Here I am, far from home, after driving through the night and caring for three very unruly little people through 4 hours of a 6 hour wake.
My husband's grandfather passed away. We drove 12 hours to stay one night before we turn around and drive home. Needless to say I did not adhere to my bedtime rule. I am working off of maybe 2 or 3 hours of sleep. The kids only a bit more. Overall, it is not pretty.
Tonight, I spanked.
This reinforces the seriousness of my bed time. This also reinforces the need to negotiate parenting through times when sleep is deprived. I am doing bedtime on my own while my husband is at the wake. My patience is zilch. My husband confessed the same.
How does one handle this situation?
We are still learning our way through this whole thing too. I don't have the answer yet. But sleep is SUPER important.
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I was up three times last night with a sick baby. As I tried to return to sleep at 6 AM I was thinking about the importance of sleep. When I don't get enough sleep it is hard to function and the following day feels a lot like a day with horrible PMS. Every little thing gets under my skin. Sleep is SO important!
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