Comments on: Required Bedtime Story

By: zuzu

zuzu — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 04:26:02 +0000

In my house, it was, “Goddammit, go to bed already!”

By: Fred Vincy

Fred Vincy — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 14:01:59 +0000

Mine is:

Good night, don’t let the bed bugs bite, and — most important — don’t bite the bed bugs!

Also, though I’m an atheist, I like my variation on Madeline: Good night little boys, thank the Lord you are well, and now go to sleep, said Mommy and Daddy (or Daddy and Daddy if Mary’s not there)….

By: astronautgo

astronautgo — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 06:19:24 +0000

My dad’s version was:

Good night
Sleep tight
Don’t let the bedbugs bite

If they do
Hit ‘em with a shoe

And save the juice for tomorrow night

We were all about Depression-style economy in my house.

By: Lauren

Lauren — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 18:53:37 +0000

Isn’t that goodnight song featured in “The Wasteland”? I think it is.

By: r@d@r

r@d@r — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 16:02:40 +0000

at our house we sing the “goodnight” song that i believe finds its origins as a traditional “last call” drinking song. we sing “goodnight ____, goodnight _____, goodnight _____, it’s time to say goodnight”, inserting any family member, pet, toy, relative, or object of furniture that comes into our child’s mind. we no longer feel like lunatics singing “goodnight lamp” or “goodnight milk” - anything to get the kid to sleep.

By: E to the M

E to the M — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 13:49:35 +0000

In my house it was
Good night
Sleep tight
Don’t let the bed bugs bite
See you in the morning light

By: j0lt

j0lt — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 13:05:10 +0000

Our family’s version is:
Good night, sleep tight,
Don’t let the bedbugs bite
If they do
Get up and fight!