The thunder scared and woke up the children

@kaka135 (14931)

Malaysia

April 10, 2016 8:35pm CST

It was in the middle of the night. I already woke up and was working on mylot and also reading some articles online. It started to rain quite heavily. It's a blessing to us as it's been really hot lately. Suddenly, there was a very loud thunder. I was not sure if my little girl would be frightened, so I went upstairs and checked on her. She was crying, and my elder son has waken up already. Glad that she is easily calmed down when I am there with her. She told me she is scared of the thunders. I just told her the thunder is actually calling the raindrops to come down to the earth, as he knows it's really hot here. Some raindrops are too far away or they couldn't hear the thunder calling, so he has to call louder. She seemed to be happy with this little "make-up story". I guess it's easier to calm down young children with a little story, I always do that. Both the children has waken up, and it took some time for them to wind down. So I just slept together with them, and left my work aside. How is the weather over there?

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@TiarasOceanView (70022)

• United States

11 Apr 16

It is quiet here Lee. I am sorry this happened. It must have been an intense thunder to wake the children my friend.

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@kaka135 (14931)

• Malaysia

11 Apr 16

Yes, I got a shock as well. Glad that the children finally settled down and slept well after more than an hour. I wonder how those children who need to go to school in the early morning, they must be very tired if they couldn't sleep well at night.

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@TiarasOceanView (70022)

• United States

11 Apr 16

@kaka135 Oh yes it woke you too..oh no the school morning so sorry you will all be tired.

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@TiarasOceanView (70022)

• United States

11 Apr 16

@kaka135 Yes the children are home schooled but still being woken up not good poor kids. Yes it is the same here on certain events..the fireworks can go til early in the morning keeping others awake. Well I am glad you did not have to get up for work, but feel sorry for other families who do.

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@marguicha (223802)

• Chile

11 Apr 16

There was a tempest here some days ago. Although I am not afraid of thunder or lightning, I woke up several times.

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@kaka135 (14931)

• Malaysia

11 Apr 16

I guess it's just too loud and sudden. I think if I was asleep, I would have been waken up by that intense thunder as well, though I always sleep well.

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@marguicha (223802)

• Chile

11 Apr 16

@kaka135 That tempest started in the evening and stayed all night. I´m glad of it because we needed rain, but thunders were much too loud.

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@kaka135 (14931)

• Malaysia

11 Apr 16

@marguicha So, it's good that we have the rains, though the thunders were too loud!

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@allen0187 (58582)

• Philippines

11 Apr 16

I'm in Manila and the sun is out and it is scorching here right now!

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@kaka135 (14931)

• Malaysia

11 Apr 16

I have heard that it's very hot in Philippines too. Hope you'll get some rain over there as well.

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@kaka135 (14931)

• Malaysia

15 Apr 16

@allen0187 So, you will have hot weather until at least August?

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@allen0187 (58582)

• Philippines

12 Apr 16

@kaka135 yeah but it won't happen until August-September.

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@JudyEv (342179)

• Rockingham, Australia

11 Apr 16

We had some incredible thunder and lightning here too. That is a good story to tell your children. I've also heard thunder being described as God moving his furniture around.

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@kaka135 (14931)

• Malaysia

11 Apr 16

Thanks for sharing that to me! I need to find out more about the story you mentioned, and what to do with the rains while God is moving his furniture.

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@JudyEv (342179)

• Rockingham, Australia

12 Apr 16

@kaka135 The man who told me he used to tell his children about the furniture didn't mention the rain. I guess the kids were only scared of the thunder. I can't imagine what the rain could have been. :)

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@Lucky15 (37374)

• Philippines

11 Apr 16

i am scared of thunder too, i can feel the scare there

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@kaka135 (14931)

• Malaysia

11 Apr 16

Hope you'll find something to comfort you when it's thundering.

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@Lucky15 (37374)

• Philippines

11 Apr 16

@kaka135 i had the cover myself blanket

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@kaka135 (14931)

• Malaysia

11 Apr 16

@Lucky15 That's good. Hold tight to your blanket.

I asked my children to use the pillow or bolster to cover their ears.

@ridingbet (66854)

• Philippines

11 Apr 16

I like the sound of thunder most especially if it rains after its sound. I can sleep well with the rains pouring at it will also cool the grounds

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@kaka135 (14931)

• Malaysia

11 Apr 16

I enjoy sleeping during the rain and thunder as well as we always have hot weather here, but I don't really like the sound of thunder, it's too loud for me.

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@kaka135 (14931)

• Malaysia

15 Apr 16

@ridingbet I don't think we have such severe thunder here, or I just didn't hear it before.

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@ridingbet (66854)

• Philippines

16 Apr 16

@kaka135 this kind of thunder sounds strong if a hot day is followed by the sudden darkening of the skies, thus mixing the hot and cold air in the atmosphere creating thunder.

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@MGjhaud (23240)

• Philippines

11 Apr 16

its 33 degree celsius in here. it's hot outside but it says on the weather update that its going to rain later so thats good. glad that your kids were calmed down. my 3yr old nephew is afraid of thunder too. he would hug someone the whole time until its gone.

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@MGjhaud (23240)

• Philippines

12 Apr 16

@kaka135 kids always calm down as long as mommy is around..

