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GIVEAWAY/REVIEW ~ Monster Repellent! (CLOSED)

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A few weeks ago I was talking about Bobo’s terrible spider nightmares.  They were frightening and it broke my heart to send him to bed each night in fear.  At bedtime he starts whining and telling me “I’m not tired.”  He used to go to bed the easiest of all three, but it wasn’t like that anymore.  On that post, someone mentioned using a special “Monster Repellent” to help him overcome and deal with his fears.

I found some.

And, it works!

Fairytale Wishes, Inc. was developed by mompreneur, Debbie Glickman.  Debbie has created a fantastic line of magical aromatherapy sprays designed to empower children to overcome common childhood anxieties.  They were awesome enough to send me some “Monster Repellent” to try out with Bobo.

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Bobo’s Monster Repellent came wrapped up special with a personalized letter from Freddy the Magical Frog.  It tells the story of how monsters (and spiders, too) are very afraid of bubble gum.  Apparently, bubble gum gets stuck in their fur and fangs and it’s a HUGE mess.  So even the smell of it makes them turn and run.

Brilliant!

We have spent the past week spraying down the boys’ bedroom at bedtime.  You can actually see the magic in the bottle (it sparkles)!  I put the spray in the kids’ bathroom and every night Bobo grabs the bottle and sprays the magic under his bed.  The only thing that I wish was different was the spray bottle…the pump bottle is a little hard for little fingers to manage.  But I just help him out and he’s happy that he has “magic” on his fingers when he’s done.  Not really a big deal.

One of my favorite things about children in general is their belief in magic and extremely vivid imaginations.  This is just one way to tap into that imagination and make it work in your favor rather than against you.

Fairytale Wishes has more than just Monster Repellent available on their website.  The sprays sell for $10.00 and each come with personalized “Fairy Tale”  letters.  Very cute and sweet!

giveaway titleFairytale Wishes is offering one lucky reader their choice of magical spray.

First Mandatory Entry

Visit Fairytale Wishes and decide which of the sprays you think would be able to help your child and why.  Leave me a comment.

Extra Entry for this Giveaway ONLY

Become a Facebook Fan of Fairytale Wishes (one entry).

Other Extra Entries and Contest Rules

The giveaway will close on November 30th at 10pm Pacific Time.  Winner will be chosen by Random.org and notified by email.  Winner will have 72 hours to claim their prize.  Good Luck and Sweet Dreams!

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Spider Nightmares

spiderI know, I’m sorry.  The image gives me the creepies, too.  Try googleing “Spider Nightmares.”  It’s AWFUL.  But, I am having a real problem and I was hoping someone would have some advice.

Night before last, I woke up to blood curdling screams.  I jumped out of bed only to be literally knocked on my butt by a fleeing three year old.  Bobo clung to me, screaming and hyperventilating.  His stomach was lurching and gurgling; I thought for sure he was going to vomit on me.  We sat in a pile on my bedroom floor for what seemed like an eternity before I could get him calm enough to speak.

Me:  “Baby, what’s the matter??
BoBo:  “THE SPIDER WAS SCREAMING AT ME!!”

He pointed down the hall to his bedroom, amidst his sobs and told me as well as he could about a screaming spider.  It broke my heart.

It was about 5:30am, so I just took him out to the living room.  There was absolutely no point in trying to put the horrified toddler back to bed.  He drank his chocolate milk and regained his composure.  We sat cuddled together in the recliner for a long time.  He even laughed a little at Spongebob.

Things were okay.

Then he needed to use the bathroom and he refused to go in there by himself.

“There’s a spider!”

This has continued now for 3 days.

The last two nights I’ve had to search his bedroom for spiders before he will go in there to sleep.  I have to go with him to the bathroom to assure him there are no creepies waiting for him.

This morning around 5am, I went into his room to check on  his coughing brother.  I heard BoBo whimpering and thrashing around.  He was saying “NO!”  I wasn’t sure whether to wake him up or not so I just waited and watched.  Thankfully he calmed back down.  But it made me sad.

He is different now.  He was my fearless one and now this nightmare has interrupted his life and is effecting his daily routines.

I don’t know what (if anything) I can do for him.  It’s breaking my heart to see him so afraid.