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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Housework is one of those evil things that people only notice when it's *not* done. I hate that.

I cannot for the life of me figure out how we got a kid who is at the low end of the sleep needs scale, as her Daddy and I both love our sleep -- I do best with 9 hours, especially if they're between 11pm and 8am. Daddy can stay up until midnight but needs to sleep until 7:30 on weekdays and 9:00 on weekends. (And you should have seen me during pregnancy -- 10 hours minimum, often 13-14. Thank God I didn't have a job then.)

Mmmm...dinner....