Written entirely by my six year old son last night in anticipation of going to school. He said he hopes that when he's finished illustrating it, his dad (a therapist) can take it to work and help others understand their worries.
I told him that we need to find a more complete ending first...
The Worry Train
It all started
when I was a baby. And I was three.
The worry
train. It's made of metal.
I think of one
worry, and then I think of all the worries.
The train cars
hold all of the worries. My biggest worry drives The Worry Train.
But DON'T ask me what it is! Because I don't know.
I have a lot of
big worries, but can't figure out which one is the biggest. Kind of
like how I have a lot of favorite colors, but I can't figure out my
favorite one.
The first worry
that hops on The Worry Train is the biggest one. When the biggest
worry says,“All aboard!” the other worries hop on and it starts
going around
in a circle in my head.
If one worry
hops on The Worry Train, all the worries hop on The Worry Train. The
worries start telling all the worries in my head, “Hey want to come
on the worry train!?” But
it never gets them anywhere.
They just like going around for fun. Like a roller coaster.
And sometimes
it gets bigger. So all the worries in my head can see it. And when
I'm having a really, really, really, really
bad time and The Worry Train is really going fast a lot...
...it makes a
worry tornado.
Sometimes
it breaks down because I'm having fun and I forget about my worries.
And sometimes the bad worries are trapped in jail by my good worries.
Oh my goodness. He just perfectly described the current state of my brain. Time to break down the worry train. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteThanks Mel! He describes me too. Mitch said that Oliver told him tonight that when he asks someone else to play, or helps somebody else it also breaks down the worry train. ; ) You're pretty great at both those things.
DeleteIt constantly amazes me how our little people are not limited to little thoughts.In fact, their thoughts are a lot bigger and better a lot of the time. Thanks for sharing! - Brelynn
ReplyDeleteBrelynn! I keep thinking the same thing about you! ; ) You're such tiny POWERhouse... someday the world will know it. I just love how Oliver came up with such a visual for things I feel and experience too. Apple don't fall far from the tree...
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