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Well my 2 and 1/2 year old son has been waking up recently and not being satisfied until the wife or myself lay down with him long enough to go to sleep.
The funny thing is when my wife told our neighbor his wife stated that it's because I have D&D minis and books in the house. She assured my wife that if she would just gather all that stuff together and burn it that my son would then sleep soundly all night.
She knows this because when her son was 16-18 back in the late 70's he started having nightmares and thinking that his D&D things were talking to him. So she burnt them and he never had those problems again.
So my question is should I burn all my gaming gear or just laugh in her face?
*Joking, there is no way I am getting rid of my stuff. My son would kill me since he plays with the Gargantuan Dragons all the time. Just had to post because it was funny*
Well my 2 and 1/2 year old son has been waking up recently and not being satisfied until the wife or myself lay down with him long enough to go to sleep.
Isn't that such phase? Or maybe some other factor involved.
She knows this because when her son was 16-18 back in the late 70's he started having nightmares and thinking that his D&D things were talking to him. So she burnt them and he never had those problems again.
Isn't 16-18 an age when schizophenia usually manifests? He might have one mild enough to not be detected by others. Or stopped telling others about his experiences.
So my question is should I burn all my gaming gear or just laugh in her face?
You should drown it in holy water, then burn and then bury the ashes in unmarked grave on unconsecrated ground while screaming ia! ia! cthulhu fthaghan! It is the only way to be sure!
*Joking, there is no way I am getting rid of my stuff. My son would kill me since he plays with the Gargantuan Dragons all the time. Just had to post because it was funny*
It isn't funny... It is sad that such superstitious people exist.
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You should drown it in holy water, then burn and then bury the ashes in unmarked grave on unconsecrated ground while screaming ia! ia! cthulhu fthaghan! It is the only way to be sure!
I may have to consider this. After having her read some of those works.
I find it funny because I work in a field where I see much worse everyday.
I may have to consider this. After having her read some of those works.
I find it funny because I work in a field where I see much worse everyday.
Worse mental disturbed people, or just worse naive-bordering-stupid-superstition/popular-wisdoms?
Is your wife one of us (gamers/fantasy/sf-fans) or one of the mundanes?
My littlest (3) is doing the same thing right now; the older ones went back to school after a long Christmas break, and I think she's kinda feeling lonely; gets all excited when we're all home and whatnot, doesn't want to go to bed when it's time.....
Alzo, she WAS taking a nap at 3 pm when she drove with mom to get the other kids, so I shortened that nap a little bit...got her up instead of letting her sleep as long as she wanted to.
I also sing to her, that helps.
I don't know if I have more books than you or less, but I do have Barlowe's Inferno, so if I have less that still should put me over you in the insomnia-causing-hellspirits-in-the-books category, so her theory is flawed.
I got Bill Burroughs and Henry Miller too.
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I don't know if I have more books than you or less, but I do have Barlowe's Inferno, so if I have less that still should put me over you in the insomnia-causing-hellspirits-in-the-books category, so her theory is flawed.
I got Bill Burroughs and Henry Miller too.
Ummm well according to her most of my novels would have to go. For some reason she didn't like, "The Lucifer Principle" moreso than the rest. Oh well they are good neighbors just a little weird over things like that.
Infants are prone to odd sleeping patterns, it's natural.
It's also natural that know-it-all self-righteous neighbors are always telling people that D&D causes mental problems.
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My son, who is now two-and-a-half, is also sleeping poorly. I think it is because he is not taking naps in the afternoon as often now. We often sit with him at the moment to help him settle down to sleep (especially on nights when he has slept during the afternoon).
May be I need to tell my D&D books to be quiet after 7 pm?
Your neighbor just may be on to something.....
It's well known in the circles I travel in that the folks who initially developed the idea for gaming minis were big fans of the movie Puppetmaster. You see, they knew the truth - that Puppetmaster was actually based on real life events of a mystic sorcerer who lived in Germany prior to WWII. So, these gaming folks spent years tracking down the secrets to animating lifeless objects - secrets they eventually discovered in a bar in Lithuania, written on the bathroom wall. These secrets have since been spread and refined throughout the entier minis industry. It's now to the point where they can create "sleepers" - animated, golem-like minis who enter a dormant state until needed. Eventually, these minis will be widespread enough that they'll be in perfect position to allow their masters conquest of the planet!!!!
Isn't 16-18 an age when schizophenia usually manifests? He might have one mild enough to not be detected by others. Or stopped telling others about his experiences.
Schizophrenia usually manifests around ages 18-25. That doesn't mean that signs or symptoms do not show up earlier or that some people who might have symptoms are actually diagnosed with it.
I would ask this person what they would burn if their son was still having nightmares.
Ummm well according to her most of my novels would have to go. For some reason she didn't like, "The Lucifer Principle" moreso than the rest. Oh well they are good neighbors just a little weird over things like that.I don't know if I have more books than you or less, but I do have Barlowe's Inferno, so if I have less that still should put me over you in the insomnia-causing-hellspirits-in-the-books category, so her theory is flawed.
