to just wantmy children to go to bed

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DS is doing some very frustrating lego which requires tears every 5 mins
DD tantrummed because I wanted to help wipe her bum and wash her hands
DS keeps wriggling around and saying he's "trying to stertch his bum out"

oh dear stropped off now

Go to YouTube and search for "Go the Fuck to Sleep" read by Samuel L Jackson.

Clever use of the f-word at it's best.

ooh will do that later when they're in bed :o

YANBU how long have you got to last?

Can't you get them in the bath?

Oh God, I hate the Lego frustration near bedtime scenario ......

Duer to my total lack of organisation, they are justeating
Yes, than bath, story, bed

This has just saved my life. Thank you.

how conme? The Samuel L Jackson thing?

I have sent mine to read in bed. I am now making my own dinner, which I shall not share, no not even a nibble.

Have just checked out the Samuel l Jackson thing - bloody hilarious, even better look at the one labelled as grandmas rendition

Just listened to the you tube clip - hilarious!! Love it!!

At least there is a plan in place then. It's not like the dead time at 4.30...

at your DS trying to stretch his bum out!

Reminds me of the poster who's DS said his was the Octohatch

:) no idea what that was about, cramp.maybe?

I daren't post this as a real thread but in a show of sympathy, AIBU to have preferred my DC when they've been asleep this week?

Octohatch

Go the fuck to sleep is written for my dd, I swear, the author MUST have met her and heard my inner monologue of desperation.

I hate bedtime, its shit every night no matter what I do.

Once I got past the non sleeping baby years, I grew to love this poem - it resonated!

If You'll Just Go to Sleep
by Gabriel Mistral

The blood red rose
I gathered yesterday,
and the fire and cinnamon
of the carnation,

Bread baked with
anise seed and honey,
and a fish in a bowl
that makes a glow:

All this is yours,
baby born of woman,
if you'll just
go to sleep.

A rose, I say!
I say a carnation!
Fruit, I say!
And I say honey!

A fish that glitters!
And more, I say -
If you will only
sleep till day.

Just hiding in the bedroom ("feeding" DD) from DS, who withstood all the blandishments of protective duvet, protective stars, 3 stories and counting to 150. Little bugger.