To and From the Comfort in the Stuffed Animal Circle

Hi there! I like your stuffed animal circle! Do you mind if we sit in it and take a minute to talk?

I remember we were making a stuffed animal circle when we first started. That was always whenever we were scared, or if we thought a monster was going to get us. We’d take our time, take all our stuffed animals, and make a circle on the bed. We’d stay in that circle all night long and we’d wake up and put all the stuffed animals back so no one would ever know. I think it’s important for us to sit in the circle, acknowledging it as our safe place.

I can see that tonight has been particularly hard. I made the circle because I got yelled at to go back to bed, and it was storming outside. I just wanted my mom. The only thing I got though, was an angry dad. Big hugs.

Even when you get as old as I am, nights like this one may still hurt, but I will be there to help guide you just like we help each other because big people don’t always know all the answers. Sometimes those answers come from a brave little girl.