I need caffeine. I need more caffeine, and I need it now. The end of Daylight Saving Time feels like the end of my life as I know it. 

Let me tell you a story, okay?

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Once upon a time, there was a mom. This mom was super awesome and way gorgeous and just an all-around great person. She had a baby, and most mornings that sweet baby would wake up by herself. This was NBD to our lovely mom/heroine, because the baby slept in a crib and could play with toys and whatever to keep herself occupied--also the crib acted like a magical cage to keep the baby nice and safe and secure.

But then one day, that baby grew into a toddler--a toddler who now sleeps in a "Big Girl Bed" and wakes up often. Upon waking, the first thing this spritely toddler loves to do is run into her mother's room, climb onto the bed, and proceed to wake her mother from her much, much-needed beauty sleep.

Again, NBD to our heroine and mega babe mom. She and her toddler were on the same schedule, so she looked forward to waking up with her little one every morning...

Until one day...

A terrible darkness fell over the kingdom at about 5 p.m. and continued to do so at 5 p.m. every night. All clocks were set back an hour, though no one had a decent explanation as to why. The people in the kingdom referred to this as the end of 'Daylight Saving Time,' something that was obviously invented in a dank dungeon by a group of malicious idiots.

This unnecessary shift in time meant that instead of waking at 7:00 a.m. every morning, the toddler would bounce into her mother's room at 6:00 a.m, and let's just say our mom was having none of that. She was a rational mom, and she told herself that these early wake-up calls would soon end.

BUT THEY DID NOT.

And so, every dang morning, the toddler would jump into her mom's bed and be like, "MOMMA! MOMMY! MOMMY! MOMMY! WAKE UP, MOMMY! LET'S PLAY! I'M HUNGRY! LET'S COLOR A PICTURE! HELLO KITTY IS A CAT. MOMMY. DID YOU KNOW? CATS SAY MEOW. WAKE UP, MOMMY! MOOOOOOMMMMMMMMYYYYYY!"

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Fun story, right? It's my life right now. I'm over here chugging lattes trying to stay awake. FULL FAT LATTES, TOO. I deserve it. 'Tis the season of yoga pants, right?

Anyway, what I am getting at is: I am desperate. How do I get my kid to change her schedule? I've tried keeping her up later, but it doesn't work. I guess I'm the one who has to modify her sleep schedule... Please leave any and all advice in the comment section.

If you need me, I'll be sneaking in naps throughout the day.

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