Do your kids wake up early?
By katsmeow1213
@katsmeow1213 (28716)
United States
February 10, 2009 6:26am CST
When I was a kid, my mother always had to wake me up for school. I'd sleep as long as I possibly could, and normally refused to get out of bed for my mother until she started screaming at me that I'd be late, then I grudgingly got out of bed.
Well, some things never change. Although my mother isn't around to force me awake everyday, I still wake up in much the same way.
But my kids are a different story!
This morning I decided I'm going to let hubby sleep in because it's his day off and he normally lets me sleep every other day of the week. I was awoken at 6:30 by the sounds of my 1 year old playing in his crib, and calling for his daddy or his brother. Then I heard the doorknob rattle and looked over and my toddler was awake and trying to get the bedroom door open. So I brought the 2 of them downstairs. Now this is 6:30 in the morning! My older 3 children are already awake and have eaten breakfast, and my oldest is getting ready to jump in the shower to get himself ready for school, the twins are sitting on the sofa watching cartoons, they don't need to start getting ready for school until 8am.
Now I sit here, an hour later at 7:30 am, the oldest is already gone for school, every child has eaten breakfast (the youngest is almost needing a nap already) and I'm still not completely awake yet!!
Now this is fine for me on school days, because they all have to get up and get ready anyways. But on weekends I wish my kids were more like me, hating to get up in the morning. That way I might be able to get some sleep, or at least have the opportunity to wake myself up a little before the entire house is awake!
Do you wake up WITH your kids, are they up before you, or are you the one who has to drag them out of bed 5 minutes before they're supposed to leave for school?
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@srinureddy52 (42)
• India
11 Feb 09
i ve not yet married . .
in my child hood i used to wake up early in the morning 6pm.
but in the summer i am little bit of lazy to wake up earl in the morning
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@Jody20 (887)
• Netherlands
11 Feb 09
I always have to wake up my daughter for school. I always have to call her 3 times and only when i raise my voice at her she finally comes out of her bed. I'm always the one who has to drag her out of bed. Í love the weekends because my daughter usually wakes up around 9.30 in the morning so i don't have to get up early.
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@mag_keizer2007 (1282)
• Canada
11 Feb 09
HEHEHE
I agree with you...I'm not a morning person AT ALL, it takes ALOT to get me going in the morning. MY oldest daughter she is 8 and is EXACTLY like me and trust me you would hate it...I find my self wondering how she makes it to school everryday with out being late. On the weekend it is fine because there is no school but through the week BLAH....its a struggle to get her up. My youngest is the complete opposite. She is always up around 7 730 even on the weekend. NOT PLEASENT FOR ME.
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@rainmark (4302)
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11 Feb 09
Hi katsmeow, my baby always wake up same time when i am waking up. It so strange coz when i do stay in bed too late, he also stay asleep but when i will wake up he also wake up lolz. But usually we always wake up late, but i am trying my best to start his new routine of waking up early.
Happy posting.
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@Nhey16 (2518)
• Philippines
11 Feb 09
Usually on school days, my daughter would wake up early using her cellphone as her alarm clock, but this week I was so sick that she didn't bother to wake me up. My son, I have to wake him up coz he likes to watch tv til 9pm and sometimes his dad would tell him to watch cartoon series with him, so my son's awake til 10pm and that makes him so hard to wake in the morning. I do hope my hubby would be the one to wake my son so I could still sleep for atleast a longer time than the usual, but it rarely happens.
During weekends there are times, my kids would be waking up early and since the tv is in our room, my son would always turn it on and watch tv even if I and my hubby's still asleep. Good thing for my hubby, he's easily awaken with much noise, but as for me, I'm easily awaken when my son turns on the tv.
@yanzalong (18987)
• Indonesia
11 Feb 09
Your story reminds me of my childhood. I had to wake up early because my school started at 7:00. So 6 o'clock was the targeted time. I woke up but continued sleeping on a chair, while awaiting my turn to use the bath room. My mom would say, " Are you going to school , or not?. What will you be if you neglect your school?"
