WOH and sleeping issues
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WOH and sleeping issues
| Sun, 05-22-2005 - 10:34am |
We were at a dinner party last night at the home of one of dh's coworkers. They have 2 boys, 6 and 4. They have a bunch of sleeping issues (kids 'scared' at night, won't fall asleep in their own bed, won't go to bed without mom or dad cuddling them, etc.) The mom blames herself because since she works all day and misses them so much she tends to cuddle with them late at night and they fall asleep in a pile on the bed all together. She said that if she SAH, they wouldn't have the same issues.
I sah. For us, bed time is a rigid, welcome respite at the end of the day. Dh has no desire to keep them up either, lol.

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Lord, if that's the standard of good parenting, I'm surprised I haven't been forcibly sterilized. Not ONLY do (and did) we run out of milk regularly, but we run out of lots of others things too AND we do all this in the face of such regular daily visits to the grocery store that when I *didn't* go to Giant last Saturday, the cashier asked me on Sunday if I'd been sick, cuz they were worried.
And still ended up raising a kid who's employable. Imagine that.
Karen
"A pocketknife is like a melody;sharp in some places,
flat in others,
and really annoying when it's stuck in your head."
Karen
"A pocketknife is like a melody;sharp in some places,
I think I win the prize, tho. In addition to my long standing history of grocery shopping daily for the stuff I meant to get yesterday, today I had to stop at Target to buy the antifreeze I forgot yesterday. And tomorrow I need to go back to get the kitty litter I forgot tonight....
And technically speaking, I'm a Mother to none (according to those who delight in discounting anything I might offer on the grounds that my child is grown)
Karen
"A pocketknife is like a melody;sharp in some places,
flat in others,
and really annoying when it's stuck in your head."
Karen
"A pocketknife is like a melody;sharp in some places,
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Why, don't be silly, that's COMPLETELY selfless on PNJ's part!! You *know* how much she hates regular schedules and being able to have guaranteed time to herself at night, beginning precisely at 7:01pm. She HATES it! Always has. It's a complete sacrifice to her personally, but she does it selflessly and sacrificially....ALL for the sake of her children......She gets NOTHING out of this. not one little bit.
It is we who are selfish...selfish to the core and we should be ashamed......
::::eye roll, in case you can't tell....::::
Karen
"A pocketknife is like a melody;sharp in some places,
flat in others,
and really annoying when it's stuck in your head."
Karen
"A pocketknife is like a melody;sharp in some places,
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