Sometimes the need for everything to be literal in our home makes me crazy.

Tonight I had to define "bedtime". Both boys claimed that it means laying in your bed and absolutely nothing else. So...in their mind if you are in your bed messing around five hours after your bedtime you still made it because you never left your bed.

I disagree. I explained that in our home bedtime means in your bed with the lights off, no talking, and no doing other things. You are working toward sleeping.

My definition is the definition we are going to go with. The bedtime will not change to accommodate their previous definitions.

I hope it goes well.

Prayers for bedtime. No one is getting enough sleep in our home except maybe Sophie.