diff --git a/ChildMonitor.h b/ChildMonitor.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fa4192c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ChildMonitor.h
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+//
+//  ChildMonitor.h
+//  TwoTerm
+//
+//  Created by Kelvin Sherlock on 1/31/2018.
+//
+
+#import <Foundation/Foundation.h>
+
+@class TermWindowController;
+@interface ChildMonitor : NSObject {
+
+}
+
++(id)monitor;
+
+-(void)removeController: (TermWindowController *)controller;
+-(void)addController: (TermWindowController *)controller pid: (pid_t)pid fd: (int)fd;
+
+@end
diff --git a/ChildMonitor.mm b/ChildMonitor.mm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f18b3b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ChildMonitor.mm
@@ -0,0 +1,239 @@
+//
+//  ChildMonitor.m
+//  TwoTerm
+//
+//  Created by Kelvin Sherlock on 1/31/2018.
+//
+
+#import "ChildMonitor.h"
+#import "TermWindowController.h"
+
+#include "Lock.h"
+
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/event.h>
+#include <sys/time.h>
+
+#include <vector>
+#include <algorithm>
+
+
+namespace  {
+
+    struct entry {
+        pid_t pid;
+        int fd;
+        TermWindowController *controller;
+    };
+
+    
+    typedef std::vector<entry> entry_vector;
+    
+    entry_vector::iterator find_controller(entry_vector &table, TermWindowController *controller) {
+        return std::find_if(table.begin(), table.end(), [=](const entry &e){
+            return e.controller == controller;
+        });
+    }
+
+    entry_vector::iterator find_pid(entry_vector &table, pid_t pid) {
+        return std::find_if(table.begin(), table.end(), [=](const entry &e){
+            return e.pid == pid;
+        });
+    }
+
+    entry_vector::iterator find_fd(entry_vector &table, int fd) {
+        return std::find_if(table.begin(), table.end(), [=](const entry &e){
+            return e.fd == fd;
+        });
+    }
+    
+    /* return NO on EOF */
+    BOOL read(int fd, TermWindowController *controller) {
+        size_t total = 0;
+        for (;;) {
+            uint8_t buffer[2048];
+            ssize_t ok = ::read(fd, buffer, sizeof(buffer));
+            if (ok == 0) return total > 0;
+            if (ok < 1) {
+                if (errno == EINTR) continue;
+                if (errno == EAGAIN) return YES;
+                return YES;
+            }
+            [controller processData: buffer size: ok];
+            if (ok < sizeof(buffer)) return YES;
+            total += ok;
+        }
+    }
+    
+}
+
+
+@interface ChildMonitor() {
+    std::vector<entry> _table;
+    int _kq;
+    Lock _lock;
+}
+@end
+@implementation ChildMonitor
+
++(id)monitor {
+    static ChildMonitor *me = nil;
+    static dispatch_once_t onceToken;
+    dispatch_once(&onceToken, ^{
+        me = [ChildMonitor new];
+        [NSThread detachNewThreadSelector: @selector(run) toTarget: me withObject: nil];
+    });
+    return me;
+}
+
+-(id)init {
+    if ((self = [super init])) {
+        
+        _kq = kqueue();
+        
+    }
+    return self;
+}
+
+-(void)dealloc {
+    _lock.lock();
+    close(_kq);
+    for (const auto &e : _table) {
+        if (e.fd >= 0) close(e.fd);
+        if (e.pid > 0) kill(e.pid, SIGHUP);
+        if (e.controller) [e.controller release];
+    }
+    _lock.unlock();
+    [super dealloc];
+}
+
+-(void)removeController: (TermWindowController *)controller {
+
+    if (!controller) return;
+    
+    Locker l(_lock);
+
+    auto iter = find_controller(_table, controller);
+    if (iter != _table.end()) {
+        [iter->controller release];
+        iter->controller = nil;
+        if (iter->pid > 0) kill(iter->pid, SIGHUP);
+    }
+}
+
+-(void)addController: (TermWindowController *)controller pid: (pid_t)pid fd: (int)fd {
+
+    NSLog(@"Adding pid: %d fd: %d", pid, fd);
+
+    int flags;
+    // non-blocking io.
+    if (fcntl(fd, F_GETFL, &flags) < 0) flags = 0;
+    fcntl(fd, F_SETFL, flags | O_NONBLOCK);
+    
+    Locker l(_lock);
+    
+    _table.emplace_back(entry{pid, fd, [controller retain]});
+
+    struct kevent events[2] = {};
+    
+    EV_SET(&events[0], fd, EVFILT_READ, EV_ADD | EV_RECEIPT, 0, 0, NULL);
+    EV_SET(&events[1], pid, EVFILT_PROC, EV_ADD | EV_ONESHOT | EV_RECEIPT, NOTE_EXIT | NOTE_EXITSTATUS, 0, NULL);
+    
+    kevent(_kq, events, 2, NULL, 0, NULL);
+}
+
+-(void) run {
+    struct kevent events[16] = {};
+
+    for(;;) {
+
+        @autoreleasepool {
+
+            int n = kevent(_kq, NULL, 0, events, 2, NULL);
+            
+            if (n < 0) {
+                NSLog(@"kevent: %s", strerror(errno));
+                continue;
+            }
+            if (n == 0) {
+                continue;
+            }
+            Locker l(_lock);
+
+            // should process twice, first for reading, second for dead children.
+            
+            std::for_each(events, events +  n, [&](const struct kevent &e){
+                
+                if (e.filter != EVFILT_READ) return;
+                int fd = (int)e.ident;
+                if (e.flags & EV_EOF) {
+                    NSLog(@"EV_EOF %d", fd);
+                    return;
+                }
+                
+                if (e.flags & EV_ERROR) {
+                    NSLog(@"EV_ERROR %d", fd);
+                    return;
+                }
+                
+                auto iter = find_fd(_table, fd);
+                if (iter == _table.end() || iter->controller == nil) {
+                    
+                    NSLog(@"Closing fd %d (not found)", fd);
+                    close(fd); // should automatically remove itself from kevent
+                    iter->fd = -1;
+                } else {
+                    BOOL ok = read(fd, iter->controller);
+                    if (!ok) {
+                        NSLog(@"Closing fd %d (eof)", fd);
+                        close(fd); // should automatically remove itself from kevent
+                        iter->fd = -1;
+                    }
+                }
+            });
+
+            std::for_each(events, events +  n, [&](const struct kevent &e){
+                
+                if (e.filter != EVFILT_PROC) return;
+                
+                pid_t pid = (pid_t)e.ident;
+
+                int status = 0;
+                for(;;) {
+                    int ok = waitpid(pid, &status, WNOHANG);
+                    if (ok >= 0) break;
+                    if (errno == EINTR) continue;
+                    NSLog(@"waitpid(%d): %s", pid, strerror(errno));
+                    break;
+                }
+                
+                
+                auto iter = find_pid(_table, pid);
+                if (iter == _table.end()) {
+                    
+                } else {
+                    if (iter->fd >= 0) {
+
+                        // check for pending i/o ?
+
+                        if (iter->controller)
+                            read(iter->fd, iter->controller);
+                        NSLog(@"Closing fd %d (child exited)", iter->fd);
+                        close(iter->fd);
+                        iter->fd = -1;
+                    }
+                    [iter->controller childFinished: status];
+
+                    [iter->controller release];
+                    iter->controller = nil;
+                    *iter = std::move(_table.back());
+                    _table.pop_back();
+                }
+                
+                NSLog(@"Child %d finished", pid);
+            });
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+@end
diff --git a/TermWindowController.h b/TermWindowController.h
index 5cd554d..c2990e0 100644
--- a/TermWindowController.h
+++ b/TermWindowController.h
@@ -25,10 +25,6 @@
     
