Maya's new pass time is pretending to be the Mommy and making me be Maya. It's a little strange sometimes to catch one of her dolls out of the corner of my eye in Anya's swing or exersaucer and experience that moment of panic where I try to figure out how Anya got into the swing when I know left her in her crib upstairs.
I have to admit I have an un-natural fear of dolls. Mine always scared me when I was little, especially the ones with eyes that opened and shut. I was afraid that if I didn't treat them well, they would come alive at night and kill me. (Yes, I know I have psychological problems.)
The upside is that Maya will now change her doll's diaper instead of trying to change Anya's. The down side is that she pretends she doesn't have to listen to me because she's the mommy.
The other bad thing is that I now live in fear of the basement after dark. I just know one of these nights I'll be watching T.V. alone, late at night and I'll hear small rustlings behind the door. And then the rustlings will become little scratches, and then after a pause a small evil voice will call out, "Mommy, I want to play with you..."
Yeah...now I won't be able to sleep tonight thinking about those stupid dolls and their empty stares. Sometimes I really hate my imagination.
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OMG, I am totally with you on the little dolls. I had one on a rocking chair in my room when I was little and she had a bonnet on. I would ALWAYS cover her face at night because she had those damn blinking eyes and I was afraid the chair would start rocking and her eyes would glow red (yes, I saw "Amityville Horror" as a small child and it scarred me). I also had a fear of flushing the toilet late at night for the same reason (did you ever see that movie - the original? Ugh, my parents NEVER should have let me see that - the guy flushes the toilet and blood comes out instead of water!) I also hated large windows at night (did you ever see "Salem's Lot" - this boy hovered by a large window & his face was greenish and he had an evil grin - I remembered it much scarier than it actually was - I watched it as an adult and was disappointed, but again, WHY did my parents let me watch these movies at 3! I should ask them.) Lesson learned: Don't let Maya watch scary movies ;-)
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