I’m sick and tired of being told “JuSt GEt up BeForE tHe KiDs”

[zazzi]

@dmurrayfly We got really lucky in the night portion, he's basically slept through the night since about six months. I have so much admiration for the parents who have to deal with the little to no sleep. His sticking point has always been naps. I suppose you win some you lose some.

 

[johnboy0791]

@zazzi Mine only naps on top of me so theres that. I can do online shopping and meal planning during naps, thats about it lol

 

[peacetips]

@zazzi "And just give them quiet time" my kid completely tears her room apart if she's awake and not getting interaction. Some kids are just a lot, y'know?

 

[dmurrayfly]

@peacetips I can only do quiet time with my oldest if she’s in the room with me. Otherwise she goes crazy. Kid thinks she’s Spider-Man or something lol.

 

[peacetips]

@dmurrayfly "quiet time" is my kid lying in bed next to me coloring or watching TV while I scroll on my phone or read. It's not time for me to nap or catch up on chores.

 

[smmath]

@zazzi I read that as "normal time kids," which my daughter definitely is not! She prefers to sleep about 9.5 hours at night, has done since she was about a year old. When am I having all this adult dinner time??? Even date night feels like an exhausting chore because if we stay out past bedtime it just means less sleep for me.

 

[snigam]

@dmurrayfly I just wanna say it sucks when they are little. There is a hump and you will get over it. I think back to those dreaded nights and early mornings and wished for another existence. It’s ok to just survive those years, F the journal.

 

[dmurrayfly]

@snigam Thank you I literally take it day by day, sometimes hour by hour because it really is just survival at this point and holding onto the hope that one day I’ll recover a little part of myself.

 

[petrasophie]

@dmurrayfly There is light at the end of this tunnel! Since about age 5, I have had to be the one to wake the kid up everyday! On the weekends, she often sleeps until 9 or 9:30! It is now easy to get up before her, if I really want to (I don’t).