It's just one of those things you have to explain to people over and over and over again. Not that they remember five minutes later. It's a pain in the ass for making appointments or plans.
No matter how many times we explained our schedule to my father-in-law, he'd still call out of the blue (and last minute) to say he's in town and do we want to meet for brunch? I can't figure out if he really just kept forgetting, or actually thought that we'd cheerfully get up four hours early to eat a meal because it was convenient for him.
Before we had kids, the schedule was inconvenient, but I could be flexible about when I slept to deal with inflexible scheduling with doctors and hours of operation. Now that we have children, not matching up with the rest of the world can be anxiety attack-inducing. I have no tolerance for sleep-deprivation, whatsoever. Over the long term, things start getting broken.
But why can't you and the kids be on a normal schedule while your husband works nights?
Several reasons. Did you think you had the answer to my problems? You're so cute. Now get out of my face, daywalker.
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People have no clue what other people go through. It's annoying when they give their lil precious, "helpful" advice. I mean, people mean well. That still doesn't wane my desire to beat them about the ribs with shillelagh...
Well, that's an original weapon choice.
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