     NSObject <Emulator> *_emulator;
     
-    NSThread * _thread;
-    int _fd;
-    std::atomic<pid_t> _pid;
-    
 }
 
 @property (nonatomic, retain) NSDictionary *parameters;
@@ -39,5 +35,7 @@
 @property (nonatomic, retain) NSObject<Emulator> *emulator;
 
 -(void)initPTY;
+-(void)childFinished: (int)status;
+-(void)processData: (const void *)buffer size: (size_t)size;
 
 @end
diff --git a/TermWindowController.mm b/TermWindowController.mm
index 70fe1af..e97eded 100644
--- a/TermWindowController.mm
+++ b/TermWindowController.mm
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
 
+#include "ChildMonitor.h"
+
 @implementation TermWindowController
 
 @synthesize emulator = _emulator;
@@ -46,12 +48,13 @@
 
 -(void)dealloc
 {
+    [[ChildMonitor monitor] removeController: self];
+    
     [_emulator release];
     [_emulatorView release];
     [_colorView release];
 
     [_parameters release];
-    [_thread release];
     
     [super dealloc];
 }
@@ -66,6 +69,9 @@
 -(void)initPTY
 {
     static std::string username;
+    
+    pid_t pid;
+    int fd;
 
     struct termios term;
     struct winsize ws = [_emulator defaultSize];
@@ -94,16 +100,16 @@
         username = [NSUserName() UTF8String];
     }
     //NSLog(@"%@ %s %s", NSUserName(), getlogin(), getpwent()->pw_name);
-    _pid = forkpty(&_fd, NULL, &term, &ws);
+   pid = forkpty(&fd, NULL, &term, &ws);
     
