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I’ve been going through some journals I kept when my three oldest were all under five. I’m not sure how I stayed awake long enough to write because in almost every entry I mention trying desperately to get some sleep.
One of my favorite entries starts: “They can’t stay up forever, can they? They will go to sleep eventually, won’t they?”
Another entry exults: “Ethan and Alex are both napping at the same time!” Other mothers and parenting books advised me to nap when my children were napping. Right. That’s when I cleaned house and read the paper.
How about you? If you have young children, do you feel well rested? Do your kids take naps? For parents with older kids, how did you cope during those sleep deprived months/years?
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je9je9 on January 24 at 8:13 a.m.
Books and articles on the topic are written by people who are well rested and light years away from children calling for one more kiss or another glass of water. They say that if they get up and come in your bed you are to carry them back silently to their bed even if you have to do it two dozen times, but the authors forget that you will sleep on a concrete floor in rain if it means two extra minutes of precious sleep.