Why S-Boogie stayed up until 10 pm watching a Law & Order episode about a dead baby

I think that tonight I hit the wall. I just couldn't do it any more; I put her bed as usual around 8 but then she woke up crying about 9, so we came and sat on the couch for an hour. I just couldn't summon up the energy to go and do what it takes to get her back into bed. And all that involves is rocking in a chair with her in the dark, but it didn't happen. Sad. The really sad thing is, she's not tired tonight because she slept for most of the day because I couldn't deal with her being sick. Mommy can't deal with life=extra nap time for S-Boogie. I really need to get myself together...

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Tolkien Boy said…
Eh, you're great. Everyone gets cranky when the baby is sick.

For example (an example taken from my own life), you could have a sick baby sharing a room with four other of your children, and the baby could spend all night barfing, and the other kids could not get any sleep either.

It's not pretty.
7/28/2005 4:20 PM
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