I'm all for more light at the end of the day, but trying to convince my kid to go to bed when it's still light out in the summer is the worst.
The runner in me needs it to be darker longer in the morning. Getting up at 5 to avoid the heat, then facing the ball of fire by 6 makes me fucking nuts.
I love it. It's so baller. Long light warm days. It's Heaven on Earth, come on. My friend was complaining big time about losing an hour which had me like:
It happens on Sunday and she has banker's hours (she actually is a banker), so what? Sleep in. Got church? Come home, take a nap. It's Sunday. Who cares about that hour? It's gone and we all get to live like a boss after that!
I could do that pre-kid It takes me a week to adjust my sleep schedule, and for DD she will be up late and hell to get up until she adjusts in a few weeks which means I can't go to bed early and have to wake up earlier (5:40) to accommodate how long it'll take to get her up and ready for school. In the fall it's the reverse she wants to go to sleep at 6 and wake up at like 4 am. Time changes just sucks.
I love it. It's so baller. Long light warm days. It's Heaven on Earth, come on. My friend was complaining big time about losing an hour which had me like:
It happens on Sunday and she has banker's hours (she actually is a banker), so what? Sleep in. Got church? Come home, take a nap. It's Sunday. Who cares about that hour? It's gone and we all get to live like a boss after that!
I could do that pre-kid It takes me a week to adjust my sleep schedule, and for DD she will be up late and hell to get up until she adjusts in a few weeks which means I can't go to bed early and have to wake up earlier (5:40) to accommodate how long it'll take to get her up and ready for school. In the fall it's the reverse she wants to go to sleep at 6 and wake up at like 4 am. Time changes just sucks.
Ah. That's my fault. In my excitement, I do tend to forget about the parental struggle. So I have to amend that statement. Most of us without young children will be living like a boss. Most parents of young children will have to live like entry-level employees. We will raise a glass to you while we're eating late dinners outside . I'm sorry. On the bright side, just a few more years and you can sit with us !
I live for DST! My mood improves enormously due to more sunlight after work. I'd love to see some studies on how the time changes correlate with seasonal affective disorder.
Ah. That's my fault. In my excitement, I do tend to forget about the parental struggle. So I have to amend that statement. Most of us without young children will be living like a boss. Most parents of young children will have to live like entry-level employees. We will raise a glass to you while we're eating late dinners outside . I'm sorry. On the bright side, just a few more years and you can sit with us !
My kids get up at the ass crack of dawn. I'm excited for tomorrow. When the little one gets up at his normal 5 am it will really be 6 am so I will feel like a boss. I don't care about losing an hour of sleep since no one in my house sleeps anyways. #parentingstruggle
The prospect of Drew sleeping later is fabulous. The prospect of waking Emma up earlier is torture (on a normal week we have tears about waking up Thursday and Friday). So it evens out lol! I wish we would just stick with light later all year and not change on November.
Post by meshaliuknits on Mar 12, 2016 13:22:19 GMT -5
My kids rise and sleep with solar movements blackout curtains be damned. I'd rather get up early than spend the hours between bedtime & sunset calling my name talking about how they can't sleep, are scared had a bad dream when they haven't slept yet. The evening is MY TIME dammit.
I feel like DST doesn't hit you until Monday. Since I get up at 5am for work, which means I will be getting up at 4am old time - that sucks. But really 5am sucks already.
Ah. That's my fault. In my excitement, I do tend to forget about the parental struggle. So I have to amend that statement. Most of us without young children will be living like a boss. Most parents of young children will have to live like entry-level employees. We will raise a glass to you while we're eating late dinners outside . I'm sorry. On the bright side, just a few more years and you can sit with us !
My kids get up at the ass crack of dawn. I'm excited for tomorrow. When the little one gets up at his normal 5 am it will really be 6 am so I will feel like a boss. I don't care about losing an hour of sleep since no one in my house sleeps anyways. #parentingstruggle
My kid generally sleeps until 6 during the week when I get her up for school (weekends 7 usually) so the disruption is so annoying since we have a good system going and the. It's all messed up and nobody is happy until it sorts itself out again. Early sunrise or late sunrise I don't care just pick one and stick with it
I live for DST! My mood improves enormously due to more sunlight after work. I'd love to see some studies on how the time changes correlate with seasonal affective disorder.
I find this really surprising, based on the anecdote of me. I turn into Eeyore when it gets dark out early in the day during normal time. I don't mean just moody, like really depressed.
Post by marriedfilingjoint on Mar 12, 2016 15:41:51 GMT -5
I'm working 60 hours a week right now so I give zero fucks what time the sun rises or sets. All I know is I'm dragging ass to get up at 6:30 and now it's going to feel like I'm getting up at 5:30. And J doesn't wake up until 7-7:30 so now I'm going to have to wake her up which pisses her off. /All about me
I find this really surprising, based on the anecdote of me. I turn into Eeyore when it gets dark out early in the day during normal time. I don't mean just moody, like really depressed.
