Farewell to Our Friend

Dear Bink,
You have been here from the beginning and I am not sure what we are going to do with out you. You have been a friend to the whole family but most of all to Bennett. You are to thank for his AMAZING sleep habits. You have been the secret weapon for every road trip, hair cut, ouchy, plain ride, doctors visit and more. We really can't thank you enough.
Love, Us.





When Bennett was 6 months old we started leaving it in his crib. I thought that it would soften the blow for when we took it away for good. Really, I think it just made him want it even more. He would constantly sneak in his room to get it. I cannot tell you how often I found him hiding behind his curtains with his binky. It was so cute. I had always said that after our vacation and after the holidays the bink was going to go. I was so sad. I knew I was taking away something he loves so much but it has to happen sometime. I didn't want him to think it was lost or that I just didn't understand what he was asking for or that I would be so mean to with hold it. So I cut it and left it for him to find. It broke my heart to see him find it with delight and pop it in his mouth only for huge disappointment. He pulled it out, "yucky!" Then he pinched it in his fingers and tried to push it back together to fix it. Then he started to to cry(I had started long ago), with his hands out to each side and shrugging his solders called, "Wheeeeeeere binky? Wheeeeeere binky?" It broke my heart. I had killed his best friend and on purpose. I felt awful. Night time came, I had been dreading this night for ever but really it wasn't and hasn't been all that bad. At night he goes to sleep like a champ. Once in a while at night he will ask for it but once he sees that it is broken he doesn't want it any more. Naps on the other hand are non existent but I hope that is only temporary.