-    if (_pid < 0)
+    if (pid < 0)
     {
         fprintf(stderr, "forkpty failed\n");
         fflush(stderr);
         
         return;
     }
-    if (_pid == 0)
+    if (pid == 0)
     {
         
         std::vector<const char *> environ;
@@ -175,122 +181,18 @@
 
     [window setMinSize: [window frame].size];
 
-    [_emulatorView setFd: _fd];
-    [self monitor];
+    [_emulatorView setFd: fd];
+
+    [[ChildMonitor monitor] addController: self pid: pid fd: fd];
 }
 
--(BOOL)read: (int)fd {
 
-    BOOL rv = NO;
-
-    for(;;) {
-        
-        uint8_t buffer[1024];
-        ssize_t size = read(fd, buffer, sizeof(buffer));
-        if (size < 0 && errno == EINTR) continue;
-
-        if (size <= 0) break;
-        [_emulatorView processData: buffer size: size];
-        rv = YES;
-    }
-    
-    return rv;
+-(void)childFinished: (int)status {
+    [_emulatorView childFinished: status];
 }
 
--(int)wait: (pid_t)pid {
-
-    std::atomic_exchange(&_pid, -1);
-
-    int status = 0;
-    for(;;) {
-        int ok = waitpid(pid, &status, WNOHANG);
-        if (ok >= 0) break;
-        if (errno == EINTR) continue;
-        NSLog(@"waitpid(%d): %s", pid, strerror(errno));
-        break;
-    }
-    return status;
-}
-
--(void)monitor {
-
-    
-    int fd = _fd;
-    pid_t pid = _pid;
-    
-    int q = kqueue();
-    
-    struct kevent events[2] = {};
-    
-    EV_SET(&events[0], pid, EVFILT_PROC, EV_ADD | EV_RECEIPT, NOTE_EXIT | NOTE_EXITSTATUS, 0, NULL);
-    EV_SET(&events[1], fd, EVFILT_READ, EV_ADD | EV_RECEIPT, 0, 0, NULL);
-    
-    int flags;
-    // non-blocking io.
-    if (fcntl(_fd, F_GETFL, &flags) < 0) flags = 0;
-    fcntl(_fd, F_SETFL, flags | O_NONBLOCK);
-    
-    kevent(q, events, 2, NULL, 0, NULL);
-
-    [_emulatorView childBegan];
-
-    _thread = [[NSThread alloc] initWithBlock: ^(){
-    
-        struct kevent events[2] = {};
-
-        bool stop = false;
-        int status = 0;
-
-        while (!stop) {
-        
-            int n = kevent(q, NULL, 0, events, 2, NULL);
-            if (n <= 0) {
-                NSLog(@"kevent");
-                break;
-            }
-
-            for (unsigned i = 0; i < n; ++i) {
-                const auto &e = events[i];
-                unsigned flags = e.flags;
-                if (e.filter == EVFILT_READ) {
-                    int fd = (int)e.ident;
-                    if (flags & EV_EOF) {
-                        NSLog(@"EV_EOF");
-                    }
-
-                    if (flags & EV_ERROR) {
-                        NSLog(@"EV_ERROR");
-                    }
-
-                    [self read: fd];
-                    continue;
-                }
-
-                if (e.filter == EVFILT_PROC) {
-
-                    pid_t pid = (pid_t)e.ident;
-                    NSLog(@"Child finished");
-                    status = [self wait: pid];
-                    stop = true;
-                }
-            }
-        }
-        
-        if (![_thread isCancelled]) {
-
-            // read any lingering io...
-            [self read: fd];
-
-            [_emulatorView childFinished: status];
-        }
-        close(q);
-        close(fd);
-
-        _fd = -1;
-        //NSLog(@"Closing fd");
-    }];
-
-    [_thread start];
+-(void)processData: (const void *)buffer size: (size_t)size {
+    [_emulatorView processData: (uint8_t *)buffer size: size];
 }
 
 #pragma mark -
@@ -359,14 +261,7 @@
 
 -(void)windowWillClose:(NSNotification *)notification
 {
-
-    pid_t pid = std::atomic_exchange(&_pid, -1);
-    [_thread cancel];
-
-    if (pid > 0) {
-        kill(pid, 9);
-    }
-
+    [[ChildMonitor monitor] removeController: self];
     [self autorelease];
 }