buff guys defending sheep by cutting off arms of the would be robbers, etc.
Good job John!
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