mom-mom the voice of my little boy was calling me out of my sleep mom I’ve had
calling me out of my sleep mom I’ve had
calling me out of my sleep mom I’ve had a nightmare dinosaurs are gonna eat me
a nightmare dinosaurs are gonna eat me
a nightmare dinosaurs are gonna eat me I threw back the covers and scooped him
I threw back the covers and scooped him
I threw back the covers and scooped him up and began to walk back to his bedroom
up and began to walk back to his bedroom
up and began to walk back to his bedroom I
he’d seen Jurassic Park at a friend’s
he’d seen Jurassic Park at a friend’s house recently I would have never let
house recently I would have never let
house recently I would have never let him see it because he’s too young and he
him see it because he’s too young and he
him see it because he’s too young and he has a spurred it’s so he’s super literal
has a spurred it’s so he’s super literal
has a spurred it’s so he’s super literal and instead of doing what I’d done in
and instead of doing what I’d done in
and instead of doing what I’d done in previous nights just tucking him in
previous nights just tucking him in
previous nights just tucking him in saying it’s okay
saying it’s okay
saying it’s okay dinosaurs aren’t real you’re safe I
dinosaurs aren’t real you’re safe I
dinosaurs aren’t real you’re safe I thought I’m gonna come at this another
thought I’m gonna come at this another
thought I’m gonna come at this another way
way
way I said do you know what I think your
I said do you know what I think your
I said do you know what I think your body was trying to tell you something
body was trying to tell you something
body was trying to tell you something what did you need to do when you woke up
what did you need to do when you woke up
what did you need to do when you woke up go to the toilet he said I think yes
go to the toilet he said I think yes
go to the toilet he said I think yes that’s right so next time you have a
that’s right so next time you have a
that’s right so next time you have a silly dream don’t worry about it just
silly dream don’t worry about it just
silly dream don’t worry about it just ask yourself
ask yourself
ask yourself why is my body waking me up I got back
why is my body waking me up I got back
why is my body waking me up I got back into bed that night and my mind went
into bed that night and my mind went
into bed that night and my mind went boom
boom
boom I had just instinctually uncovered a key
I had just instinctually uncovered a key
I had just instinctually uncovered a key insight into my life the 12 years I
insight into my life the 12 years I
insight into my life the 12 years I struggled with addiction suddenly had
struggled with addiction suddenly had
struggled with addiction suddenly had new context that evening was two years
new context that evening was two years
new context that evening was two years into my recovery and there I was 3:30
into my recovery and there I was 3:30
into my recovery and there I was 3:30 a.m.
a.m.
a.m. writing uncontrollably because I finally
writing uncontrollably because I finally
writing uncontrollably because I finally was able to articulate why my addiction
was able to articulate why my addiction
was able to articulate why my addiction no longer had any power or significance
no longer had any power or significance
no longer had any power or significance anymore
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