Lie in

[TheSkyFalleth]

DH and I have 2 young children who wake up early and tbh not that early - sometime between 6:30 - 7:30 is normal.

DH says he gets up before me all week (3 days & marginally, less then 30 mins normally) so he should have a lie in at the weekend.

I think we should both get up at the same time and it's not my fault if he can't he his arse into bed at a reasonable hour.

I'm usually asleep by 10:30 because I'm simply exhausted.
He stays up till 12 - 1am.

But this apparently means I've had lots more sleep so I can get up.

My thinking is he should get his arse to bed earlier and get up with the children when I do too. Aibu?

We used to share lie in's and have one weekend morning each. Now I have teenagers who sleep all day, I naturally wake up early.

There are two days to the weekend . Share nicely

We have one lie in each.

1 day lie in for each of you at the weekend

Is he always so selfish?

Why do you feel you both need to get up though? Why can't you have one morning each?

Why can't you have one lie-in each?

Take turns. No need for you both to be up at the crack of dawn.

My 9 and 7yo can get themselves breakfast and turn on the TV so as long as one of us is listening out, we don't have to actually get up. Eldest can even operate the Nespresso machine and bring me a coffee. It does get easier!

If he wants a lie both days that is unfair. If you don't want a lie in but don't want him to have one either that is also unfair. 1 morning off each seems fair.

We take turns, although my son always seems to wake up earlier when it's my turn to get up with him..

One each. What would the benefit be of getting up at the same time?

How old are the kids, once they got to 3&5 I would nip downstairs, ensure they didn't pour milk everywhere, (eldest would pour cereal out) and make coffee then go back to bed leaving them to CBeebies, they liked being able to watch tv without me saying too much! They learned to turn it on far younger and they developed a taste for Disney etc around that age. A couple of hours with them content was good for us too

On on one day then the other, why would both getting up both days make sense?

I have a 6 year old and a 6 month old. They both wake around 7. My oh got a lie in yesterday as he was of work my turn was supposed to be today after I've bf the baby but he was up last night drinking with his friend and is now snoring beside me so looks like I'm not getting my lie in.

It's not fair. It should be one day each if you can. If not because he works or whatever then it should be one week him the next week you.

Maybe his body clock skews later than yours? He can’t help that. Why not be kind to each other and give each other the gift of one lie-in or leisurely morning each?

If you’re both exhausted your suggestion that you both get up together is silly. Take turns.