My new approach to life Is “I’ll sleep when I’m dead”. It has to be. Otherwise, I’d spend my whole life feeling tired and wishing I could get some more sleep. Well, actually I do spend my life doing that, but it doesn’t really matter. It’s just how it is. One day when my kids have flown the nest, I will have more time than I have ever had before and more sleep than I will need and I will miss my busy life. No doubt about that.
Last night I was exhausted. I’d done a workshop (although fab friend did most of the hard work admittedly) during the day and had loads of kids about. I did have some plans but because my youngest child had a friend to stay the night and my daughter was in and tired, I stayed in with them. I was hoping for a decent night’s sleep.
10.30pm Go to bed
10.45pm Youngest child needs drink and tissues
11.00pm Have to remove cat off youngest child’s friend head
11.05pm Remember to text teenage son not to be home after 1am
1.18am Text from teenage son saying “party got shut down, 5 police vans and 4 people arrested 3 in ambulance. We’re trying to find way back now”.
2.15am Teenage son and two friends come home. They eat pizza, gently sway and generally discuss the night. I check they’re all OK and weigh up odds as to whether I need to get sick buckets, but they’re fine. They’ve sobered up. One of his mates had his wallet and keys stolen from his coat pocket. They tell me the house party must have had 250 people in it. ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING got broken, they said – totally, totally trashed. Shit. Poor parents again.
5.00am Need a wee (although you don’t really need to know that bit)
7.00am Woken up by youngest child and friend who ask if it’s alright to make a cheese and ham omelette.
Good grief.
No wonder I look 85.
8.45 am Now just off to watch youngest child in a football match
10am: Back home. Match cancelled due to ice on pitch. -5 degrees outside. Bloody freezing.
OMG. Additional information on party from hell….listening to the three boys talking over scrambled eggs – “think there must have been 400 people there, house was completely trashed before they arrived, kitchen units hanging off hinges, cereal everywhere, people sliding on kitchen floor full of seeds etc, one boy so drunk in corridor people were urinating on him” – that is disgusting….I am going to ban my son from going out anymore. We never behaved that badly at parties – apparently the family are Indian – how awful for them to have to deal with such a lack of respect and frankly criminal behaviour from their children’s friends and random gatecrashers.
What is the world coming to.
Online Mum
January 31, 2010OMG – poor you. Sounds like the party from hell, bet you are glad it wasn’t at your house! Find a good baby sitter and get some much deserved sleep!
saz
January 31, 2010Hmmmm.. sentiments l understand and agree with….but l need sleep to function, though some nights l fall asleep as if drugged other nights l snatch two hours…l feel change i the air l think that must be the truth..
keep up and at it..
saz x
Jon Storey
January 31, 2010Pretty average night then?
I don’t understand this trend towards ‘wrecking’ parties. If I thought any of ours had been had been actively involved is such behaviour there would be all hell to pay. Sadly it is all too easy for the innocents to get caught up and involved with the police etc. We can only hope that they have the sense to see what is happening and get out.