Bedtime Nightmares

One of the hardest things I have to do on a daily basis is help my child fall asleep. She likes me to kneel by her bed with my hand on her back and just WAIT until she sleeps. The problem is that this generally takes an hour or two. I start setting so twitchy and panicky that I have to fight very very hard with myself not to feel enraged.

It's exhausting, coming out of that room after all of that time, after having kept such a tight grip on myself for such a long time. I wish I knew what to do to make it easier.