I got Bill Burroughs and Henry Miller too.
The Lucifer Principle - great book!
Sounds like a normal developmental phase to me. I guess it's better than my kid who will force himself to stay up on gaming nights so he can listen to the session and demands a recap the next morning. :)
Although it has been suggested that letting him sleep with a plushie Cthulhu may have contributed to his sleep troubles. ;P
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Totally normal behavior. My son just had his 2 year appt and was having the same issues...when I talked to the doc about he simply attributed it to the fact that everyone usually wakes up in the middle of the night, but that toddlers don't know that they need to go back to sleep--they wake up ready to play. Simply ignoring the behavior (no drinks, no play time, etc) and firmly telling him to go back to bed should do the trick after a few nights.
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Totally normal behavior. My son just had his 2 year appt and was having the same issues...when I talked to the doc about he simply attributed it to the fact that everyone usually wakes up in the middle of the night, but that toddlers don't know that they need to go back to sleep--they wake up ready to play. Simply ignoring the behavior (no drinks, no play time, etc) and firmly telling him to go back to bed should do the trick after a few nights.
+1. I don't know if it makes you feel better or not, but my five year old still hasn't outgrown that phase.
I wish there were more of these fine people. They should round up all the prepainted plastic minis they can, put them in locking plastic bins, dig a big hole, and bury them there, marked with a large cross. I volunteer my old backyard for this purpose.
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She knows this because when her son was 16-18 back in the late 70's he started having nightmares and thinking that his D&D things were talking to him. So she burnt them and he never had those problems again.
Well, ofcourse! Things can't talk to you once you've burned them!.
This sounds like a psychosis though. Except for the nightmares maybe. I don't now much about nightmares. A friend of mine used to have nightmares when she was younger because she watched (a lot of) horror movies.How would you expect a teenager to react when you burn his possesions?
Mom: ''Hey son do you still have those nightmares?''
Son: ''Err, no mom. I'm sleeping just fine.''
Mom: ''Good, I told you burning al your D&D books would help.''
Well, ofcourse! Things can't talk to you once you've burned them!.
(conjures Ash Elemental from the burned evil-evil books and minis)
Yes, they can.
BENADRYL
I'm fairly certain only the D&D books cause children to lose sleep. I hear proximity to the WOTC-approved miniatures causes diaper rash and incontinence in adults. The non-WOTC-approved minis, THANKFULLY, only cause Pink Eye.
I'm a Doctor... you can trust me.
The Lucifer Principle - great book!Yeah it was a good book I have read it twice now and I am now thinking of making a new religion.
NOT!
I was thinking more of creating a secret society to funnel ill-gotten gains to expand my hedonistic empire.
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Well my 2 and 1/2 year old son has been waking up recently and not being satisfied until the wife or myself lay down with him long enough to go to sleep.
The funny thing is when my wife told our neighbor his wife stated that it's because I have D&D minis and books in the house. She assured my wife that if she would just gather all that stuff together and burn it that my son would then sleep soundly all night.
She knows this because when her son was 16-18 back in the late 70's he started having nightmares and thinking that his D&D things were talking to him. So she burnt them and he never had those problems again.
So my question is should I burn all my gaming gear or just laugh in her face?
*Joking, there is no way I am getting rid of my stuff. My son would kill me since he plays with the Gargantuan Dragons all the time. Just had to post because it was funny*
You don't let your son see any of the human sacrifices going on at your place, do you? Because that could have an effect. You should probably keep the young ones away from that until they're at least six or seven, and old enough to safely join in.
I was just joking there. Human sacrifice should only be practiced by consenting adults.
I was thinking more of creating a secret society to funnel ill-gotten gains to expand my hedonistic empire.That would work too. Better yet if your an attention hog, stir up beliefs in teenagers and take over a county. So what if someone takes you out for a time you were ruler of a nation.
Beats what I'm doing right now. Which is absolutely nothing.
Wonder if a Tome of Insomnia would have made the cut for RPG Superstar....
Barlowe's InfernoAdmittedly terrifying(and expensive last I checked). Wish some of the color plates made it into God's Demon.
Woah.....I Amazon'd it.
I bought it at B&N or Borders 15 years ago or somesuch; didn't drop hard benjy like DAT tho.
Wonder if a Tome of Insomnia would have made the cut for RPG Superstar....
Barlowe's InfernoAdmittedly terrifying(and expensive last I checked). Wish some of the color plates made it into God's Demon.Woah.....I Amazon'd it.
I bought it at B&N or Borders 15 years ago or somesuch; didn't drop hard benjy like DAT tho.
woah is right! (I have the leather bound one) On the other hand though, some prices from amazon's third party sellers are extraordinarily inflated. Still, it only takes one buyer... :)
(not selling, but it's fun to think about)
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You guys are lucky. I didn't even know about Inferno until after God's Demon. By then it was way too late. Must have been one heck of a low print run...
