My son sleeps next to either my husband or me. He has his own room, complete with wardrobes, a bed, sidetable with a Disney character lamp &, of course, his toys & books. But my husband doesn’t want him to sleep alone until he’s 4 y.o. (anyway since my inlaws are here they use my son’s room instead).

Anyway if it’s my shift, then my hubby gets a blanket & the floor, if it’s his night then I get the floor. But more & more, whenever I’m on the bedroom floor, I still wake up at 5-530am. My son climbs down the bed & nudges me or jumps on me or simply lies down next to me. When I’m on the bed with him, he does the same thing anyway. He’ll either wake me up gently or will start lifting/poking at my eyelids. He never does it to his dad. It’s like he doesn’t care where dad is, he wants mum to WAKE UP!

Either my husband is totally oblivious & never notices these events or he’s secretly enjoying his extended sleep time. It bothers me because (a) it’s unfair that I’m always tired & don’t get enough sleep; and (b) because my son isn’t that “attached” to his dad. I keep telling hubby to set aside more playtime with our son & just be all out silly & make him laugh. At least now when hubby reads the bedtime stories he tries to do the “voices”.

I enjoy my son’s devotion & attention. I love the fact that when he hurt himself he asks me to kiss his boo-boo. I love my son to bits & I wish I could stay at home & just look after him. But I can’t. I’m a working mum & I get tired & I need rest & I need time to myself as would any normal person. So when I’m in a foul mood or when I’m sick, I really wish my husband would make that little effort to keep our son’s attention.

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