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All Nighters

 For some reason, the past month or so, my kids, especially the youngest 2, have been obsessed with staying up all night.


I was thinking about this today. I thought to myself, and thankfully not out loud, "I remember when staying up all night was cool!" Now I am lucky to be up at midnight, and normally wanting for my bed around 10pm. I even fell asleep one year on New Years BEFORE the ball dropped! Then it hit me. All this, OMG. I am OLD!

 I remember my parents, getting onto us at sleepovers. Time to go to sleep, lights out, bedtime! Over and over. Still giggles and squeaks came out of us all night. We TRIED to be quiet!!! Now its me. I am the old, no fun, "Grown up" who wants the kids to go to sleep, who is so past ready for bed, who is wishing she never said yes to the sleepover.... Then I understand why my parents were always hesitant to tell me or my friends yes to sleepovers...  I understand now.

 I am old. I am a mom. I am no longer "fun, or cool". And I am ok with it, I think. Maybe.

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