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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We thought she might have phased out her nap, but then she started being insane child in the evenings, and one night last week fell asleep before dinner, so we've re-introduced napping. So, part of the problem is probably that she thinks she can negotiate her way out of it. What's funny is that the harder she fights, the more obvious it is that she needs it. What's not funny is the headache I get when she fights.

She is also still going to bed on time just fine, so we have to take that as an indication that she needs the nap.

Bed at 9, yikes. What time does she wake in the morning? Mine's in bed a bit after 8, but wakes between 5:30 and 6:30 most mornings, which frankly is a little early for me, but I haul her into bed with me for another hour of sleep and it works most days.