The Mind of an Old Babysitter
Shouldn't you be in bed?
Yes you. Fucking put your head down and SLEEP, damnit.
Don't try and get up- that pillow is there for a reason. It's a barrier between you and awakeland. Right now, dreamland is where you should be, with all the other shithead kids who get to sleep at this hour.
Bedtime story my ass, my boyfriend's coming over in 20 minutes and I don't want to hear a peep out of you.
And no, your parents won't come in to say goodnight. They'll be too drunk to even realize that my boyfriend's here, and they'll probably pay me too little and not realize that they're an hour late.
No, I can't sing you a song.
No, I can't tickle your back.
No, I can't play with your hair until you fall asleep.
Why do you even want me around anyway? I don't even like you. Don't you know that?
But yes, I'll lie on the floor while you rock yourself into a kid coma, listening to my breathing to calm yourself.
And by the time you've drifted off I'll probably forget why I was so annoyed in the first place.
See you next Friday.
Yes you. Fucking put your head down and SLEEP, damnit.
Don't try and get up- that pillow is there for a reason. It's a barrier between you and awakeland. Right now, dreamland is where you should be, with all the other shithead kids who get to sleep at this hour.
Bedtime story my ass, my boyfriend's coming over in 20 minutes and I don't want to hear a peep out of you.
And no, your parents won't come in to say goodnight. They'll be too drunk to even realize that my boyfriend's here, and they'll probably pay me too little and not realize that they're an hour late.
No, I can't sing you a song.
No, I can't tickle your back.
No, I can't play with your hair until you fall asleep.
Why do you even want me around anyway? I don't even like you. Don't you know that?
But yes, I'll lie on the floor while you rock yourself into a kid coma, listening to my breathing to calm yourself.
And by the time you've drifted off I'll probably forget why I was so annoyed in the first place.
See you next Friday.