tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7357866983330020330.post8817485865587101074..comments2023-10-25T07:19:05.041-05:00Comments on Purring Prophecy: Courting the God Morpheusmedieval womanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00457130525946143002noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7357866983330020330.post-77146841611955452312011-07-30T09:09:39.976-05:002011-07-30T09:09:39.976-05:00I totally understand; though I don't have chil...I totally understand; though I don't have children yet. Great post!<br /><br />Loved the blog!<br /><br /><br />______________________________<br />http://mustbeliberating.blogspot.com/Luisa Rodríguezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05989062241318076447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7357866983330020330.post-58350831322023748902011-06-30T13:14:17.331-05:002011-06-30T13:14:17.331-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Earnest Englishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01947000435270263070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7357866983330020330.post-68461520946901271262011-06-24T08:52:07.002-05:002011-06-24T08:52:07.002-05:00http://icanhascheezburger.files.wordpress.com/2011...http://icanhascheezburger.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/funny-pictures-some-suffer-from-narcolepsy-cats-enjoy-every-minute-of-it.jpgAndreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11622350001179389541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7357866983330020330.post-24228577301895579262011-06-23T06:56:39.051-05:002011-06-23T06:56:39.051-05:00I was totally raised by Ben Franklin-influenced pa...I was totally raised by Ben Franklin-influenced parents (well, I don't think they know that it's Franklin, but they definitely have absorbed that mentality), and I struggle against it all the time. D. stays up late, sleeps late, and takes naps, and I have to fight with myself constantly not to judge her for that, even though I rationally know that it's silly to think that the particular time of day when one sleeps makes any difference at all. These cultural norms are hard to resist!What Now?https://www.blogger.com/profile/04017629066466055668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7357866983330020330.post-61065396329559009382011-06-22T20:45:00.667-05:002011-06-22T20:45:00.667-05:00Our parents give us lots to reconsider when we bec...Our parents give us lots to reconsider when we become adults, eh? Somehow, when their beliefs are no longer ours, they often get pissy. And I imagine that's their own stuff working them over: why's my kid not turning out in my own image?<br /><br />I hope that, once the family visit is over, you'll feel less guilt. You and TD are your own family unit -- I'd say what works for the two of you and your children matters much more than what someone else, who doesn't live with you from day to day, thinks. You have to deal with the consequences of your waking/sleeping hours and they don't, no?<br /><br />{{{{MW}}}}This Ro(a)mantic Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09324882155203905958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7357866983330020330.post-4827808840582985642011-06-21T22:50:30.240-05:002011-06-21T22:50:30.240-05:00Go sleep! And take naps! Fuck 'em, I say!
So...Go sleep! And take naps! Fuck 'em, I say! <br /><br />Some people have <i>hobbies,</i> well you and me have a sport, and let's see 'em beat us in freestyle sleeping, the 50-yard nap attack, or the sleep-wake relay!Sisyphushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09880634753539329199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7357866983330020330.post-55717506192757853742011-06-21T21:36:27.045-05:002011-06-21T21:36:27.045-05:00I HATE the way morning people seem to think that i...I HATE the way morning people seem to think that it's a morally superior thing. Bleargh!<br /><br />Here's wishing you better health and good naps :) (There's little better than a midday nap!)Bardiachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11846065504793800266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7357866983330020330.post-21431304833481598572011-06-21T17:32:38.389-05:002011-06-21T17:32:38.389-05:00Dear heaven. Three surgeries in nine months? I&#...Dear heaven. Three surgeries in nine months? I'd say that dog will hunt for awhile yet. Pull out your Victorian tea gowns and fainting couch, flutter your eyelashes at big strong people who are capable of getting moving at 6:00 a.m., admire them for all you're worth, and drop off in the middle of the conversation.<br /><br />And I speak as a morning person (but one who poops out early, and whose husband gets a tad bit, um, disappointed about that).Dame Eleanor Hullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06512884104691200975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7357866983330020330.post-24544139694817059382011-06-21T15:16:52.677-05:002011-06-21T15:16:52.677-05:00The truth of the matter is this: if mama ain't...The truth of the matter is this: if mama ain't happy, ain't nobody happy. You need sleep? Go for it. It's something that you need. As long as your kids are safe and their needs are met, you're fine.<br /><br />Now, the only thing that sucks is that this arrangement cannot last forever. Eventually, the kids will be able to climb out of the crib, and then it won't be safe to put in earplugs and sleep. My eldest was able to climb out at 2 and a half years old. A lot of kids climb out even earlier. (My little sister figured it out at 9 months old.) So once they figure that out, your set up will likely no longer be safe. <br /><br />Here's hoping they don't figure it out any time soon. In the meantime, don't feel guilty about getting your needs met!Fie upon this quiet life!https://www.blogger.com/profile/12047096700049201873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7357866983330020330.post-61384507943751216122011-06-21T14:15:49.931-05:002011-06-21T14:15:49.931-05:00My spouse and I traded off responsibilities based ...My spouse and I traded off responsibilities based on our respective body clocks. He's a morning person, so got up with the kids in the morning. I'm a night owl, so I took the bedtime through four a.m. oversight.<br /><br />Sadly, now that they're both in high school, we all have to get up early enough to get them out the door for that schedule. To make it worth my while, I'm teaching three days a week next year at 8:30. Bleargh!Janicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14093558563358431804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7357866983330020330.post-71218123504021975192011-06-21T13:22:14.289-05:002011-06-21T13:22:14.289-05:00I'm a morning person, but right now I'm tr...I'm a morning person, but right now I'm traveling in a place where that just doesn't wash: typical gettin' up time is 8 a.m., and much later on weekends. Frustrating thing here: the coffee shops usually don't even open until 9:30. I once translated Ben Franklin's dictum for some friends here, and they goggled in wonder.<br /><br />But I digress (except for the point that it's culturally relative). I don't know how you get over your guilt, except to tell yourself that every individual body needs what it needs. My best friend in grad school had an optimum sleep time of 10 hours a night, plus a midday nap. And it never stopped her from getting stuff done.Notorious Ph.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08700875559325201086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7357866983330020330.post-7316733829075322212011-06-21T13:02:59.986-05:002011-06-21T13:02:59.986-05:00I can totally relate...not to the kid portion of t...I can totally relate...not to the kid portion of the equation, but to the needing lots of sleep part. I've always been a napper and most people (especially my parents) seem to think that I must be depressed because I nap. I just need that 45 min. of extra sleep to pick myself up for an afternoon of work. Sigh. I think your morning strategy sounds delightfully sane...if/when I have kids...I can totally picture myself doing this!Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08301659341788785053noreply@blogger.com