Bedtime at our house is an epic saga. So we started narrating it like a fantasy trailer, complete with dramatic pauses. The kids are still awake. The trailer is great.
Clip: MDN CC0 sample video.
Notes From the Negotiating Table
Parenting is ninety percent negotiation and ten percent looking for the other shoe. These are field notes from the front line.
- Never agree to “just one more” anything
- Bedtime is a suggestion, apparently
- The quiet room is the dangerous room
Against the assault of laughter nothing can stand.
Mark Twain, The Mysterious Stranger
Hang in there. Nap time is coming, eventually, for somebody.

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