How many of you?

[spyder]

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]

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]

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]

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.

[Musashi]

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]

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!

[aahorn]

you still pied even under stress. good work!

[Chad4000]

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

[asmo]

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.

[Irving]

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.