Met up with a friend recently. She was telling me about a weekend experience with her BF about how they had set alarm to get up to see Grand prix and because of time change she ended up getting woken up even earlier (5am).
I said that I have no sympathy with sleep deprivation as I have two kids under 5 (she has no children) and she said in a rather cross voice that I can never see things from her point of view!
I said that I do think the idea of being tired because of one early start, in this case 5am, does not equate to the experience of having two young kids and I was sorry but I did find it difficult to sympathise with this! (I have also had similar conversations with my parents who say they have a cold so have stayed in bed for a couple of days!).
When I asked whether this was how she felt generally about her relationship she said that I always gave her the impression that I thought she had it easier than she did. Obviously we discussed it further but I did get the impression that there is more stuff she is talking about here.
Are you sympathetic when your childless friends talk about being tired? AIBU?
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fufflebum · 28/04/2009 08:40
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