"Nightmares, yeah I get that. One of the reasons Lizzie's mom left, it's hard to sleep when your partner is tossing and turning and mumbling about monsters." He remembered the worst ones early on, before he had really done much with his therapist about them. They were still hard to handle but at least now it was easier.

"I used to just use a radio, nowadays I have a munchkin who likes to crawl in bed with her dad in the morning. At least when I don't have to get up early for work." Then she just got to spend time with her sitter, whoever decided to take on that day. The one thing Steve never seemed to have to worry about was finding a sitter for the girl. If not one of the kids then Mrs. Henderson or Joyce always seemed more than happy to help.