Imperial Bedroom
She wanted a pink bedroom, so I bought pink paint.
Then she wanted a purple bedroom, so I bought purple paint.
Then she wanted both, so I gave her a two-tone room, with opposite walls of each color.
Then she wanted a real bed instead of just a mattress and box spring, so we searched all over town, and the next town, and the town beyond that, and finally found a beautiful, solid bed with a trundle drawer underneath where she could keep her Webkinz menagerie.
Then she wanted a set of shelves, like her brother's, where she could stack her books and display her trophies and trinkets. So we drove 300 miles to IKEA and found a set that just happened to match her bed perfectly.
And after all of that - the paint, the bed, and the shelves - her new room was finally ready for her by the end of summer.
And she wanted none of it.
We're back to her climbing into our bed at all hours of the night, telling us, "My bedroom makes me sick."
Yes, for all the time and money we spent on that room, it kind of makes me sick too.
Permalink posted by Idaho Dad at 2:40 AM
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Princess and the pea anyone?
At least the cat likes it!
At almost 8, my daughter still sometimes comes into our bed during the night too. I'm kind of glad to hear that it's not just her. Her excuse is usually that it's too hot/too cold/too loud/too quiet....
My daughter has a beautiful Ikea bed, too. She sleeps in my son's room.
What a sweet, pretty bedroom! I need to find this Ikea that you speak of.
You are funny and your blog makes me laugh out loud.
Thanks Medina Family, glad I made someone smile today!
Katrina, head west for 5 hours, and when you get to Bellevue, head south to Renton.
She'll sleep in her room one day, don't you worry. Just not sure how long you'll have to wait for that..
Does she mean that literally or figuratively? Or is it just something she says so she can sleep with you?
I suppose you can tell her that you'll be happy to paint her room back to a boring beige and return all the cool furniture. Do you think that kind of threat would work?
well, it's beautiful to say the least, at least the cat likes it. she will too, give it time.
why do girls rooms always look like someone let loose a vat of cotton candy???
let her have a friend spend the night with her so she can show it off.
Jeff, the nightly tummy aches aren't taken so seriously anymore. We're pretty sure she just says it. We've talked to her about being "the girl who cried wolf," and I think she's slowly beginning to understand. This past weekend, she stayed in her bed three nights straight.
Our kids constantly change minds, interests and favorites! It is just a start! You'll see, she'll get sucked with her clothes, things, bags....and the list goes on!
Love that you called the post "Imperial Bedroom"! Obviously a reference to the great Elvis Costello album. And let's don't forget John Hiatt's song "Pink Bedroom" from his hecka early days. Keep on bloggin'...
Steven
www.stevenology.com
She sounds so cute! Letting her show it off to a friend may help her take pride in it, or allowing her to make *small* changes to it and allowing her, if possible, to be the one to make the changes may help her appreciate it. My younger sister's room looks like a cotton candy factory exploded in it and she still tries to sleep with mom every once in a while. This post made me laugh!
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