A few months back, I went on Pinterest and built my kid a PVC bed frame (pic #1). So after earning my "Brownie Points Badge" for being the coolest dad on planet Earth, I foresaw something straight off the bat. I told my daughter the following, "Honey. Please do not jump on the bed, you can break it." Last week, being sick, it was time for bed. One of us parents tucked her in, hugged, and kissed her good night. Our daughter Lizzie farts around before going to bed. As my wife and I watched her in the camera, she began bouncing on the bed, and popped off the PVC ribs the held the mattress on. So Lizzie freaked out, cried, and automatically thought the monsters are going to get her. We had no choice but to have her sleep with us.
The next morning, I took a look at the aftermath and thought, "How the hell am I going to fix this?" Then, the idea came to me. I'll make an interactive fort bed. I ran rope along the ribs of the PVC rib frame and placed all of her stuffed animals on top. Now, when she's laying down below, if she needs a stuffed animal to sleep with, she can just pull one down to her (or shove it back on top). Next, I used the other half of the top frame to put her clothes in plastic tubs, which made more in her room. Check out pic #3.
Phase 3, how do I take care of the invisible monsters? Bingo, I went to Walmart, bought cheap twin bed sheets (Lizzie picked the color), pound metal circular fasteners, and hang it around the bed like a fortress to hide in. Check out pic#4.
Then comes the "Money Shot." The 2nd pic is her first reaction seeing the mod upgrade. "The Money Shot" pic is her and mom inside checking out the fortress. Lizzie loves her bed even more. She pulls down the babies (stuffed animals) she needs, and stuffs them back up through the netted rope.
The World Is Rigged is funny when I think about it. As I was working on this project two years ago, before my daughter was born. There is a scene where Oop and Ed crash land in the trailer and find themselves surround by D's sisters stuffed animals thinking heir all dead creatures, lol. I giggle sometimes, because I feel there was inspiration behind the story and my daughter soon to be brought into this world. There is a lot we do not understand, and the mysteries of what comes to be.
Do you experience situations that can not be explained? I'd love to hear about it from your perspective.
Have a great rest of the weekend,
Dustin
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