Declaration of the Parent

Posted on January 16, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

Today I sit

On very little sleep

Roused before the rooster

By the toddler’s call

Unable to appease him

Or run him out of steam

Before the sun appears

And ends my hope of sleep

About Charles Yallowitz

Charles E. Yallowitz was born, raised, and educated in New York. Then he spent a few years in Florida, realized his fear of alligators, and moved back to the Empire State. When he isn't working hard on his epic fantasy stories, Charles can be found cooking or going on whatever adventure his son has planned for the day. 'Legends of Windemere' is his first series, but it certainly won't be his last.

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5 Responses to Declaration of the Parent

minisculegiants says:

January 17, 2013 at 4:38 pm

Ahhh! I know that feeling!

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- slepsnor says:
  
  January 17, 2013 at 4:44 pm
  
  The worst part is that I’m not the parent who is ‘allowed’ to put my son to bed. He only lets my wife put him to sleep, so I’m doomed if she’s out of commission.
  
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  - minisculegiants says:
    
    January 17, 2013 at 6:50 pm
    
    Hahaha! Most nights we have that trouble, too! We have this sort of arrangement: I get up with the baby, he gets up with the dog…It works most of the time.
    
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  - slepsnor says:
    
    January 17, 2013 at 6:55 pm
    
    We have something like that. I’m the light-sleeper, so I wake up with the baby. After 15 minutes of failing to get him back to bed, I get my wife and she knocks him out in 5-20 minutes. The trade-off is that I’m the one who clips his nails and gets his lunch ready for school.
    
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  - minisculegiants says:
    
    January 17, 2013 at 7:02 pm
    
    So fun! 🙂
    
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