Bedtime
Janette and I were taking a post-kids break, watching "Chuck." Hannah was asleep in her room. Gabriel was not. He wandered into the family room.
"Shouldn't you guys be alseep?" he asked. "Hannah is asleep. I'm almost asleep...."
As Gabriel worked through his sleep-avoidance logic, I laughed. Janette reminded him that we were adults. We could stay up as long as we wanted, but would welcome the opportunity to go to sleep and enjoy eight or nine hours of bliss.
And then I encouraged him, again, to take advantage of this wonderful opportunity.
-- Dad
Comments
I gotta tell ya - reminding children that there is a difference between adults and themselves seems more necessary when they become teens.
Posted by: Barbara | April 16, 2009 03:33 AM
I'm sure that'll be true. That was my parents' number one issue w/ me!
Posted by: Dad at Kintropy | April 19, 2009 09:36 PM
I‘m from Brazil. I dont speak english, sorry! But... Beatiful Family Baby Girl so cute. Heart Gold!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Posted by: Rogério de Oliveira | May 7, 2009 09:17 AM