A morning person.
That’s me, most definitely. I’m the annoying one, bouncing around (without coffee, I’ll have you know!) first thing in the morning!
And it’s a good thing too, as my Hubby Dearest is definitely the opposite… A true Night Person.
He’s not great with alarms.
So it’s a good thing I am. Because we have kids. And they seem to think that 6am is the right time to wake, every morning, or Lil Man at least! (And Lil Princess, in the holidays… really?! The struggles to get her to wake in the term time are unreal, yet in the holidays, 6.15am… why?!)
So breakfast is done, they are settled, and any bickering is dealt with by calm, rested mummy. If Daddy is roused, there is not a particularly patient parent there…
However, come 7pm, and mummy is getting tired. Mummy can’t quite cope with the constant bickering. Mummy, shock horror, shouts! And in steps angel Daddy, to sort the problems out calmly, with no raised voices.
Hang on a minute, I was meant to be the Good Cop! When did the Baddie change places with me?
It got me thinking though.
This whole Good Cop/Bad Cop parenting thing.
We aren’t ever really just one of them, are we? Well in our household, there is definitely a personality change in Hubby Dearest and me, partway through the day!
And it directly correlates with our sleep patterns.
I sleep early because I am shattered from a busy day. I wake early, and refreshed, so I can be patient. Hubby Dearest sleeps late, and rouses himself later than me too, so he is at his prime, later in the day.
So I get Good Cop duty in the morning, and he is most definitely Bad Cop if he is woken up, and I morph into Bad cop by the evening, when my patience has worn very thin, but because he has had no kids to deal with in the day, and has woken later than us, Hubby Dearest switches to Good Cop!
So, which are you? Morning/Night Person? Good Cop/Bad Cop?
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But I Smile Anyway... 
Apr 03, 2016 @ 13:51:47
I’m a night owl by nature. But my life schedule means I’m up at 4:30am so I’m not a happy camper. Caffeine is definitely my best friend. Going to the gym before work also helps wake me up and get me in gear.
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Apr 03, 2016 @ 14:45:03
We all have to find out ways of coping with what life throws at us, eh!
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Apr 03, 2016 @ 14:52:08
Yup. And since I’m a single parent I have to be both good and bad cop. That’s really not fun 😀
Have a great day 🌷
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Apr 03, 2016 @ 14:53:17
Aw bless you ! I can only imagine how tough it is!!!
Have a great day yourself 😊
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Apr 03, 2016 @ 15:22:44
Thx. Hugs
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Apr 02, 2016 @ 17:25:13
Night owl, fersure.
But I think my husband and I alternate with the good cop/bad cop business. I am mostly bad cop.
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Apr 02, 2016 @ 17:40:24
We all need a bit of both… good/bad…
As long as the kids listen to at least one of us!!!
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Apr 02, 2016 @ 09:17:56
I am a night person
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Apr 02, 2016 @ 09:21:07
I wish I could be!!
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Apr 01, 2016 @ 13:00:27
I’ve always been a morning person. Like you, I can be bouncing around without any coffee. Although I don’t really like coffee, preferring instead, Tea.
My creative mind is also best in the morning. Night time is for sleeping and that’s what I do then – sleep.
However, I did write one of my short stories late at night (after a few glasses of wine) and the story ended up freaking a lot of people out. 😀😱 Maybe I should give it another go?
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Apr 01, 2016 @ 14:18:23
It’s amazing what the witching hour and wine can produce eh!!!!!!! 😁😁😁
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Apr 01, 2016 @ 09:17:41
I’m not really big on sleep which is why I do both late nights and early mornings but…. the post prandial power nap is becoming something of a standard…
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Apr 01, 2016 @ 09:22:09
I must admit on a Saturday and/or Sunday afternoon naps for me are becoming more regular!!!!! It’s the only way I can keep awake a little later! !! Goodness knows what I’ll do on the 11th June… will you have daybeds available??!! 😉😴
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Apr 02, 2016 @ 22:31:05
Tee hee
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Apr 01, 2016 @ 06:45:15
Sometimes I think neither nore but then again both! But I think rather a morning person. I get lazy and sleepy the later it gets!
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Apr 01, 2016 @ 07:06:28
Just like me sis lol!
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Apr 01, 2016 @ 07:12:12
LOL… why am I not surprised… 😀
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Apr 01, 2016 @ 07:17:55
Twinnnnns!!!! 👭
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Apr 01, 2016 @ 15:59:00
Hahaha!!! It becomes more and more obvious! :*
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Apr 01, 2016 @ 16:06:38
Lol!!!!!! What if we turn up in the same clothes on the 11th! ??
