A Normal "Bedtime Routine"

After a very busy day of school, homework, activities, dinner on the go somewhere in between it all, we finally arrived home ready for our "bedtime routine". I was flying solo tonight, so I told the big kids, "Shower and jammies and then we will do dessert and read a book!" Everyone got ready and was enjoying dessert!! I decided it would be a great time to put S to sleep and then come back down for our chapters of "The Magic Tree House"! Of course, just when you think everything is going perfectly, a fight breaks out!! "He stole my sticker....he ripped mine, I wanted it first, etc. (get the idea!)." So I calmly took the stickers away and proceeded back up the stairs with the baby. Just then L. lets out a huge ROAR to me!!! He starts lecturing me (while screaming!) that he should have the stickers and somewhere in there told me I was "THE MEANEST MOTHER EVER!!!" Good thing I have tough skin!! I promptly said, "no book tonight, get to bed now!" and he was beside himself! Now he was upset about not reading (which is part of his homework) and he continues to yell at me (while I am putting S to sleep-poor baby). This crying continues of course because he is so tired and just needs to sleep. Ahhhhh, I'm tired!! Why does bedtime always have to be a struggle? Sometimes I think it would be easier just to let them stay up all night, just so I don't have to go through this nightly routine, which seems so simple, but at times ends up a complete disaster!!!

KikibOnan

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