I think I really suck at this parenting thing

[dampscribbler]

Naptime. One would think this could be defined as "the time at which a parent puts a child in bed for approximately one hour, then gets some housework done." In our house, it's "the time at which one parent speaks calmly while one child screams in agony for approximately twenty minutes, after which the child finally acquiesces to stay in her room for a period of time between five and forty-five minutes, during which the parent restrains herself from emptying the liquor cabinet down her own gullet by reading icanhascheezburger.com, cakewrecks.blogspot.com, and other such life-enhancing resources."

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[dampscribbler.livejournal.com]

I blame myself. (What else is a mother to do?) But of course I shouldn't, she's always been a terrible sleeper, which is why I had to start her in daycare at 7 months. I do feel like crying sometimes, (and I felt like it this time, which is why I complained), because I can go from being in a reasonably good mood to feeling cranky, shaky, and tired in the matter of a few minutes.

I have a friend whose daughter *asks* for her nap. Oh, what I would give!

[kaleidoscopeeye.livejournal.com]

I was like that as a kid, here is hoping I passed that on to my two!