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Apr 01, 2016 @ 16:22:43
Ritu, that would be the ultimate blast! We have to check that for sure! We will do that… haha! Such a cool idea!!! We will talk about it in two weeks, ok? 😉
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Apr 01, 2016 @ 19:11:24
Perfect! 😉 I found the best tie dye hippie tunics!!!
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Apr 01, 2016 @ 20:52:40
Wow!!! Did you find it in the net? If yes, send me the link to order!
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Apr 01, 2016 @ 21:42:54
Lol! It was a little cheap shop near my parents place! !!!! Ill have to see whether there is an online link!!!
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Mar 31, 2016 @ 21:45:25
Night!
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Mar 31, 2016 @ 21:58:03
I wonder if I’ll ever be a might owl again…??!!
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Mar 31, 2016 @ 21:58:10
Night, even!
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Mar 31, 2016 @ 16:15:56
I’m definitely a morning person, I’m pretty hopeless most evenings though there have been exceptions! Sunshine makes me more lively. As to good cop, bad cop, I’d say on the whole I’m pretty easy going, a good cop – nothing much phases me, but if the kids cross over the invisible line then boom bad cop makes a temporary appearance and they know it!
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Mar 31, 2016 @ 16:28:19
Lol!!!!
See, Bad Cop is in all of us, he just shows himself more, or less, in different people!!!!
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Mar 31, 2016 @ 16:29:48
Ha ha!! Yes my bad cop is a bit hidden but when he comes out you just don’t want to know..!!!
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Mar 31, 2016 @ 16:33:11
They are the most effective Bad Cops!
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Mar 31, 2016 @ 16:34:57
Yes I agree 🙂
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Mar 31, 2016 @ 16:36:04
😀😀😀
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Mar 31, 2016 @ 15:28:42
I’m up early for work, so definitely a morning person. Even on weekends I’m up early, just use to it.
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Mar 31, 2016 @ 15:36:26
Me too Brother…. I can’t get used to lying in any more even if I had the chance!
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Mar 31, 2016 @ 15:38:18
I’m up with the birds Sister!!
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Mar 31, 2016 @ 15:51:14
Me too, and the cat!
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Mar 31, 2016 @ 16:09:22
Oh yes, I forgot about Mr. Sonu!
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Mar 31, 2016 @ 16:26:56
Don’t forget him!!!!
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Mar 31, 2016 @ 16:40:24
That would be a big no, no!!!
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Mar 31, 2016 @ 17:10:04
😸😸😸
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Mar 31, 2016 @ 17:21:15
😊😊😊
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Mar 31, 2016 @ 15:26:41
I love to be up early but it varies from 4 a.m. to 6 a.m. I hate to miss the early morning calm. Of course I have no children at home so that makes a difference. An early morning kayak ride is so calming. But I do stay up till 10 p.m.. Then it is bedtime for sure. Love the morning and my coffee.
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Mar 31, 2016 @ 15:35:39
You’re definitely an early bird then Donna!
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Mar 31, 2016 @ 15:17:48
You are so not alone in this one, Ritu. After a lifetime of waking up at 5 am, husband realized in retirement, he is really a night person ! Shock to us both. I’ve always been that over-zealous early a.m. person who annoys all those around me. ☺☺☺
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Mar 31, 2016 @ 15:34:16
LOL!!!!!!! Oh Van, I can so relate!!!
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Mar 31, 2016 @ 15:07:35
Despite my many attempts to be hardcore rock n’ roll, I’ve never been able to sleep very late. Yes, morning person for sure!
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Mar 31, 2016 @ 15:32:52
Like me Marissa!!!
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Mar 31, 2016 @ 14:35:16
I am most definitely a night person. Can’t help it. =)
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Mar 31, 2016 @ 14:51:45
Oh to be young.. ! 😀😀
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Mar 31, 2016 @ 15:02:13
Age aside, it can be rough naturally being a night person but having a job(or two) that require one to be up early in the morning. 😞
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Mar 31, 2016 @ 15:31:48
Oh I understand…. becoming a mum, and having to work meant I had to become an early bird!
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Mar 31, 2016 @ 15:34:48
We do what we have to do, I guess! 😄
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Mar 31, 2016 @ 15:37:33
True dat!
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Mar 31, 2016 @ 16:02:38
So….did you used to be a night owl? 😏
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Mar 31, 2016 @ 16:26:27
Once upon a time… a long, long time ago!!!
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Mar 31, 2016 @ 14:29:16
I am in bed around 10:00am… and up around 5:00am. I guess that answers your question but, you know, I can get so much done between 5:00am and 8:00 (when the rest of the house starts moving around!) 🙂
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Mar 31, 2016 @ 14:51:28
I totally understand that! !!
