As a parent it's a real slap in the face when your teen gets mad at you after 5 attempts to wake them while simultaneously using everything in your toolbox to not lose your shit.
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Adolescents need about ten hours of sleep, similar to a 2 year old.
That doesn't happen.
My mum put a doorbell speaker in my bedroom when I was a teen and the button in the kitchen so she wouldn't get grumped at when she tried to wake me up
I feel your pain. I used to get so pissed. Mine are grown. In hindsight, they pissed me off because they reminded me of how I was at that age.
I apologized to both my parents after realizing it.
If you're doing it right, your kid is going to go through an "I hate you stage". If he doesn't, you might be doing something wrong.
As a kid I used to be so cold in the morning I couldn't pull off the covers. Maybe try making the room warmer in the a.m.
Or just go with a damp cold towel to the face.
I used to judge my MIL for pouring water on my partner to wake him as a teenager. I still don’t agree with the method, but let’s just say I at least understand now
Ok!!! But I have one of those for myself (I have a parasomnia that makes it hard to wake up) AND LET ME TELL YOU my tween daughter gets up SO FAST to turn it off before it can get me up in the hopes she can get a few more minutes before I'm up. So I can vouch for it 😴😂
Wakeuplight! Didn't *completely* solve it so they get up on their own every day, but at least it's much much easier to wake them on those odd days now ^^
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That doesn't happen.
My mum put a doorbell speaker in my bedroom when I was a teen and the button in the kitchen so she wouldn't get grumped at when she tried to wake me up
It worked and I barely got any on the bed.
… of course I had to run like hell.
I apologized to both my parents after realizing it.
😑
our son is just a morning person he wakes up like 30-45 minutes after we do every morning.
As a kid I used to be so cold in the morning I couldn't pull off the covers. Maybe try making the room warmer in the a.m.
Or just go with a damp cold towel to the face.
And because you’re a good dad, they’ll make it through too.