tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7333651228292005412.post6391642303935881893..comments2023-05-08T05:05:54.122-04:00Comments on The Dirt Farm: Beating a dead horseAlina Kleinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07499769990637055382noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7333651228292005412.post-48410759782336865282008-10-27T22:55:00.000-04:002008-10-27T22:55:00.000-04:00Oh Alina!! I just love your way with words. Thos...Oh Alina!! I just love your way with words. Those boys of yours...they are just too darn cute and smart to sleep, I guess. :) They just love their mama too much! You are such a great mom!<BR/><BR/>I totally agree with teenagers being required to shadow a new mother--it should be a regular class in high school. Actually, they could just attend one of my births and that would scare them into celibacy for life. There was a (med) student present at Tommy's birth and she said that was all the birth control she would ever need.brookehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01303316707740036610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7333651228292005412.post-83327975597707552852008-10-26T14:20:00.000-04:002008-10-26T14:20:00.000-04:00Alina, I don't have good sleepers either. There a...Alina, I don't have good sleepers either. There are many nights where all three end up in bed with me. They all start out in their own beds, but they always find me. Chloe (10) makes most nights in her bed all night, but not always. Owen (5) is beside me every night at some point. Phoebe always is too. I've given up the fight. I don't have any fight left in me. I don't focus on it like I used to. I realize that some day they won't want me anymore and I try to enjoy the closeness. Although there are nights where I want to scream "Get out of my bed!". I am never, ever alone. Day or night. It makes a body weary. Last month a neighbor and her 6 year old daughter were killed in a car accident. (The 4 yr. old son survived.) It has really weighed on me. Now at night when I'm crowded in the bed, I think how that father would give anything to be cuddled in bed with his daughter. Depressing, I know, but sometimes you have to look at the bright side. I guess I'm saying, try to focus on the positive and know sleep isn't everything. Hang in there!Jacquehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04099644675733382095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7333651228292005412.post-54610305905737376462008-10-25T12:55:00.000-04:002008-10-25T12:55:00.000-04:00That's funny you say that, Sarah, because I don't ...That's funny you say that, Sarah, because I don't know how many times I've told Pat that all I've managed to do in a day is keep the boys fed. :)Alina Kleinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07499769990637055382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7333651228292005412.post-47990190873862616122008-10-24T17:41:00.000-04:002008-10-24T17:41:00.000-04:00Seriously. You cannot function without sleep. It...Seriously. You cannot function without sleep. It robs you of courtesy, patience, dreams, creativity, and sanity. Give yourself MAJOR credit for getting everyone fed each day. I'm impressed. I barely get that done with sleep.SaRaHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16213059314357229690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7333651228292005412.post-14056812590005614182008-10-24T13:18:00.000-04:002008-10-24T13:18:00.000-04:00Ah, thanks, Chris. :) I remember when I was a you...Ah, thanks, Chris. :) I remember when I was a young teenager my older sister had to go a whole night without sleep for some tests that were being run. My dad rented loads of movies and boy was I jealous! I dreamed and wished that one day I too would get to stay up all night long. Why do I always get the stupid wishes granted? ;)Alina Kleinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07499769990637055382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7333651228292005412.post-32692088827966663272008-10-24T12:15:00.000-04:002008-10-24T12:15:00.000-04:00Hell, woman. Sleep deprivation is a form of tortur...Hell, woman. Sleep deprivation is a form of torture. And they wonder why moms of little ones are cranky. We're being tortured, you dolts! Hope you get some sleep soon.Lolita Breckenridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15026226011958310047noreply@blogger.com