Bedtime at the Zoo: How I Got Both Kids to Sleep without a Third Arm
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Posted on April 26, 2012
Here’s the thing. I totally appreciated Grampie when he was here helping; I even remarked one night that the single-parenthood thing might be doable if it weren’t for the whole simultaneous-bedtimes thing (not that I’m planning to be a single parent, but it was a role I tried out while The Husband was 2,500 miles away at a conference and then camping). Well, I really appreciated Grampie tonight, when things unfolded the way only my sitcom life really can unfold. It started when Cherub Charlie refused to nap for our amazing child care provider (she hates the word nanny, “babysitter” is just not enough and I’m guessing she won’t be keen on “My Own Mary Poppins Minus the Flying Umbrella). Anyway, if Charlie won’t…
Tagged: bedtime, children, family, grandparents, naptime, parenthood