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@kaka135 (14931)

• Malaysia

11 Apr 16

It's really hot there as well! Hope you'll get some rain soon. Actually my elder son was not afraid of the thunder at all, he was excited about it. Glad that my little girl calmed down easily when I was there with her. It's always good to have mother being around for young kids.

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@dodo19 (47336)

• Beaconsfield, Quebec

11 Apr 16

I love thunderstorms, but I can remember it scaring my eldest once or twice. I can understand that. It can be scaring for young kids.

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@kaka135 (14931)

• Malaysia

15 Apr 16

I like raining, but I don't really enjoy thunderstorms. It's too loud for me. I guess children will just have to get used to it, as it's nature.

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@toniganzon (72532)

• Philippines

11 Apr 16

I'm still praying for rain to come.

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@kaka135 (14931)

• Malaysia

11 Apr 16

I have heard it's really hot over there too. Hope the rains will visit you very soon.

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@BelleStarr (61101)

• United States

11 Apr 16

We have rain also but no thunder. It is chilly still.

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@kaka135 (14931)

• Malaysia

15 Apr 16

I can't imagine it's still chilly over there as I thought it's already Spring time!

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@Scindhia (1906)

• India

11 Apr 16

My son is scared at times too. It helps if I'm nearby. The weather here is hot and humid, a far cry from rain and thunder.

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@kaka135 (14931)

• Malaysia

11 Apr 16

It seems like many places are really hot these two months. Hope you'll have some rains there soon. Good to have mother around!

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@rina110383 (24492)

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11 Apr 16

That make-up story makes sense, seriously. It's hot and we haven't had rain since the start of March.

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@kaka135 (14931)

• Malaysia

11 Apr 16

Thanks! I always like to "humanize" the characters in my stories, the children like it. I think young children do think all the things are like humans, can walk, can think, can play as well. Hope you'll have some rains there soon as well!

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@JMAndres (702)

• Zamboanga City, Philippines

11 Apr 16

the weather hear is still hot. :( Wow you're really a great mom. I guess parenting is really a passion. :)

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@kaka135 (14931)

• Malaysia

11 Apr 16

Thanks. I am still learning to be a good mother, but I believe one needs to be passionate about what he is doing, then he'll enjoy doing it. And yes, I really love being a mother, though there are still more for me to learn.

Hope the Mother Nature will hear you and bring you some rains too.

@nanachinese (121)

• China

11 Apr 16

It is really a good idea.

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@kaka135 (14931)

• Malaysia

11 Apr 16

Thanks. I find that kids always like to listen to stories, even very simple stories. So, you can always make up any simple stories to tell them.

@nanachinese (121)

• China

11 Apr 16

@kaka135 Thanks for your share.

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@youless (112586)

• Guangzhou, China

11 Apr 16

I think it is very common for children to be scared of the thunder since it has a loud noise. But children are still easy to make them happy again like you mentioned. Fortunately most of the time the thunder happens not so often here and it will happen after midnight. At that time everybody has fallen asleep. My son has a deep sleep and it will not wake him up

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@kaka135 (14931)

• Malaysia

11 Apr 16

My son is not afraid of thunder or loud noise, and he always sleeps very well throughout the whole night, so I didn't worry about him so much. He seemed excited about the thunders last night, and kept wanting to talk to the little sister.

My little girl is more sensitive to noise and she's a light sleeper too.

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@sjvg1976 (41290)

• Delhi, India

11 Apr 16

It is hot here and no sign of rain in Delhi. Still the weather is enjoyable during morning

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@kaka135 (14931)

• Malaysia

11 Apr 16

Good that you still enjoy the pleasant weather in the morning, though it seems to be hot the rest of the day. I even need to take shower in the middle of the night, it's just too hot here.

@carebear29 (31970)

• Wausau, Wisconsin

11 Apr 16

The weather is quiet here.

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@kaka135 (14931)

• Malaysia

11 Apr 16

Then it'll be peaceful night over there.

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@Letranknight2015 (52079)

• Philippines

11 Apr 16

It's summer here still but we hope to have a rainy soon two months from now. Unfortunately, there goes that fast drying of clothes.

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@kaka135 (14931)

• Malaysia

11 Apr 16

Hope you'll get some rains to chase away the heat soon. Yes, the clothes get dried very fast now.

@Sheilamarie78 (2586)

• Canada

11 Apr 16

That was a clever way to explain what is happening when the thunder sounds. Our weather is very pleasant -- sunny but still sweater weather. At night the stars are brilliant.

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@kaka135 (14931)

• Malaysia

11 Apr 16

Thanks. My children always asked me to tell them any stories, as I can't remember much, so I just made up my own. And I know what kind of stories they like to hear, especially my little one, so I told that to her to comfort her. She has been thinking about the happy raindrops since then.

It's good that you have a good weather there! It's nice to see the brilliant stars.

@Macarrosel (7498)

• Philippines

11 Apr 16

It rained here in our place yesterday but not so heavy. My husband said that the authorities were making cloud seeding to have rain since it didn't rain for weeks now due to summer season.

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@kaka135 (14931)

• Malaysia

11 Apr 16

I read that it's very hot in Philippines as well, glad it rained too. A little bit of rain is still better than none, though it might still be hot. I have heard about making the cloud seeding as well, I have no idea last night's rain was a natural one or not. Hope we'll get a more balanced weather.

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