There's a new article out claiming that you just need to let a kid cry it out when it comes to bedtime. While I agree with the premise, the execution isn't that simple. See it isn't about the kid crying it out, it's about the parents trying to get to sleep.
Josie had the most amazing ability to be able to scream for hours. She would take a break and give a false sense of hope that we could get back to sleep. But as soon as you got that drifting feeling, she'd get her next round of screaming started and end it all. There was no way to just sleep through her 140 dB sonic attack. It would be like trying to get sleep during a Nina Hagen concert.
Maybe I could buy this whole article if it also came with instructions on how to soundproof your bedroom so you can sleep through a carpet bombing attack. Social services frowns on parents who put their kid to bed and drive off to the nearby Holiday Inn Express for a good night's rest.
Wednesday, July 24, 2013
Sunday, July 21, 2013
Shopping Cart Blues
Just realized at Aldi that you shouldn't put a kid in the seat part of a shopping cart past 48 months and 35 pounds. Josie is past each of those benchmarks. I still remember the shock of having to no longer just rest her in the cart using the carrying case. Now another trauma for me as I lose my ability to restrain the child at the supermarket. Now I get to live in fear of all the lower items at the checkout.
Friday, July 5, 2013
Wednesday, July 3, 2013
Doc McStuffins medical quack kit
Dear Disney,
My daughter eagerly bought your Doc McStuffins' medical kit with her birthday money. Now she won't stop whining to me that its broken because her toys don't come to life when she plays with the medical kit. Why won't her toys tell her what's wrong with them? Will you please send a representative to my house to explain that you sold her bogus medical supplies that aren't the ones she saw on TV? Do you like to bait and switch the dreams of children?
Sincerely
Dad who is tired of explaining why you fooled his daughter
My daughter eagerly bought your Doc McStuffins' medical kit with her birthday money. Now she won't stop whining to me that its broken because her toys don't come to life when she plays with the medical kit. Why won't her toys tell her what's wrong with them? Will you please send a representative to my house to explain that you sold her bogus medical supplies that aren't the ones she saw on TV? Do you like to bait and switch the dreams of children?
Sincerely
Dad who is tired of explaining why you fooled his daughter
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