Why do toddlers refuse to sleep?
Why do they act as if nap-time is like some kind of bizarre punishment for having too much fun, and MUST BE AVOIDED AT ALL COSTS ON PAIN OF DEATH. I mean, I would literally chop off a limb for an afternoon nap most days, and happily cut out and hand over my own uterus in exchange for a lie-in…
But in a toddler’s brain, sleeping could mean missing out on something completely amazing… like posting porridge into the DVD player… or eating that dubious rice-cake found beneath the sofa… and Mummy’s car keys aren’t going to post themselves out of the catflap now are they? The CDs aren’t going to unpack themselves from their cases and the cats aren’t going to chase the shit out of themselves screaming MOW MOW MOW DEAD. No – there’s serious shit to be done around here clearly. Silly Mummy; how completely twatty of me not to realise…
WallyBubba has now decided the ONLY way she will have an afternoon nap is in the buggy. I say she’s decided, what I mean is there’s still resistance but it’s muffled by the rain cover of doom and only lasts around 10 minutes in carefully selected back streets… So I say fine. A stroll with the buggy it is. Knowing all will go silent for 2 hours after the initial burst of protest… then Mummy will get to just sit, rocking, gently into her gin… waiting for the cats to shit themselves again.
#mowmowmowdead
#ginginginsleep
#gin
Lol! My son has stopped napping at nearly 3, because otherwise he is up until 10pm at night, if he naps, but I remember those "resist all attempts at naptime" days… He's currently trying to feed the cat a Jammy Dodger, she isn't looking terribly impressed by this. I best go rescue her from his sticky clutches… She and I miss naptime! Enjoy your gin. If in doubt, gin solves most problems, I find! 😉
ReplyOh definitely – gin is the emotional crutch which gets me through motherhood.. lol x Yours will be off to school soon though eh :)) whole days to drink gin then! lol x thanks for reading and commenting xxx
ReplyOhhhh I know this so well – z will still resist naps and we look like we could be wrestling each other as I try to get him into bed. He'll now sleep if I get into bed with him until he falls asleep. This usually means I fall asleep too…bit of a plan fail! 🙂
Replylol – oh well, sleeping is sleeping! :))) x
ReplyNaptime is great but mine can't have one now or they're up until 10pm too. This is handy on the rare occasion that I want them to stay up, but more often just a way of stealing my evening from me!
ReplyGod – if she stuck around until 10pm I think I'd go a bit insane… probably just leave and sit in the garden to be honest… lol x
Replyaww she looks so peaceful!! 🙂
Reply:))) it's the ONLY time she is x lol
ReplyHate to say this, but my daughter stopped sleeping in the day at 17 months. Just so you're, y'know, prepared.
ReplyFuck.
Lol
ReplyThe thing that gets me through is looking forward to the teenage years – when I can drag them out of their pits in the morning for school, and they hate me for it. Revenge 😉 x
ReplyMwahahaha x there is hope…? See you for #wine when mine hits the teens :))) x lol
ReplyHahahahaaaa! I'm giggling like a loon to myself. The endless attempts at getting them to sleep, even for just 30 minutes, is sooo tiring. I'm sure there is a book opportunity for the most elaborate sleep inducing antics!
ReplyHope you get a break somehow lovely x
Thanks! I'll continue to try 😉 glad it made u laugh! Thanks for reading xxx
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ReplyMine doesn't seem to fight it, I leave it until about 2 or 3 and she's generally ready for it. I do have to wake her after an hour though or she refuses to sleep at night and she is a moody sullen thing for the rest of the day!
Reply😉 they've all got their little quirks haven't they :)) xx
ReplyThey are crazy aren't they – what wouldn't I give for more sleep!
Would love for you to link it up at my new Empty Your Archive link party which is a chance to dust off great posts from your archive – there is a focus this week on sleep and bedtime – would really love to see you there, Alice @ Mums Make Lists x
ReplyThanks for the comment 🙂 I will defo try to swing by xxx
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