dear bedtime,
i thought we were cool. i thought we had an understanding. i thought we had a give and take relationship. i give you the kid and you take him to sleep. lately, you have been giving me a headache and taking all of my time.
what happened? why the sudden change of heart? did i do something? was it something i said?
i want to go back to the old days. i remember when i would announce to my son that it was time for you and he would give me a little fight. i would make up for it with a few stories and then i would hold him and rock him gently to a place of peace. he would eventually succumb to his exhaustion, give me a little kiss, and go right to bed.
now it is a full on fight. you have become the song that never ends. bedtime is the continual flow of one more this and one more that. a girl can only take so much and i reach my limit after the first hour passes.
yes bedtime, you heard me correctly. you are consuming over an hour of my time. i appreciate you allowing me extra time with my landon. i truly enjoy his company but i need my sleep too. i need the kind of sleep that does not involve laying on a car rug and resting my head on a lightning mcqueen pillowcase.
the whole ordeal is just getting old and we need to go back to the way it was. i'm sorry if i have offended you in any way in the past. you are wonderful. you make me smile. i count down to your arrival every day. please never doubt my love for you.
sincerely,
wtf?
i thought we were cool. i thought we had an understanding. i thought we had a give and take relationship. i give you the kid and you take him to sleep. lately, you have been giving me a headache and taking all of my time.
what happened? why the sudden change of heart? did i do something? was it something i said?
i want to go back to the old days. i remember when i would announce to my son that it was time for you and he would give me a little fight. i would make up for it with a few stories and then i would hold him and rock him gently to a place of peace. he would eventually succumb to his exhaustion, give me a little kiss, and go right to bed.
relaxing before bed
now it is a full on fight. you have become the song that never ends. bedtime is the continual flow of one more this and one more that. a girl can only take so much and i reach my limit after the first hour passes.
yes bedtime, you heard me correctly. you are consuming over an hour of my time. i appreciate you allowing me extra time with my landon. i truly enjoy his company but i need my sleep too. i need the kind of sleep that does not involve laying on a car rug and resting my head on a lightning mcqueen pillowcase.
sleeping at the beach
the whole ordeal is just getting old and we need to go back to the way it was. i'm sorry if i have offended you in any way in the past. you are wonderful. you make me smile. i count down to your arrival every day. please never doubt my love for you.
sincerely,
4 comments:
I feel your pain!! this post made me laugh so much...thanks for showing bedtime who the boss is!
We had issues with our daughter when she was little like that but we slowly worked on a standard routing that had the necessary things done (potty, brushing teeth) and she knew what to expect. If she acts up she doesn't get a book. Otherwise, we read 3 books. It works for us.
Don't know if you have heard of Dr. Rene. She is local and has some great advice.
http://parentingbydrrene.wordpress.com/2012/02/29/stay-in-bed-tips/
Good Luck!
Holly
Oh my!! I totally understand this....I wish I could say it gets better, but we've got 3 (ages 8, 5 and 4) and I have to say there's someone fighting the sandman almost every night for one reason or another!! Good luck!
I just love sleep most of the Time :D
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