1/2 >Sleeping soundly. >Hear something at bedroom door. >Light thumping, scratching sound. >It's getting quicker, more frantic. >Fuck...it's your fluffy pony. >She must have gotten out of her safe room. >It's late, you just got to sleep. >You don't want to deal with this shit right now. >Scratching doesn't stop. >She isn't going away. >Groaning, you turn on the light and get up. >Groggily walk to the door, open it. >Fluffy pony dashes inside, scrambles up into your bed. >Dives under the covers. >Pull back covers. "Come on...out...you know you don't sleep in here." >Fluffy pony just snuggles deeper into your bed. >"Wan' sweep wif dadee! Fwuffy scawed awone!" "No. You sleep in your safe room." >You tried letting her sleep in your room when you first got her. >Just a filly, not a baby but far from full grown. >You set up a basket at the foot of your bed. >You learned, fluffy ponies don't sleep like humans. >Over 7 hours she woke you up 5 times. >Once to tell you she was "scawed." >Twice to complain that she was "hungwy." >Twice to "pway." >Since that night, fluffy does not stay in your room. "Come on, back to your room." >Fluffy pony cries and tries to dig into the covers. >"Pwease! Wan' stay wif dadee!" >You want to kick her, you want to toss her against the wall. >You want to hang her by her tail for the night. >You understand how people snap and become abusers. >No...not tonight at least.   2/2 >Pick up fluffy pony. >She bawls and tries to hold onto the covers. >"Pwease dun make fwuffy go 'way! Fwuffy wuv dadee!" >She pulls the covers off your bed. "I love you too Bluebell but you know the rules." >You don't carry her painfully, by the tail or mane. >You carry her gently, supporting her feet. >Fluffy cries and begs for what she wants. >No way in hell. >Safe room door is indeed ajar. >Gotta fix that latch...tomorrow. >Plop fluffy down in her basket bed. >She's still crying and whimpering. >"Pwease stay wif fwuffy! No weave fwuffy awone!" >Ignore her crying. >Pull night-light out of its socket. >Fluffy wails in dismay. >"Nuuuu! Why dadee take night-wight!? So scawy dawk!" "Bluebell, you know the rules. You stay in the safe room at night." >"Fwuffy scawed awone!" "Since you didn't stay in the safe room, you lose your night-light.  If you behave tomorrow you can have it back." >Pop a safety cover over the outlet. >Fluffy is bawling like a baby. >"Pwease night-wight back! Fwuffy pwomise be good!" >Give her a pat on the head. "Goodnight Bluebell...now go to sleep." >Close the door...make sure it's latched this time. >Hear banging and scratching at the door. >Fluffy is still begging and crying. >Shut your door. >After a while her noise dies down. >You both sleep. >Fluffy gets her night-light back tomorrow night. >Fluffy never pulls that bullshit again.