There's a moment...

There's this moment that happens when you're fighting to get a young toddler to go to sleep in their own bed.It comes after the bathtime and the brushing of the teeth.It comes after the last book, the very last book and then the book after that.It is a moment that comes after the negotiations, the cajoling, the begging for a drink, a different teddy, a change of blanket.It's a moment that comes after lullabies, and hair stroking and back patting, after the fighting and crying and wrestling.It is a moment of calm.A moment of quiet.A moment of relief.Silence. Stillness. Sleep.And then there is a moment after that.The moment when you're struck over the head with a soft toy and, as the stillness comes crashing down around you, you realise it was you that fell asleep, not them. via /r/Parenting http://ift.tt/2Fz0iZe