One summer evening during a violent thunderstorm…

One summer evening during a violent thunderstorm a mother was tucking her small boy into bed. She was about to turn off the light when he asked with a tremor in his voice, „Mommy, will you sleep with me tonight?“ The mother smiled and gave him a reassuring hug. „I can’t dear,“ she said. „I have to sleep in Daddy’s room.“A long silence was broken at last by a shaken little voice saying, „The big sissy.“