By minissaussette - 08/04/2016 23:39 - France - Cergy

Today, my 4-year-old brother has a very strict 8:30 PM bedtime. Since I would have to walk past his door to get to the rest of the house, I'm not allowed to leave my room past that time, lest I tempt him to get up too. I can't even go to the bathroom. FML
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gordjess1 19

Oh that's hardly fair.. Surely you can't be expected not to use the bathroom.

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juturnaamo 29

Why don't you just trade rooms?

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gordjess1 19

Oh that's hardly fair.. Surely you can't be expected not to use the bathroom.

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minissaussette 25

Actually, my own bedtime was 9:30, before that I was allowed to read but not to leave my room (to prepare myself to sleep, no electronics, no bright lights, etc ...), I had to go to the bathroom before my brother went to sleep, most of the time it was okay, but every once in a while I was having a hard time falling asleep and not going to the bathroom became harder, but my parents were really strict on that matter, bedtime really was no joke. Although I agree with some of the comments, I think my parents sent us both to bed at 8:30 so they would have the whole evening to themselves and not be bothered while watching a movie. It bothered me a lot because I was quite older than my brother and it angered me when they told me I had to set an example for him.

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R2Y2 22

Open your window and take a fat dump to spite them.

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fringeisawesome 19

Eeeerrrhh yh that or she could switch rooms with her brother

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InfiniteSunshine 32

Setting an example means not doing stupid stuff that your younger sibling could mimic which would get them into trouble. It doesn't mean you should be treated or act in the same way as your younger sibling. You are at different maturity levels, so you have different needs, to treat a kid as if they're a different age really messes with them. I understand your parents wanting quality time, but they could have done that better. Set reasonable rules, like after 830 you can't interrupt them or something, not that you have to stay in your room completely. Also, they're the ones that chose to have kids. The kids being around and possibly interrupting things kind of comes with the territory of being parents, so I don't feel much sympathy there.

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mwali02 32

Oh dear! How old are you OP? This living arrangement makes boarding school seem attractive. Hang in there, and good luck! :)

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siggy_mcsigx 22

Get your period and free bleed all over your bed sheets.

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Psycocharger 19

Try to reason with your parents and come up with a good plan :)

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juturnaamo 29

Why don't you just trade rooms?

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minissaussette 25

That was a while ago actually, we don't live in that house anymore, and we couldn't trade rooms because mine was bigger and very frankly it never crossed my mind.

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enxhi96 21

Wtf. Definitely trade rooms or try to walk by very quietly. But 8:30 seems extremely early considering that he will wake up extremely early as a result.

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babywearingmama 3

8:30 is not too early for a 4 year old. That's a very reasonable bedtime for a kid that age. lol

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HeartYou101 31

Small kids need at least 10 hours of sleep a night. I'm a babysitter and 8.30 is actually quite late compared to times I've had to kids to bed/arrived at the parent's home and they were already in bed...

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enxhi96 21

That wasn't the case with the kids I have babysat but ok

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TeacherTeacher 11

He's four and that's old enough to learn to resist temptation. I wouldn't stomp past his room a lot, but it won't hurt to pass quietly once or twice.

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HaveAGooday 5

That's sucks OP! Is there a way you can go by once he's asleep, or close his door?

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ShortieRose 30

My Daughter, Rayna, is three and she knows that once she has been tucked in, she's in there for the night. Generally it takes 15 minutes for her to go to sleep. I could understand not stomping past your brothers room while he is awake, but after that he shouldn't be able to hear you... unless you have extremely loud floors....

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swag_bear 18

Take advantage of the opportunity and get a bathroom installed next to your bathroom.

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Kitouran 30

No, no, OP should have definitely gotten the bathroom-bathroom deal.

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aleyp63 13

The bedroom-bedroom deal sounds better though

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ulissey_fml 22

That's a parental excuse for not having to get out of the couch and check on him in the evening. If they are strict enough to impose a bedtime, they should be able to deal with him trying to get up without their permission. You must argue your case.

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nityasomaiya 46

Slither, I suggest. You can't walk. You might as well so something else and get away with it!

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