Wake Me Gently, Please!

Gentlemen, us ladies are particular not only in our sleep rituals and quality but also how we learn to get up early. We are aware that most often we are the ones that get up first to make the coffee and get breakfast going, since there are children in the picture at times. However, there are a few tips to help us wake more gently and learn how to get up early without drama. I don’t want to get up feeling sluggish and grouchy, giving me a bad start to a busy day. So here are some ideas to get you started in the right direction.

First of all, I am aware that men and women are different in their habits and desires. That is just the way it is, and always has been. But it is no longer “man the breadwinner and woman at home.” So my job comes second to my children, and frustration sets in when I have to force you out of bed to get to your job since you are a heavy sleeper, as well as get myself ready for mine and the children ready for school or daycare. So let me help you make both of our days a bit more pleasant at the onset with a few tips.

The first suggestion is to make it a point to get up earlier than I do a couple of times of week, and fix the coffee and breakfast yourself, feeding all of us including the children. Make sure the clothing the children wear match, and that their shoes are on the right feet. Wash faces, make them brush their teeth, and hopefully pack lunches that are more than just a peanut butter and jelly sandwich to get through their day. In the process of waking me for my job, maybe you could plan on getting the children where they need to be for our day.

Another suggestion is to plan our time away from the children and our jobs so we can both wind down from a busy life. A long and expensive vacation is not necessary to just get a reprieve from the everyday grind of life and learning how to get up early. Keep in mind that we are a couple. After all, that’s how children entered the picture. We need to keep that connection in order to raise our children with our good values and work ethic, as well as keeping the relationship that gave the gift of parenthood to us in the first place.

Sometimes pampering has to go both ways in order to show the love and respect toward each other that we share. Our children will see that, and live by example, knowing that their father has respect for their mother, as well as taking good care of them while teaching them how to get up early. By our example, they will be happy children, and appreciate the love we share as well as the love we bestow on them. I don’t need rose petals on the bed, or a big-dollar hotel and spa to feel special. I just need a few small changes in order to relax and take care of my family.