To need to be told to go to bed at the ripe old age of 44?

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Soooo. I need a lot of sleep. I have to get up at 6 am. So WTF am I doing still up at 10.30? The last 3 nights I have been people's relationship counsellor/shoulder to cry on/wailing wall/confessional until far too late, via FB and phone, on two occasions simultaneously. Tonight it's exactly the same thing - what do I need to do to get to bed at a decent time, hide in the shed???

My children have a bedtime routine. I need one too.

I'm lousy at going to bed too - in my case I'm still faffing around finding things to do at 1.30am sometimes (and I have to be up at 7am).

Lucky I can get by on less sleep than most, but I know I should go to bed earlier.

But Euphemia what if MN is part of my winding down routine?

Thanks for replies, I really am going to bed now.

YANBU. I have to get up at 6.15 with toddler DS. I really ought to be in bed before 10. Almost never happens: I'm a natural owl and have no trouble staying up late, but I truly loathe mornings, even if I've gone to bed really early.

Another night owl here - I am so tired I have a headache and I know I will be foul at 7 am tomorrow but here I am MNing away...

Right, that's it!!! I am going up at 9pm tonight with a trashy novel. Spent a chunk of last night doing complicated relationship counselling for a friend, ended up completely knackered. Don't expect me to be spouting rubbish on here at all hours tonight, I'm going to be good.