Tag: The Dad Speaks

Since my birthday on April 23rd, Niko has been extremely difficult when it comes to going to bed. He runs around like a crazy maniac screaming and laughing! Before this, he went to sleep very easily around 7:00 pm, now it’s around 8:00 pm and for a few weeks, it was around 9:00 pm. Yeah,…

IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER OF IMPORTANCE… I get to eat lunch with Niko. I can sleep in an extra hour. I can take a break on my bed. I can have a pillow party with Niko on my breaks and lunch. I don’t have to drive an hour each way. I haven’t worn my work…

I already know what Nina does on a daily basis when I am at work and it’s a lot of work; especially with a very active child. And, since I have been working from home for a month, I get to see it daily. She has very little time for herself throughout the day. And,…

For Niko’s night-time, we have always had a set routine of things we do. But, a new phase has emerged and the routine needs a lot of tweaking. Everything is fine until it’s time for him to actually get into bed and get tucked in by us; basically, he doesn’t want to go to sleep….

On the evening before my 43rd birthday last Thursday, Niko screamed at me for almost 2 hours. He wanted a piece of yarn to play with and he wanted his iPad while he ate dinner and I said NO! Eventually, I did breakdown and gave him a small piece yarn, but that actually made it…