A mother recounts the lengthy bedtime routine with her three children, often stretching to two hours. She highlights how the pandemic changed her approach to bedtime, starting with a simple request from her son in April 2020. The nightly ritual involves lying with each child at bedtime, resulting in a habit that has grown cumbersome yet comforting for both the kids and her. As she navigates this routine, she questions the consequences of her decisions but acknowledges the emotional connection fostered during these moments.
I know that it's going to take up to two hours to get my three kids to sleep, and I'm about ready to fall asleep myself.
Mummy, will you lie with me? Ordinarily, I might have had other things to do, but that particular night I had nowhere to go.
I started the bad bed habit. After all, I had nowhere to go, and now it's a nightly struggle.
Every night during those endless pandemic months, my husband and I both indulged in the requests from our kids.
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