My Kids’ Happiness versus Sleep

When it comes to choosing between my kids’ happiness and sleep, it’s not a contest. I choose their happiness, at least most of the time. My daughters have asked us to put up our Christmas Tree with lights for over a week. Once Halloween is over, it’s Christmas time for them, except for Thanksgiving Day itself, at least to them. The thing is, I want them to be happy. Putting up Christmas before Thanksgiving might not be socially acceptable, but fortunately, I do not care about what is socially acceptable.

Last night, I chose to forego sleep to put up our Christmas Tree and string it with lights. I am not allowed to touch the ornaments, so I did not put those on the tree. I accept these limitations because I am admittedly terrible at placing ornaments. I put the lights on so my daughters could be surprised when they go into our living room in the morning.

My main point is that I consciously decided between sleep and doing something that would make my kids momentarily happy. I chose my kids.