Internal musings and thoughts

Wet Bed Monster

         I was little, probably around age six when I woke up feeling as if I were swimming.  I yelled out to my parents at the time

causing them to come running.  There was a night light plugged into the bedroom wall so no need for me to be afraid of the dark. 

My mom and dad asked me, "what's wrong?"  I slid out of bed, and you could see that my pajamas were soaked.  I had wet the

bed, and it wasn't very comfortable.

         I wanted to get out of those pjs quickly.  My sheets had to be changed which my parents weren't happy about.  The time

was about 3 a.m., and sleeping soundly was a beautiful thing.  Having sleep interrupted wasn't something they looked forward to,

and I couldn't blame them.  I hated being woken up because of the issue at hand.   

         I don't believe I wet the bed ever again.  Having dry pajamas, dry sheets, and uninterrupted sleep is a great thing.  I know I

haven't done it as an adult which is a good thing.  If I ever did that as a married man how would I explain that to my wife?  I don't

think I want to explain that to my wife. 

         Having children I believe is my parents revenge upon me.  I have had my son yell out in the middle of the night, for the same

reason that I yelled out those many years ago.  I felt bad for him knowing that wetting the bed isn't an exciting experience, but a

scary one.  He wasn't very happy, but we got him into dry pajamas, dry sheets, and back into bed.  He's yelled out a few more

times since. 

         Wetting the bed was a scary experience.  I didn't want to have to deal with that again.  I hope my son never has to go

through that again.  He's eleven now so I believe he's done wetting the bed.  He likes sleeping, and dry sheets. 

         Keeping my pajamas dry for the next thirty-six years of my life has been a beautiful thing.  A lot of sleep filled nights have

been very rewarding.  Dry clothing, sheets, and uninterrupted sleep is wonderful.  Life is grand. 

         All those parents that are dealing with this issue it will be over soon.  Wetting the bed is a short lived issue.  Enjoy the sleep

filled nights for the time being because there will be nights that are interrupted.  It won't be frequent, but off and on.  Maybe your

child will stop wetting the bed so that your sleep will be uninterrupted for the next thirty-six years.  Viva la dry.