[ WP ] Your 11 year old nephew just ate 2 of your LSD gummy bears 45 minutes ago and you have to make sure he makes it through sane

`` Honey.... Have you seen some gummies around anywhere?'' I tried to keep the panic out of my voice as I shuffle papers and things on the kitchen counter. If I had lost them, I was in a world of trouble. 
 
 `` The blue ones?'' My nephew's voice came floating in from the living room. 
 
 `` Yes, those very ones. Where are they?'' I fought to keep my voice gentle and calming, already preparing for the answer I knew was coming. 
 
 `` I ate them!'' My nephew shouted as he pranced into the kitchen. 
 
 I plastered a smile onto my face as my flow of thoughts slowed to a trickle, then stopped. I had no idea what to do and I was not prepared for this. 
 Good thing my brother and his wife were away for the whole weekend, it was only Saturday morning and I might be able to pick this mess up by Monday morning. 
 
 I took a deep breath and looked into his bright, trusting face and began to spin a tale that just might save his sanity. 
 
 `` It's okay you ate my gummies, but next time you need to ask me first. It's not nice to take people's things without asking. But now I need you to listen to me. Today we're going to play a game. It's going to be a very long game that lasts all day, and maybe even into the night. I know you're getting a little old to play pretend, but it's my favorite game and I want you to play it with me today. Tomorrow, we can do whatever you want, but today I need you to play by my rules.'' I did my best to express the importance of listening to me without scaring him, and based on his slow, solemn nod, he was getting it. `` I can do that! I still like to pretend. What are the rules?'' 
 
 `` I'll tell you more about the game as we go along, but first you need to know I'm a magical witch and I can make the world change. I will keep you safe and I only do good magic, so you have nothing to be scared of. If you see something scary, you only have to tell me and I'll make it go away! Does that sound good?'' He looked a bit confused but nodded, so I continued, `` anyway, today you're a wizard in training so I'm going to help you learn to control and change your world.'' I pulled a bottle of water out of the fridge and wrote `` MANA'' on the label. I handed the bottle to him and continued, `` You need to drink lots of water to make your magic work. About one of these every hour or so. I'll help and keep reminding you, but it's very important.'' 
 He laughed and opened the bottle up, `` Okay Auntie. Whatever you say!'' He took a sip and started laughing again, `` oh I think I can feel my magic in my belly! When can I start casting spells?'' 
 I smiled and kissed his head, `` oh in another hour or so you should be casting all sorts of spells. Let's go find you a wand!'' 
 With that we went into the back yard, laughing together. Maybe this wo n't be so hard, I thought, until I heard a scream. I turned around and saw my nephew standing, staring, transfixed at the air in front of him. I ran over to him and asked him what was the matter. He pointed up to a spider web I hadnt seen before and told me he was scared and he needed me to make it go away. So I picked him up, kissed him gently on the head and continued my tale of magic, `` No honey, I ca n't make him go away. The spider is our friend! He's here to help us. Spiders are very wise and if you're nice to him, he will help you. You can learn to read webs and talk to them if you listen very very closely. But that is a lesson I shall teach you another day. For now I shall ask what wisdom he has for us!'' I leaned forward, looking closely at the large banana spider in front of us. I blew gently on the web and the spider immediately moved to a different part of the web. I smiled and looked at my nephew, `` he said he knows we are looking for a wand for you and he can help us find it! Look at where he went on his web!'' I pointed out one particular strand of spider silk and we followed it to its source, attached to a nearby Rowan tree. Directly below the attachment was a wooden rod, about 10'' in length. It was knobly but mostly straight and a really lovely piece of wood. I pointed it out to my nephew and he gasped as he grabbed it, `` this feel really really magical! Almost like we are n't playing pretend!'' 
 I smiled down at him and kissed his head again, as I pulled a little foil square out of my wallet for myself, I said `` this day is going to be really magical for the both of us.'' Then I popped a tab I had been saving for a rainy day and followed my nephew down the rabbit hole. 
 

