Today, my 3 year old woke up at 2 am and refused to go back to sleep unless she could sleep with her father and me. Normally we would have said no, but both of us being so tired, we said yes. She slowly kicked me out of my side of the bed and now I have to sleep on the couch. FML
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MissShei 10
OP here. She has recently been having nightmares and keeping us up half the night. We were both exhausted so we said fine. I got up to go pee and when I came back, she had thrown my pillow on the floor and completely took over my side of the bed. If I moved her, she would've started screaming again and I just wanted sleep. I let her father deal with her at that point! I did sleep well for the rest of the night :)
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BeccaHugs 17
It's clear who wears the pants in this family . . . and they come from Gap Kids.
BubbleGrunge 18
OP, I'm sure you got better sleep than your hubby did by sleeping on the couch. Sleeping with a three year old isn't exactly restful!
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BubbleGrunge 18
OP, I'm sure you got better sleep than your hubby did by sleeping on the couch. Sleeping with a three year old isn't exactly restful!
then000bster 16
It is three! Unless it is one time and only for a horrific nightmare or something like that that it stays in your bed. The 3 year old will keep on crawling back to get comfy on your bed. Best of luck.
BubbleGrunge 18
29-I'm a firm believer in keeping consistency with a child as well as a child sleeping in his own bed, however sometimes you choose your battles. Bending the rules every now and then is OK!
cb1002630 11
Well at least it wasn't your spouse making you sleep on the couch!
Lioness8197 18
You're bigger than her! Just lift her up and get back in bed.
kishorekumar_a 10
Then you don't know the true strength of sleeping children.
pmadNess 16
That's what I always did.
Aspen_Grace33 27
Or you could try to pick her up and put her back into her own bed? Children already rule most of our lives, don't let them take over your bed too!
keeper801 8
I wish it was that easy haha. I had my two year old come in at three am last night after I had the hardest time making sure he stayed in his bed at bed time. When it's the middle of the night I'm way too tired to have that fight with him as I'm sure that's what op was saying. These kids have worn us down all day and all we want is some sleep at night so when they come in we have no energy to fight to get them back in their beds
BeccaHugs 17
It's clear who wears the pants in this family . . . and they come from Gap Kids.
toaster012 17
I would have made the husband move to the couch
Llama_Face89 34
Never said he was her husband.
Llama_Face89 34
Boyfriend, actually. Although she doesn't specify.
JazzHandsFML 28
why? exactly why does he need to move?
LovesSushi 25
Do you at least have a comfortable couch?
upallnight11 19
She must be really strong for a 3 year old.
MissShei 10
OP here. She has recently been having nightmares and keeping us up half the night. We were both exhausted so we said fine. I got up to go pee and when I came back, she had thrown my pillow on the floor and completely took over my side of the bed. If I moved her, she would've started screaming again and I just wanted sleep. I let her father deal with her at that point! I did sleep well for the rest of the night :)
keeper801 8
Totally understand where you're coming from. Got a two year old who made his way into my bed last night
Llama_Face89 34
So Caelan is a cat now?
MissShei 10
She pretends to be a cat often enough!
insertnameherr 11
Ahh, the terrible twos. I can only imagine your exhaustion :)
AngelSpit 18
night terrors are no fun my 3 year olds had them for a while, screams bloody ******* murder at the drop of a hat all night. good thing I'm an insomniac most nights
Rainhawk94 27
#12 you're too hot to be a mom
JazzHandsFML 28
get her a tight sleeping bag and cocoon her between you to. feels safe, and can't kick you out of bed!
TwoOneFive 11
You've been sent to the dog house
outoftown 27
Sounds like the dog house is a lot more comfy, under the circumstances!