Hey doc. So I'm going to tell you a story about my son and I am not going to give any context. I'm not going to give my opinions. I'm just going to tell you the story and you take what you want from it. Okay? So, a couple nights ago, I was putting my son down for bed and I tucked him in, did all the things, and left the room.
Within five seconds of the door closing, my son starts crying. Like, not just like a little bit crying, but like wailing. Now my son is four, my daughter's in the room, she was already sleeping. Because sometimes she goes to bed a little bit earlier. So I'm already getting annoyed. I'm like, if he wakes her up, I'm gonna be so mad.
So I wait a little bit to see if he calms down. He does not. So I go back into the room. I was like Asani. What is going on? You didn't turn on the nightlight. And on my mind, I'm like, you cannot be serious right now. So I get down to his level and I say, Asani, what could you have done instead of cry to get me to turn on the nightlight?
And he didn't really understand the question. So I was like, tell me what else you should have done. If you wanted the nightlight, and I left without turning it on. He was like, I, I should have counted to ten. Which I thought was really funny, because that's what I tell him to do when he has his big emotions.
You know, take a deep breath, count to ten. I was like, yes, you could have counted to ten. What else? He's like, I don't know. Like, Sani, you could have asked. You could come out and say, Mommy, Daddy. The night light is not on. Can you turn it on for me, please? And I got closer to him and I was like, Sani, we respond to Ayo, his sister, crying because she cannot speak.
She's a baby. You are a big boy. You can use your words. Use your words, Sani, like your words have power. You don't have to just cry when there's something wrong and when you need something. Use your words. You are powerful. And then he was like, okay, mommy. And I plugged in the nightlight and then I left. So that's it, doc.
That's all I have for you. Take from that what you will. And I will see you on the next episode of stethoscopes and strollers.