AT that time I thought going to school was a real burden. Because of that, I was used to getting up early. Now I have two children. One of them has to go to school early in the morning. She has to wake up at 6 o'clock. She also does the same as I did. She lazily gets out of bed, and continue sleepy in a sofa. My wife barks at her for being lazy.
@snoopy04 (718)
• United States
16 Feb 09
I normally wake up my rwo sons but my two daughters are awake once the sun comes up. My three year old daughter is either knocking on her door or yelling at the top of her lungs mommy. My daughters never sleep in on the weekends but my sons do. But during the school week I have no problems getting them out of bed. They love going to school so when I start waking them up and tell them they have school they will get up within ten minutes. I am getting better. I set my alarm early so I can take my time getting out ot bed. My husband though is the worst. He is so slow in the morning and it takes forever to get him out of bed and moving. Thank goodness my sons arent like him.
@lilybug (21107)
• United States
10 Feb 09
I don't have to drag my son out of bed, but it does take a few times of me telling him to get up before he actually gets out of bed. I am one of those ones who do not like to wake up, so it is no surprise to me that my son is the same way. I find myself dragging myself out of bed to wake him up.
@katsmeow1213 (28716)
• United States
10 Feb 09
My oldest has been known to sleep pretty late, but on school days he pops right out of bed the moment he hears the alarm clock. He sets his own now, which is helpful, and is usually in the shower before any of the rest of us drag ourselves downstairs. That's a plus if you ask me.
@gemini_rose (16264)
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10 Feb 09
On school days I have to drag them out of bed, but on the days they are not in school then they are always up earlier, earlier than me anyway! My daughter might be like me though as she loves her sleep and does tend to sleep in longer when there is no school! About time as not so long ago she was not even sleeping through the night.
@katsmeow1213 (28716)
• United States
10 Feb 09
I know how you feel! The toddler didn't start finally sleeping through the night until the baby was born (but thank God he did start sleeping through the night at that point, I couldn't imagine having to get up with both of them all night!). But now the baby still isn't sleeping through the night, and it's killing us. Some nights it's okay, but some nights I'm just too tired, and I hear him start to fuss and my stress level goes through the roof because I just want to sleep, and I can't understand why a 1 year old won't just sleep, grrrrrr. (Needless to say last night was a bad night, lol).
So it's been over 3 years since I've been able to sleep all night without interruption.
@GreenMoo (11833)
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12 Feb 09
My eldest is a right early bird, and is quite regularly up and busy at 4am! He's old enough to amuse himself now, but in years past I used to be up with him because there was no choice.
He goes to bed early too, completely the opposite of his brother who will happilly stay up all night then sleep away the morning.
I don't know what wickedness I got up to in my previous life which meant I got lumbered with kids that keep me up late at night AND up early in the morning LoL
@katsmeow1213 (28716)
• United States
12 Feb 09
I put all my kids to bed early, usually around 7pm, sometimes 6 if I can. I like to have those few hours in the evening to myself, it's about the only chance all day I get to just relax and do my own thing.
@Barb42 (4214)
• United States
10 Feb 09
When my children were home, I was up early. I had to drive them to school. My daughter always got up with her alarm clock, no problem whatsoever. But my son was a different story. I would have to prod him out of bed most mornings. And, he was always running us late leaving for school. I remember one morning my daughter and I had already gotten into the car to leave for school and my son was still getting ready. I threatened to leave him if he didn't hurry up. He was just a sleepy head, which I am now! I want to sleep as long as possible. But most mornings, like this morning, my daughter calls me on the way to her work and wakes me up. Then there is no use to stay in bed because I would never go back to sleep.
@katsmeow1213 (28716)
• United States
10 Feb 09
LOL, thanks for the chuckle. If I had someone call me and wake me up every morning when I didn't NEED to be up, I'd probably turn off the ringer on the phone, lol.
