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Mother Knows Best, Especially About Kids’ Naps…

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Why is it that when little kids are tired and need sleep, they turn into little beasts?  No joke my kids can go hours being fine, playing and totally entertaining themselves, but the moment they begin to need a nap or go to bed at night, they literally become animals.

Today, I got a ton of work actually done while my girls were playing and watching TV in the earlier portion of the day.  Yes, I had the TV on, but they were being quiet and letting me work, so it truly was a necessary evil.  Anyway, back to me working.  I finally got an idea and inspiration for a new Hubpages article and was so very excited, if you want to read the article click here.  I thought I would start it and could always finish it later.

But guess what?  My girls were actually behaving. I got a good portion of my article written and it wasn’t even lunchtime yet.  Lunchtime, did arrive and they were still being so good (almost too good!).  I made lunch and then they set down to eat.  Emma had to use the bathroom, but still wasn’t giving me a hard time by any means.  Lily ate quickly and had her chocolate milk, too.  Then, she was back to playing.  Emma was still eating, having her chocolate milk and taking her time, but still not being a bother.  I wrote away through the early afternoon.

At around 12:30, I asked Emma to use the bathroom, before she was to lay down for her nap.  My mommy instinct told me today was not a day to skip a nap, since we had skipped naps for a few days now with all of our unpowered company.  She decided to kick and scream for about two minutes about my request.  I told her she better calm down and of course she didn’t.  My mom was there too and tried to help by telling Emma to go in the bathroom with her and that only made her more vocal, until finally I had to stop what I was doing and confront her.  Of course she cried the whole time, she was indeed in the bathroom.  But guess what?  She did have to go to the bathroom.  Proving mother does know best from time-to-time!

Once she was done, she still was crying and I told her to apologize to her grandmother and then get into bed to take a nap.  No if’s, end’s or but’s about it!  Again, she protested heavily, laid in bed, crying and screaming until it just stopped.   Somehow within 20 minutes, both Emma and Lily were asleep.

By the way, I had lunch, finished and published my Hubpages article, caught up on e-mails and stuff and even wrote this blog article.  All-in-all, a very productive day after a week of not so much in the way of being productive.  But seriously, I was again knew my kids were so very in need of naps and almost an hour and a half later and I haven’t heard a peep from their bedroom.  Proving yet again mother does truly know best (sometimes anyways!).

Now watch an adorable video of two little girls having a tea party with Modern Family’s Julie Bowen:

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About Janine

Janine is a published author of the books, The Mother of All Meltdowns and Only Trollops Shave Above the Knee. She has been featured on The Huffington Post, Mamapedia, Today Parenting Team and SheKnows. She also runs her own graphic design company at J9 Designs.

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  1. JanineHuldie says

    Thanks Steve. Trust me it takes all my will power to not want to go to sleep when they nap or go to bed, but if I do I get nothing accomplished. so I just keep pushing myself. The other night no joke, they finally went to bed and I wrote for an hour, before I just couldn't keep my eyes open. Trust me I totally can relate and understand how you are feeling.

  3. Bill says

    I was pretty convinced that my mother knew nothing of value….and I was usually wrong each and every time. 🙂 Go figure!

    Busy day today my dear; I'd love to chat longer but must go make some customers happy. Have a great day!

    • JanineHuldie says

      Thanks Bill and I felt similar with my mom at times, but alas she was always right. It used to drive me crazy to no end, but just a fact. Now as a mother myself, I get it and I guess turn around is fair play!! Seriously, thanks for taking time out of your busy day to stop by, read and comment. Totally appreciate it my friend!!

  5. Emily says

    Aahh those precious nap times…I remember MY needing my kids to take those naps as much as they needed to. If they skipped a nap, I was not a happy mommy either. The hardest part is when those wonderful naps end for good…but we won't go there now. Glad you got so much done during nap time!

  8. Cari Lorine says

    It sounds like mother definitely knows best! It's funny how it's so easy to realize that after years of rejecting the concept! 🙂 I love those two girls on Ellen. I've forgotten their names…someone and Rosie? I've always thought they were so cute! As always, great post, Janine!

    • JanineHuldie says

      Thanks so much Cari. I only just saw these kids for the first time recently and admit that, but they are adorable. Their names are Sophie Grace and Rose. Truly just love them and so enjoy watching them 🙂 🙂

  9. JanineHuldie says

    Thank you so much Kelly and truly don't know some day show I do get so much accomplished. Today, was not one of those days sadly. We went shopping for Lily's birthday and Christmas, too. I truly am beginning to hate shopping and thought I'd never say that, lol!!

  10. Kelly Steele says

    Ugh, I totally hear ya on the animals near bedtime/naptime. Mine were up almost 2 hours later tonight because of my husband's family being here. We don't see them much so it was ok, but the behavior was not. Although, I had the opposite problem, mine kept pretending to want to use the big boy potty even though he didn't have to lol

  11. Amy says

    Nap times can be tough. Madison is still taking one afternoon nap and it's usually like clock work. I'm sure within the next year that will gradually fade. I so look forward to that time too. I get so much done and sometimes I get nothing done, and just relax! I just love the me-time. Especially since she's up from 7a-8p. A long work day! : )

  13. JanineHuldie says

    Thank you so much Amy and sorry that you were having difficulty having your comment go through. I have had that happen to me on some other blogs, especially commenting on Blogspot blogs on my phone. That said glad to see I am not the only one who loves nap time 🙂 🙂

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