Since I have not taken some time to express my hippy-dippy, attachment parenting influenced pearls of parental wisdom lately, I thought now might be a great opportunity. After all my doctorate program is only so helpful. ;)
So my dear friend Sarah and I often talk about how parents become lame...she assures me I am not lame. I do not think I am. My daughter is very normal. And when I say that, I do not mean she naps at 2, eats breakfast at 7, lunch at 11, dinner at 5, snacks in between and is in bed at home every night at 7 to fall asleep in her crib.
My reality--my life changes a lot. My husband and I both have careers that sometimes require wacky hours. As a result, I do not have a scheduled child, but I have a flexible one. Don't get me wrong--we have routines, but to say that my daughter will eat dinner at 5, and simply to go bed in her crib at 7--well, that is simply not true.
To know my husband and I is to understand that we are night owls. It is true. I was this way as a child too--I don't think my husband was. In any case, bedtime fluctuates for E. It is reality. I have always--and probably will always watch her cues and then begin routines.
that brings me to bedtime. My friend Sarah told me today that she did not have a bedtime. Everyone thought her mom was nuts--I think her mom is brilliant. As a result, Sarah could go out with her beds--and put herself down when she was tired. And she keeps totally normal hours now. And she is one of the most normal people I know. So, it looks like they can't take away my parenting license this week. ;)
When I watch the parents around me, I think that I operate in a parallel universe. I really do. But, my friend's Sarah's mom is inspirational to all of us who do not use societal standards to guide our lives.
*steping off my soap box for the night*
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