@Barb42 (4214)
• United States
10 Feb 09
Well, she has 4 kids and is very busy, so I don't get to talk to her very much without interruption. So, when she's going to work by herself, we can talk without someone wanting something. And they live over an hour away, so I don't mind it. She'll call me every morning for awhile, then she'll slack off.
@TnWoman (1895)
• United States
11 Feb 09
hello katsmeow
oh my gosh! i thought that i stayed tired alot. aww, you-all have twins and how many other children? wow, what a large family. but on the weekends, my two boys sometimes do wake up early like that while i am still trying to get some rest. and on the weekday mornings, they are both hard to get up, my eight year old son always says, five more minutes. and the ten year old, i have to keep going into his room trying to wake him up. but on the weekends especially when the weather is nice outside, they both wake up early and they are both raring to go for the day. but i am not a morning person either. i like to wake up and get some coffee down me before that i am capable of doing anything at all for the day. lol my weekday mornings start at six o'clock a.m. and most of the time my days do not stop until bed time and that is to the tune of around nine o'clock p.m. on a school night. sometimes both of the boys have played non stop during the day and they will come back inside in the evening, want to eat dinner early, take a bath and then they go crash out. lol they wear theirselves out playing.
take care and have a beautiful evening.
@katsmeow1213 (28716)
• United States
11 Feb 09
I have 5 kids, the twins are somewhere in the middle. I have 1 older than the twins, and 2 younger than them. I can't wait until the weather is nicer and they can play outside. It's starting to warm up and everything is melting, but it's still rather cold, and now it's muddy too.
@RaiscaraAvalon (250)
• United States
1 Dec 09
Oh my daughter is up well before me. I don't know where she got her "up with the sun" ability, cause it sure wasn't from me! I can pull a Rip Van Winkle for pete's sake, but she's up almost as soon as the sun peeks over the horizon. And covering the windows does nothing, she has a built in detector. Very very rarely is she awake later, like maybe twice in a year lol. Crazy kid.
@sunsham68 (1376)
• India
12 Feb 09
yay, i am glad to know i am not the only one who wants to sleep in late even with a baby in and its not downright irresponsible to have that thought!! yeah i wish i could wake when i wake naturally sometimes too, instead of when he wakes!! but for now, i just go with it!! for me, i used to wake with the first call my mom gave me unless i was over exhausted, not too often as i wasnt the type to exert myself over the limits..
@angelwithkids (1256)
• United States
11 Feb 09
i hate mornings! my son is just like me, unfortunately. my daughter is a morning person, i have no idea where that comes from. i have to have the alarm clock wake me up, so i can get my husband up. once i've got him out the house and on his way to work, i'll lay down and listen as the kids get up and get ready for school. she has her own alarm clock and she'll turn the light on for her brother. who has a tendency to cover his head. if he don't get up, she'll come and let me know, so i can get him up. an hour later, they'll be on their way to school, then it's time for me to get ready for work. on weekends, my husband wakes me up to get his coffee, my daughter will already be up and my son will still be sleeping.
@bombshell (11256)
• Germany
12 Feb 09
my little girl always waking up early like her dad.even she sleep late but she still waking up early.i gues its on her mind i mean she has wide thinking.
@Erssyl (617)
• Philippines
11 Feb 09
When my kids were still in their school age I did not have a hard time waking them up for school.They normally wake up not so early because we are near the school they are enrolled.After preparing their breakfast I usually went back to bed.Recently I saw my first grandson wake up early for school.At the age of 5 waking up by himself and having his breakfast and get ready for school without force is what I admire him more.He is like his mommy a responsible person.
@natalieoeder (31)
• United States
12 Feb 09
My kids are awake and ready to get moving by 6- 6:30am everyday. The weekends is the same. Sometimes I wish they would sleep in just for a bit. I am like you and have to drag myself out of bed every morning. Of course my kids are 6, 4, and 10months. So I have to get up with them the baby is already down for his 1st nap pf the day at 9 am.