My DH is your exact opposite. If it is dark in the morning he is definitely Eeyore, and refers to himself as such. He is much worse with morning darkness than dark evenings, but I think he would be much happier if it was light both times. He runs on solar energy.
My kids get up at the ass crack of dawn. I'm excited for tomorrow. When the little one gets up at his normal 5 am it will really be 6 am so I will feel like a boss. I don't care about losing an hour of sleep since no one in my house sleeps anyways. #parentingstruggle
The prospect of Drew sleeping later is fabulous. The prospect of waking Emma up earlier is torture (on a normal week we have tears about waking up Thursday and Friday). So it evens out lol! I wish we would just stick with light later all year and not change on November.
Have you tried melatonin to help her fall asleep at her normal time when we spring forward? I find that my kids respond really well to it and only need it for a night or two before they adjust to the time change. It makes Monday morning so much easier
I find this really surprising, based on the anecdote of me. I turn into Eeyore when it gets dark out early in the day during normal time. I don't mean just moody, like really depressed.
My DH is your exact opposite. If it is dark in the morning he is definitely Eeyore, and refers to himself as such. He is much worse with morning darkness than dark evenings, but I think he would be much happier if it was light both times. He runs on solar energy.
I agree, my depression is better when it's light in the AM. Dark at night/when I leave work is ok, because I'm not expected to do anything/make a better life or feel like I'm missing out on some 'doing stuff' secret to happiness. Light or dark I waste my evenings watching TV, at least when it's dark I feel like everyone else is in my boat.
like how suicide rates increases in the spring. In the winter things aren't so bad b/c everyone feels a little bad, then as spring comes and you still feel like crap/depressed and everyone else is getting happy it can have a big impact. You start to wonder what's wrong with you.
The prospect of Drew sleeping later is fabulous. The prospect of waking Emma up earlier is torture (on a normal week we have tears about waking up Thursday and Friday). So it evens out lol! I wish we would just stick with light later all year and not change on November.
Have you tried melatonin to help her fall asleep at her normal time when we spring forward? I find that my kids respond really well to it and only need it for a night or two before they adjust to the time change. It makes Monday morning so much easier
I have not. The problem is not that she has trouble falling asleep but rather that at 6 she still needs 12 hours and we don't have time for her to go to bed at 6:45. And that her natural wake up time is 8 no matter what time she goes to bed and school starts at 8.
I hate DST. I need to wake up before 7am and have SAD so I need sunlight in the morning. It just started getting light in the morning here in NJ and after tonight I'll going back to waking up in the dark again & miserable. I don't care if it's light in the evening. Once I'm up it makes little difference to me.
I do agree that the switching is annoying--especially when countries switch at different times. All my meetings for the next 2 weeks are messed up because I'm trying to coordinate with US (changes this week), Germany & UK (changes later this month) and Hong Kong (clocks are the same year round).
I'm with you. I have a huge problem with how DST goes so late into October and it's pitch ducking black at 7:45 am.
There are few things more depressing than working 8-5 and going home in the dark.
It's double depressing when you work 7-5 and go to work AND go home in the dark. Even though it's a fairly manageable workday for my lifestyle and such, when it's dark on both sides, it really feels like work is sucking up all of my time.
I gotta say, even as someone who is up before the sun every weekday, I would prefer to have DST in effect always. This time of year, I drive to work in the light, but I actually don't mind driving to work in the dark. I loooove when it stays light in the evening.
There are few things more depressing than working 8-5 and going home in the dark.
It's double depressing when you work 7-5 and go to work AND go home in the dark. Even though it's a fairly manageable workday for my lifestyle and such, when it's dark on both sides, it really feels like work is sucking up all of my time.
Agreed. I was only able to combat it this year by working 6-2:30 because the job allowed it. At least then I could go home with some daylight left.
I don't know where I fit. I like having sunlight in the morning AND in the evening. I hate getting up when it's dark, and I prefer seeing the sun for a bit in the evening.
DST year-round please and thanks. As I've said before, having sunlight in the morning means nothing to me. I'm getting ready for work and then I'm at work. Having sunlight in the evening when I am actually able to move about the world is much more helpful to my psyche and spirit.
See, I've always gone in to work early. I'd much rather have it light when I leave the house at 7am. I don't care about evening light. It means nothing to me.
DST shout-out: My first wake up was 8:45 this morning! I usually get up before 7 most days and then eventually go back to sleep. I hate it. 8:15 or later is perfect for me.
I don't know where I fit. I like having sunlight in the morning AND in the evening. I hate getting up when it's dark, and I prefer seeing the sun for a bit in the evening.
This is me too. I really want it light from 6 am - 9 pm everyday lol. But if I had to choose, I prefer light evenings because since I stopped running, I'm not usually out of the house before 10 am anyway. The daylight in the morning doesn't offer me any tangible benefit, but I do make use of those long, light evenings.