Crisis!

So it was a pretty normal day. We went to the store, she had her angel moments and her throwing a fit moment, no biggie, normal day. Then we went home, started lunch, watched Full House as usual, everything was normal. During lunch she said “I wanna nap mommy,” I said, “ok, after you’re finished eating,” she said, “ok.” So then something happened, and I’ll mention it a little later… but then we continued on as normal, and we’re about to go down for a nap, and I close the door as usual, and she starts SCREAMING, “Mooooommyyy! Moooommyyy! Mooommyyy!” So I go in and ask her what’s wrong & she just tells me she doesn’t wanna take a nap. So I said “ok, it’s a little early for nap, how about you stay there in bed, I’m gonna go change Ethan, then come in here & pick up your room.” (I’m only gone for a minute, changing him, and she’s still jus cryin cryin cryin). So I get a tad upset with her, cuz I cant believe she’s throwing this kind of a fit over not wanting to go to sleep. So I ask her if she’s hurt, she says no. I ask her whats wrong, she says she doesn’t want a book. So I took the book off of her bed. Then she says she hasta go potty, so I take her to potty, and she’s still sorta cryin through all of this (and I’m starting to think something really may be wrong), and I said “did you pee?”… she said, “no, I pooped” …. (she hasn’t pooped on the potty for over two weeks!) so I throw my arms around her & cheer & offer her a popsicle! I bring it in, she takes it, and then says “I don’t wanna popsicle” … So I’m SO confused! I call my mom, jus cuz I’m wonderin what the heck is goin on, see if mom can figure it out. I tell her the thing that happened earlier, and mom goes, “I bet that’s it, that’s what bothering her.” So here’s what happened…. In this episode of Full House that we were watching, Michelle has to get new shoes cuz her feet are growing, and everyone’s teasing her about it, so she has a bad dream that her feet are getting bigger & bigger & bigger. On the show, like during her dream, they’ve got these huge fake feet on her, like probly 2 ft long. And Michelle’s dressed like a clown & she’s like “oh no”… and then they get even bigger (you kinda picturing what I mean, in this episode?)…. Ok, so I’m eating lunch, and then Diella starts BAWLING! So I run to her, and she’s just got sheer horror on her face! Through her cries she says “Michelle!”… so I stand between her & the TV so she cant see it, (and the weird thing is, is that she’s still crying, but trying to look around me, so she can still see whats happening on TV), and I’m telling her “its just pretend, its not real, its ok honey”… and she’s like shaking! So I take her out, change the channel, comfort her, try to explain, and she calms down. So back to the not wanting to nap issue… I asked her if this was the problem (the Michelle thing), and tryin to hold back her tears, she’s stutters, “Michelle’s feet… I cried, I was scared.”” and so again I try to explain, “they’re all better honey, it’s all over now” and she says “no, its still growing.” So I did something I never do…. I said “c’mon, you come in mommy’s bed, I’ll lay with you” So we did that, and she still mentioned Michelle’s feet again, so I said, “lets pray about this honey, do you wanna talk to Jesus about it?” she nodded, so we prayed together, “Jesus, please help me not to be scared cuz it was just pretend, and thank you that Michelle’s feet are all better.” So she took a nap in mommy’s bed today because an episode of Full House scared the crap out of her… well literally, I mean, she hasn’t pooped on the potty in a long time, and finally did after this incident… AND didn’t even want a popsicle! One of her favorite things lately! It was insane! And of course it broke my heart, poor girl! I’m afraid we never may be able to watch Full House again. Then that night for bedtime, we hadn’t mentioned the incident all day long, and right after we all brushed our teeth, Diella, with a little whine in her voie, said “Michells’s toes are growing.” So we had some trouble getting to sleep that night, had to repeat the whole calming procress, daddy & I took turns. She got up a few times during that night too, but never mentioned Michelle or anything, just couldn’t sleep, so not sure if that’s related or not. Throughout the long time, I’m just keeping in mind, telling myself “at least she’ll probly be so tired that she’ll sleep in.” Well, she got up at 8, as usual, refreshed, which is good! She did mention that Michelle’s feet are growing once in the morning, but I jus made no big deal of it, and giggled and said “no they’re not.” And then that was it, she moved on. So we’ll see how this thing plays out. And we are NOT watching Full House today, hehe.

It’s now two days later, and still, whenever its time for nap or bedtime, Diella reminds us that Michelle’s feet are growing. We continue try to comfort her and reassure her that they are not. Now she says, “Michelle’s feet are growing, the boys don’t like it,” and so now I’m thinking that her watching them grow is only part of the problem, she also didn’t like everyone’s reaction, on this episode. As they grew, Michelle said ‘oh no’ and Danny & Uncle Jesse & Joey were like “everyone run, they’re growing again!” …. So great, THAT’s whats bothering her too. And the thing is, she associates this memory with taking a nap, so every time its nap or bedtime, she’s reminded of this image. It makes me so sad, and I wish there was something I could do to help. We’ve prayed about it again a few times… and one night we even showed her a picture on the internet of Michelle Tanner and showed her that “see? She’s all better, her feet are small like yours.” Last night, as we were getting out of the shower, right after she randomly remembered and told me the Michelle’s feet are growing, she then, with concern all over her face, looked down are her own feet & watched them for a moment, as though she was making sure hers were staying just as they are. This whole thing has just traumatized her & I feel terrible!