Yes, 3 important topics for us all to crowdsource! I have high hopes from you. If nothing else, I hope to get a settled answer on the pronunciation.
Nephew A, who is now 4, has hit a spell of having too many bad thoughts to be able to sleep. Thoughts like Robots and Alligators and Dinosaurs. Scary scary things. And my sister has tried every possible placebo effect comfort thing to get him to just settle and SLEEP, without luck (dreamcatchers, washing the thoughts out of his head, thinking about cars chasing the thoughts out, etc.). As he points out, “that’s just PRETEND”. Versus his worries about Robot Dogs which are, of course, very real.
Any ideas? For those of you who have dealt with the 4 year old bedtime worries, what worked? Personally, when I was 4, I remember just focusing on the blinking fire alarm light over my bed. If I stayed awake and made sure it blinked every minute, everything would be FINE.
Next question! Is it “Sufi-ism” or “Suf-ism”? I’ve always thought of it as “Sufi-ism” and then I just heard someone pronounce it as “Suf-ism” and it made me question EVERYTHING.
And finally, very important in this festive season, which song is better? “My Name is Anthony Gonsalves” or “Rang Barse”???
