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i always wondered about that, myself. how on earth would that calm someone down? just like the song âRock a bye, baby.â another litany of disaster.
This is the same prayer my mother taught me. And, yes, while comforting on the surface, the realizationâespecially for a childâthat you might die in your sleep is at once sobering and DEEPLY DISCOMFORTING. SIDS is indeed no laughing matter and this comic is focusing on the very fear that SIDS invokes.
This comic doesnât diminish that. It simply shows the irony of a seemingly comforting bedtime prayer that invokes the horrifying prospect of possibly dying in your sleep.
I saw a slightly different version in a book of childrenâs prayers: Now I lay me down to sleep, I pray thee Lord my soul to keep. Keep me safe all through the night, & wake me with the morning light. Much more comforting.
I grew up saying the version in the comic, and I also recall being a bit disturbed by it. Yes, there is SIDS, but I think itâs less common now than it used to be, so itâs less a normal part of life now.
The prayer I say with my kids is:
Now I lay me down to sleep,
I pray Thee Lord my soul to keep,
The angels watch me through the night,
And keep me safe til morning light.
Amen
I suppose it still recognizes the possiblity of SIDS, but in a more indirect way.
Well I thought of the Metallica song ⊠You know, âEnter Sandmanâ?
The next few lines also fit the last panel âŠ
âhush little baby, donât say a word
And never mind that noise you heard
Itâs just the beasts under your bed
In your closet, in your head!â
I think this baby is beyond the fear of SIDS. I donât say that prayerâŠvery depressing, instead I pray the Guardian Angel prayer which does not speak of dying in your sleepâŠ
rayannina almost 14 years ago
Yeah, letâs skip the dying part, what say?
yyyguy almost 14 years ago
i always wondered about that, myself. how on earth would that calm someone down? just like the song âRock a bye, baby.â another litany of disaster.
GROG Premium Member almost 14 years ago
Thatâs why I could always go without the prayer.
Maureen Crothall almost 14 years ago
Thatâs the prayer I used to say as a little âun, love the look.
GLENN B WOODEN almost 14 years ago
This is the same prayer my mother taught me. And, yes, while comforting on the surface, the realizationâespecially for a childâthat you might die in your sleep is at once sobering and DEEPLY DISCOMFORTING. SIDS is indeed no laughing matter and this comic is focusing on the very fear that SIDS invokes. This comic doesnât diminish that. It simply shows the irony of a seemingly comforting bedtime prayer that invokes the horrifying prospect of possibly dying in your sleep.
A. Buckeye almost 14 years ago
I saw a slightly different version in a book of childrenâs prayers: Now I lay me down to sleep, I pray thee Lord my soul to keep. Keep me safe all through the night, & wake me with the morning light. Much more comforting.
griefofdawn almost 14 years ago
far more comforting for the Lord to take your soul than the devil! mtvbuckeye, I like your version better.
Redhead55 almost 14 years ago
That version is a keeper, mtvbuckeye.
Shay almost 14 years ago
Good prayer!
Dry and Dusty Premium Member almost 14 years ago
Yes I am familiar with the other version also. Much better and much more comforting.
joylion almost 14 years ago
Lol Poor Baby! Heâs gonna b having Nightmares for a While now!
Dapperdan61 Premium Member almost 14 years ago
Nighty night donât let the bedbugs bite
Dry and Dusty Premium Member almost 14 years ago
Yes dapperdan61 another good one!
RadioTom almost 14 years ago
Donât wanna go by the devil, Donât wanna go by the Demon; Donât wanna go by Satan; donât wanna die uneasy; Just let me go naturally
And when I die, and when Iâm dead, dead and gone; Thereâll be one child born in the world to carry on, to carry on..
lisa4romMpls almost 14 years ago
What a nice comforting way to get baby to sleep -not! Bottle works just fine for our little one.
lightenup Premium Member almost 14 years ago
I grew up saying the version in the comic, and I also recall being a bit disturbed by it. Yes, there is SIDS, but I think itâs less common now than it used to be, so itâs less a normal part of life now.
The prayer I say with my kids is:
Now I lay me down to sleep, I pray Thee Lord my soul to keep, The angels watch me through the night, And keep me safe til morning light. Amen
I suppose it still recognizes the possiblity of SIDS, but in a more indirect way.
mikeopipes almost 14 years ago
Prayer is messed up. This prayer is sevrely messed up.
Mihir Asher almost 14 years ago
Well I thought of the Metallica song ⊠You know, âEnter Sandmanâ?
The next few lines also fit the last panel ⊠âhush little baby, donât say a word And never mind that noise you heard Itâs just the beasts under your bed In your closet, in your head!â
Leticia Shelley almost 14 years ago
I think this baby is beyond the fear of SIDS. I donât say that prayerâŠvery depressing, instead I pray the Guardian Angel prayer which does not speak of dying in your sleepâŠ
Trisha_Evenstar almost 14 years ago
I never liked it, always creeped me out
runhaliqa almost 14 years ago
its just a comic for goodness sake! just for fun, have a laugh!
mikeopipes over 13 years ago
Sleep is better than prayer!
ComicsGuy1234 almost 7 years ago
Que the Metallica music
adoragem123 almost 4 years ago
my momâs mom used to do that to herâŠ