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How many of you have ever had one of your kids, or well, anything completely out of the norm, scare you out of bed ready for a fight? This is the first time this has happened to me... My kids have nightmares like any other, as a parent, you get used to it, you can tell what is going on the moment they start freaking out in their sleep. Anyway, this morning, my son (3), freaks the f*&k out, I mean just looses it! The wife and I both wake up, I think to his first loud ass shreik (already out of the normal), and on his second, I went from on my back, to at the foot of the bed USP in hand and headed toward the door. At this point he sounds like he is losing his mind... I'm pieing the few corners as fast as I can keeping track of everything around me,he is sounding like Freddy is coming right at him still, so as I go (probably doing a shitty job at it because I'm in a hurry to get to my little man), and a few seconds later, go through the door and into his room...
Damn, gota go to work...
theGinsue
06-06-2012, 07:58
Been there, done that.
Some consider that sort of reaction excessive, but the alternative is you ignore them or go to them without taking precautions and find a situation you weren't prepared for.
Good job dad!
TheBelly
06-06-2012, 08:10
a little different in my house because there aren't any kids.
my dog (miniature dachshund) barks ONLY when something is going on. She doesn't give a crap about deer, other dogs, really anything too much that comes wandering into our yard.
One night when we let her out to go do her business, she starts the 'full heckle' bark. Then the growling and then it sounds like she's in a fight. Something's wrong, I grab the G19, flashlight, and get out there to see what is causing my dog to get so upset.
She caught a squirrel by the tail. Squirrel was putting up a fight, but my dog was tearing it apart.
ruthabagah
06-06-2012, 08:22
Happened to me! And when the wife realized, after I put the little one to bed, that I had a gun out on my table stand, she asked me why I needed a gun to solve a nightmare problem.
My answer was: If I open the door and my kid is clinging to the ceilling, it's not my kid anymore....
She didn't think it was funny.
Happened to me! And when the wife realized, after I put the little one to bed, that I had a gun out on my table stand, she asked me why I needed a gun to solve a nightmare problem.
My answer was: If I open the door and my kid is clinging to the ceilling, it's not my kid anymore....
She didn't think it was funny.
That sounds like something I would do. Luckily my daughter has not had one of those freakazoid moments...yet...
SoSleepy
06-06-2012, 09:06
Yeah, my daughter puts me through the ringer some nights too. You did good though and all is well! Hope it didn't wreak too much havoc on your psyche. I'm sure that every parent here has gone through periods of "screaming child in the night" shell shock from time to time. Hope he sleeps better tonight!
you still pied even under stress. good work!
Chad4000
06-06-2012, 10:25
Happened to me! And when the wife realized, after I put the little one to bed, that I had a gun out on my table stand, she asked me why I needed a gun to solve a nightmare problem.
My answer was: If I open the door and my kid is clinging to the ceilling, it's not my kid anymore....
She didn't think it was funny.
bahahhahhaha LOLOLOL
Background: my old Rottie, Jake, was one of the most mellow dogs I have ever met. Never barked, never was aggressive, just laid back and chilled - always.
One night I came flying out of bed when Jake was standing staring at my closed bedroom door, doing this deep from the diaphram scare the s*it out of you growl and bark, hackles up and intent on killing whatever was on the other side of that door.
I grabbed the flashlight and a gun, opened the door, and nothing was there. Jake took off patrolling the downstairs while I went through each room upstairs - then met Jake downstairs. All the doors and windows were locked and nothing was in the house.
Jake wouldn't sleep the rest of the night and I don't think I could of with all the adrenaline running through me.
Still don't know what it was that spooked him so bad, but being woke up to that was the largest amount of adrenaline I think I have ever had pushed into my nervous system at once. ;)
Something got me out of bed like that a while ago and I don't remember what. What I do remember was how foggy headed and physically weak I felt, and was glad it was nothing.
Jake wouldn't sleep the rest of the night and I don't think I could of with all the adrenaline running through me and with my pee soaked PJs.
[ROFL1]
good story. i always get freaked out when i awake to my dogs being spooked.
