Bedtime

[azurelunatic]

We've been having a little (OK, a lot) of trouble with Nephew waking up late at night and wanting to play with somebody. Had a chat with him this afternoon, and let him know that when he wakes up and talks and whines in the night, and Mommy won't play with him, and he gets sent to sleep on the couch, this makes Mommy not sleep, and not only is she mad because she doesn't like getting woken up in the middle of the night, but she's grouchy because she doesn't get enough sleep, and that means she's grouchy during the day when she could be playing.

That explaination seemed to have gotten through. He went to bed quietly tonight, and I made sure he went potty and got a drink of water beforehand.

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[azurelunatic]

Evidently this explanation was made by someone else, earlier, also, but it was mine that got through. This begins the bit where I realize that I actually do speak his language better than anyone else does.