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Mar 31, 2016 @ 14:28:38
I am most definitely a night owl ( hence my blogs name). If I didn’t have to function during the day, I would sleep it away and find my joy in the night hours. Of course, I wouldn’t see the beauty of God’s day, if I did this, so I am up in the late morning to catch the glowing light. I am both, good cop, bad cop. I’m usually the disciplinarian while hubby dearest prefers to be the referee lol. I’m short on patience so if angered, look out. But I will also give you a chance to explain. ☺️
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Mar 31, 2016 @ 14:51:09
Lol ! Love it!
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Mar 31, 2016 @ 14:16:24
I’m a night owl, forced to have to be a morning person because of kids and that pesky need to work. As for parenting, I’m usually the good cop. But I can get to bad cop in mere seconds.
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Mar 31, 2016 @ 14:23:42
You do sound a bit like me. … I wish I could be a night owl but life and needs make me flag in the evening!
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Mar 31, 2016 @ 15:06:47
There’s many a night I wish I could fall asleep. 😃
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Mar 31, 2016 @ 15:32:06
lol!!!
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Mar 31, 2016 @ 13:44:02
Hmm…. im too mellow. .. this mommy just walks away after saying it’s bedtime.
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Mar 31, 2016 @ 13:45:31
I wish I could do that lol!!! Must say last night I put em to bed then wallowed in a bubble bath!!! But my parents were there in case of emergencies!
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Mar 31, 2016 @ 13:46:58
I do wish our tub was big enough for a bubble. 😟
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Mar 31, 2016 @ 14:23:05
Bless you ! I have the means… but not much time!
Mum told me to do it again tonight as we go back to reality tomorrow! !!
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Mar 31, 2016 @ 15:06:50
Sometimes, that peaceful serenity that comes from a quiet bath is unreplacable
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Mar 31, 2016 @ 15:32:34
So true, and I am of the ilk that likes my book in the bath too, to totally relax!!!
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Mar 31, 2016 @ 15:33:19
Maybe its time to infer in a hot tub
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Mar 31, 2016 @ 15:36:45
LOL! 🙂
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Mar 31, 2016 @ 15:36:59
Invest haha
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Mar 31, 2016 @ 15:37:44
😀 I got ya!
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Mar 31, 2016 @ 15:39:04
Our runs are too small …honestly is love a hot tub with those massaging jets (thought bubble)
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Mar 31, 2016 @ 15:51:44
That would be amazing…! I friends who invested in one for their garden!
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Mar 31, 2016 @ 16:07:50
A garden tub would be amazing
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Mar 31, 2016 @ 16:26:38
Totally!
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Mar 31, 2016 @ 15:34:15
I thinks it be a good edition to my home.
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Mar 31, 2016 @ 15:37:10
I think every household needs a bath tub!
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Mar 31, 2016 @ 13:17:08
I am a morning person who prefers not to talk until I’ve had at least 2 cups of coffee! 🌞
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Mar 31, 2016 @ 13:32:04
Lol!!!
I never was a morning person either but I think needs change as we get older!!!
Coffee wouldn’t work for me… I don’t like it lol!!!
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Mar 31, 2016 @ 13:12:49
I would love to be able to burn the candle both ends myself …..if I had the energy.
I am better at night owl than early bird. I also have a tendency towards sleeping dog as well.
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Mar 31, 2016 @ 13:15:33
Lol!!!!!
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Mar 31, 2016 @ 12:55:52
I’m a night owl, too. Well, a night owl with the ability to change TV stations. 😀
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Mar 31, 2016 @ 12:57:57
Lol! !!!! I remember the days and nights I could pull all nighters… and be ready for lectures the next day…
Not any more!
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Mar 31, 2016 @ 13:02:43
No kidding! I used to play in night clubs 4 nights a week, get done at 1:00AM, load the car, drive home, unload, then get up at 7 for an 8 hour day. If I do that now, I’ll fall to pieces! lol
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Mar 31, 2016 @ 13:16:24
Oh God, me too… I would seize to function! !!
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Mar 31, 2016 @ 12:29:48
I’m a night owl for sure! My kids are careful not to wake me up in the morning! Lol! 😊
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Mar 31, 2016 @ 12:57:07
Hopefully mine may become considerate soon… then I can be a night owl too lol!!!
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Mar 31, 2016 @ 12:23:41
I am not at all a morning person 🙂 But yes, I have huge respect for people who are morning person, its something which I would want to but couldn’t yet 🙂
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Mar 31, 2016 @ 12:28:19
And yet I’d love to have the energy to stay up late lol!
The grass is always greener lol! !!
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Mar 31, 2016 @ 12:28:51
🙂
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Mar 31, 2016 @ 12:56:42
😊
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Mar 31, 2016 @ 12:08:39
I’m a morning person given this inner need to get work stuff done early before others start rolling in.
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