Happened to me! And when the wife realized, after I put the little one to bed, that I had a gun out on my table stand, she asked me why I needed a gun to solve a nightmare problem.
My answer was: If I open the door and my kid is clinging to the ceilling, it's not my kid anymore....
She didn't think it was funny.
[LOL] I think it's funny if it makes you feel better!
How many of you have ever had one of your kids, or well, anything completely out of the norm, scare you out of bed ready for a fight? This is the first time this has happened to me... My kids have nightmares like any other, as a parent, you get used to it, you can tell what is going on the moment they start freaking out in their sleep. Anyway, this morning, my son (3), freaks the f*&k out, I mean just looses it! The wife and I both wake up, I think to his first loud ass shreik (already out of the normal), and on his second, I went from on my back, to at the foot of the bed USP in hand and headed toward the door. At this point he sounds like he is losing his mind... I'm pieing the few corners as fast as I can keeping track of everything around me,he is sounding like Freddy is coming right at him still, so as I go (probably doing a shitty job at it because I'm in a hurry to get to my little man), and a few seconds later, go through the door and into his room...
Damn, gota go to work...
So, where I left off... I guess the door opening snapped him out of it because as I entered, he stopped screaming. It was only a spit second, but as I went from him, and swept the corners, he just layed there. Then the next words from his mouth were "daddy, shut out the light..." I don't even think he knew what happened! He just rolled back over and went to sleep... WTF? Ya, I didn't sleep for about an hour after that, then, it was still hard to do. My wife was cuddling trying to get me to calm down at first, which worked kinda, but damn...
That shit was stressful, and it was only maybe 5, maybe 6 seconds, that it lasted. That is probably the closest stress level I have ever had compared to those that have been door kickers or have had bullets flying past, for me anyway (not saying it is the same, just as close as I have ever been to that kind of stressful situation). I've helped my friends bounty hunt, "skip trace" or whatever whoever wants to call it and had a couple times where we had to put the beanies away and pull our side arms, but this morning, was worse than that for me.
For those of you that have been in combat, what is it like compared to your "at home encounters" or anything like that concerning family? Was it worse for you over there, or at home when it was personal?
I've cleared my home twice. Neither time due to my daughter, but rather to extremely loud noises that sat me straight up in bed. My shop is attached to the house, so in total I had to clear north of 6,000 sqft. In both cases, by the time I was done I was wide awake. No sense going back to bed after that.
For me the biggest concern was not sweeping my sleeping daughter through the walls while poking around in the rooms near hers.
In my old house I didn't have a door to my bedroom. Well, I installed the door, finally. My son got out of bed and came to my room as he often did when he was little. He hit the door really hard, and I jumped out of bed ready for combat. Poor little guy bounced off the door and hit the ground and was greeted by me ready to take out an intruder; he was a little shaken up.
mcsurveyer1361
06-06-2012, 14:32
my daughter came running in two days ago at 0400 and was screaming like bloody murder I just about had a heart attack. Turns out she was just excited that the tooth fairy gave her $2 for her first lost tooth.
A few weeks ago I had a TV tray (folded and leaned against the bedroom wall) fall over randomly at about 3:00am. I have no idea what caused it to fall, but it sure scared the hell out of me. I sat bolt upright and was groping for my G19 in the night stand. Luckily my wife was coherent enough to tell me what had happened.
It was definitely an eye opener (pun intended) as I was confused, blurry eyed, and lacked motor control.
The shitty things is my dumb dogs (2 dachshunds) didn't make a peep. I would assume they would bark like crazy when something crashes in the middle of the night. They bark at everything else!
tmleadr03
06-06-2012, 16:53
I was living in Vegas in an appartment and woke up on my hands and feet crouched next to my bed. Some one was firing of a pistol and I went from sleeping to on the ground before I woke up. And it was more of a push up position except the knees were bent.
2008f450
06-06-2012, 18:26
Been there a couple times with my boys. First time the wife freaked out when I grabbed the 1911 and went toward the door. After a little talk about why I grabbed gun and went she understood.
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