My daughter has some sort of extra sensory perception, I’m convinced of it. There simply is no other explanation for some of the happenings around here.

For one example, there’s her naptime just the other day. She’d been peacefully napping for only 30 minutes or so. The house was quiet, the boys were behaving themselves and being quiet for a change. I made a sandwich, and sat down to eat it. I made the mistake of thinking and then saying aloud: “I should actually be able to sit down and eat this before RM wakes up.” The very moment I finished speaking, RM woke up and started crying to be picked up. Even in her sleep, she knew my plans and was able to thwart them.

When she’s down for the night, no amount of noise will wake her. Not her brothers yelling or the TV blaring or anything. But the quiet little click of me turning the bedroom lamp off gets her every time. I’ve figured out the reason for that, it’s not the sound at all. It’s that when I turn off the lamp it means I’m going to sleep also. So her unconscious mind knows that’s the moment to wake up to keep mommie from getting to sleep.

Just today, I was sitting in the room with her working on a project while she dozed. I very quietly laid down my yarn in order to get up and go throw in a load of laundry while she slept. But no, it wasn’t happening. Merely my intent to leave the room was enough to disturb the nap.

So there you have it, evidence for her psychic gifts. Hmm, it appears they only work in her sleep, doesn’t it?