I swear if the samples seen in galleries online paint a picture of the full book, the entire tome must be like Heironymous Bosch's brain on speed.
edit-Just read that there were plans to animate Inferno that got scrapped when Titan A.E. bombed. Not sure if we should be disappointed or grateful.
edit2-Wait, there was a book between Inferno and God's Demon?! Brushfire, apparently. Wonder if that one is easier to get than Inferno...
The problem is, one of your neighbors might have D&D books. You should probably torch about 6 square blocks just to be on the safe side.
If this woman thinks burning DnD books cures insomnia, then I have a rock that exorcises demons I would like to sell her.
I wish there were more of these fine people. They should round up all the prepainted plastic minis they can, put them in locking plastic bins, dig a big hole, and bury them there, marked with a large cross. I volunteer my old backyard for this purpose.
...except for Tiamat. She'll only incite rebellion and attempt to lead the others to violently resist. She should be buried separately, preferably somewhere in Ohio.
Now this has nothing to do with my son staying awake. I am positive that none of the books in the home could cause his problems. Then again maybe I should just burn the house down. Then I would know for sure that nothing in or of the house is the problem.
Unless it was built above a sacred indian burial mound....
I wish there were more of these fine people. They should round up all the prepainted plastic minis they can, put them in locking plastic bins, dig a big hole, and bury them there, marked with a large cross. I volunteer my old backyard for this purpose....except for Tiamat. She'll only incite rebellion and attempt to lead the others to violently resist. She should be buried separately, preferably somewhere in Ohio.
I am in 100% agreement with the above statement. Central Ohio, to be specific.
I wish there were more of these fine people. They should round up all the prepainted plastic minis they can, put them in locking plastic bins, dig a big hole, and bury them there, marked with a large cross. I volunteer my old backyard for this purpose....except for Tiamat. She'll only incite rebellion and attempt to lead the others to violently resist. She should be buried separately, preferably somewhere in Ohio.
Why does it always have to be Ohio?
I am in 100% agreement with the above statement. Central Ohio, to be specific.I wish there were more of these fine people. They should round up all the prepainted plastic minis they can, put them in locking plastic bins, dig a big hole, and bury them there, marked with a large cross. I volunteer my old backyard for this purpose....except for Tiamat. She'll only incite rebellion and attempt to lead the others to violently resist. She should be buried separately, preferably somewhere in Ohio.
I'd prefer Toledo, that way there is a chance they will head north and attack Michigan.
Why does it always have to be Ohio?I wish there were more of these fine people. They should round up all the prepainted plastic minis they can, put them in locking plastic bins, dig a big hole, and bury them there, marked with a large cross. I volunteer my old backyard for this purpose....except for Tiamat. She'll only incite rebellion and attempt to lead the others to violently resist. She should be buried separately, preferably somewhere in Ohio.
The tropes demand thus!
Here is a comic that details those very dangers....friggin hilarious
Go to Dark Dungeons.
I am in 100% agreement with the above statement. Central Ohio, to be specific.I wish there were more of these fine people. They should round up all the prepainted plastic minis they can, put them in locking plastic bins, dig a big hole, and bury them there, marked with a large cross. I volunteer my old backyard for this purpose....except for Tiamat. She'll only incite rebellion and attempt to lead the others to violently resist. She should be buried separately, preferably somewhere in Ohio.
I'd prefer Toledo. Central Ohio is too close to me. At least if we go with Toldedo there is a significant chance that the horde will go into Michigan and therefore give the rest of Ohio a chance to escape.
I'd prefer Toledo. Central Ohio is too close to me. At least if we go with Toldedo there is a significant chance that the horde will go into Michigan and therefore give the rest of Ohio a chance to escape.I am in 100% agreement with the above statement. Central Ohio, to be specific.I wish there were more of these fine people. They should round up all the prepainted plastic minis they can, put them in locking plastic bins, dig a big hole, and bury them there, marked with a large cross. I volunteer my old backyard for this purpose....except for Tiamat. She'll only incite rebellion and attempt to lead the others to violently resist. She should be buried separately, preferably somewhere in Ohio.
Actually, the truth behind the matter is that I not-so-secretly desire a Tiamat mini that doesn't break the bank given its current pricing.
P.S. You're in Central Ohio? Whereabouts? I'm on the far east side of Columbus.
I hadn't realized what Tiamat was going for these days. Maybe I need to get rid of some minis.
I refuse to pay those $50 - $70 insane prices for her, but I make no secret that I want her figurine.
*toddles in, lays down on the floor and takes a nap*
I hadn't realized what Tiamat was going for these days. Maybe I need to get rid of some minis.I refuse to pay those $50 - $70 insane prices for her, but I make no secret that I want her figurine.
For that much, buy a pewter mini and pay someone to paint it.