Nightmares

A nightmare is a disturbing dream associated with negative feelings, such as anxiety or fear that awakens you. Nightmares are common in children but can happen at any age. Occasional nightmares usually are nothing to worry about.

We spent the first half of Halloween night falling asleep on the couch with the television. It was just before Halloween, so there was the candy and the expectations of evil and scary. As I’ve said before, Halloween is almost as scariest as Christmas for many people. I’m a huge horror fan, but it's kind of hard to convince myself I’ll actually appreciate watching evil while I’m young when it’s right there and waiting.

The first of my fears.

When you’re very young and it’s definitely scary, it’s hard to see the terror. I don’t know what it is about teens and their pets, but it’s true. I was laughing at myself so hard at a party that my tongue finally quit moving! I have a very weird gag reflex and a plastic sword can cause involuntary physical reactions. It was one of the most intimidating times of my life.

It’s hard to tell when you’re getting scared.

Midnight! I don’t even remember what happened, but it was something I’ve seen so many times. If you’re around someone you know that has strange pets, ask if you’re the only one. I know this sounds crazy, but it’s true.

But it’s also what makes it so much fun. This is why every single time I see anybody with a creepy animal, I start laughing, and to this day, people smile at me. It’s the best!

A “bad” vampire, in my opinion. Sure, it’s probably harmless, but for some reason, he never stops screaming. It’s like he has something inside of him saying “Be warned.” In the movies and on YouTube, there’s a certain way that a vampire comes out of the coffin, but the dude… takes it right off. It’s hilarious. Any time someone has more screaming than another person who isn’t a vampire, you know what I mean.

My birthday “party” comes in two weeks. The theme is “Don’t Seesaw”. And one of my best friends’ dads has a firm grasp on them to a degree I only dream about. I love to party, but let’s be real, who doesn’t hate to party? It’s not that much fun when everyone is sober, but when people are as drunk as they could be, it’s unbelievable.

This story is probably one of the strangest of them all. My friend gets googling in the early morning hours, and they come across this REALLY creepy video on Facebook. What I like to call “some sick creative Dreamtime” video has many things and creepy experiences that we usually associate with them. I believe this horror is what really helps us endure sleep. We don’t want our nightmares to happen when we’re asleep and we really don’t care if we dream something awesome or creepy, we just want to escape that dream time.

Knowing the first to try artificial sweeteners. Aside from always having what would be my drink of choice, this is my secret weapon.

If people try to tell me they never drink regular sugar and try it, I just get really mad, and I definitely tell them not to try it, as soon as I can, I just spit it up.

However, I do try artificial sweeteners because I enjoy baking.

Pretty cool, right? Whatever you’re doing, the good idea may have worked.

What do I suggest?

2 tablespoons of Ayrton Colby, which by the way makes lemonade. When drinking the prescribed way, it’s generally okay, so there’s nothing wrong with it. They can be so thick that you want to scratch them until you can swallow. To give it a little added flavour, you can juice a small lemon with a small spoon until you’re happy. Make it go off!