Bluezoo5 Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 Am I the only one who has this problem (especially with the littles)? Some of them are acting crabby and some just plain crazy this week. I know it will probably get better in a few more days, but they are driving me nuts until then. It seems like we go through this every time DST begins and ends. I'm starting to think we should schedule a week long break into our school schedule at these two times of the year to give everyone's biology a chance to adjust. I haven't felt that we have been very productive this week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starr Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 My teens are coping, my cats are nuts! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theYoungerMrsWarde Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 You're not alone, ds4.99 and ds2.65 are driving me :willy_nilly: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 Yeah, they're driving me nuts. They keep waking up waaaay early. And then they're grouchy by afternoon. And it doesn't help that DH has been in Phoenix all week at a trade show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lang Syne Boardie Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 The kids are fine. I'm totally confused. :tongue_smilie: We haven't had daylight savings for very many years in my state. The times just feel wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeaganS Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 My babies are waking me up way too early and I am crazy tired. I went to bed at 7:30 yesterday! I never go to bed before 10, but it was just messing with me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrganicAnn Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 I love this time change (more than the other). My DD is a night owl and a morning grump, it makes her get up earlier for a while and we get her to bed earlier. Eventually she gets adjusted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarbecueMom Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 My teens are coping, my cats are nuts! :D I'm going to shoot one of my cats if he doesn't stop slapping me in the face with his nasty paws as 6:00am. He thinks we've overslept every day. (By "shoot", I mean squirt bottle, of course... ;)) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astrid Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 No, but my dogs do. CONVINCED they are going to starve to death before my very eyes an hour before their dinner time. UGH. That sweet face in my profile pic is the WORST of the bunch, by the way! astrid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cathmom Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 I hate hate hate DST in both directions and this is one of the reasons why!!!!!!! It is honestly the stupidest thing ever, and our stupid government goes and EXTENDS it!!!!! I hate it! :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom2scouts Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 The kids are fine. I'm totally confused. :tongue_smilie: . :iagree:This would describe me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dm379 Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 Kids didn't notice but my dog is driving me crazy too. He has been whining and scratching at the door every morning at 5. But he looks so darned cute when I open it that I just can't get mad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blueridge Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 Our entire family has it...:001_huh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
higginszoo Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 Two of my kids have it this year. My youngest and my oldest. They're 6 and 13 though, so it's not so bad as when all three had it when they were all really little. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarlaS Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 No, but my dogs do. CONVINCED they are going to starve to death before my very eyes an hour before their dinner time. UGH. That sweet face in my profile pic is the WORST of the bunch, by the way! astrid I was going to say the same thing. The puppy has been awful all week. Dogs don't get DST. I've compromised by feeding 30 min. earlier (and to get him out from underfoot! He's too darn big to be at my feet while I'm cooking dinner.). How did he learn to tell time in the first place? :001_huh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onceuponatime Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 Today is the first day my kids have completely adjusted. I'm still an hour off. I'm drooping at 10:30 and waking up at 5:30. I don't want to wake up at 5:30. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joules Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 I hate hate hate DST in both directions and this is one of the reasons why!!!!!!! It is honestly the stupidest thing ever, and our stupid government goes and EXTENDS it!!!!! I hate it! :tongue_smilie: I feel the same way! Though with the most recent extension, I've been thinking that maybe they could keep extending it. Eventually it will be the whole year, right? I can cope with being an hour off from the sun permanantly. Changing the time makes things crazy for weeks around here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jilly Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 I was going to say the same thing. The puppy has been awful all week. Dogs don't get DST. I've compromised by feeding 30 min. earlier (and to get him out from underfoot! He's too darn big to be at my feet while I'm cooking dinner.). How did he learn to tell time in the first place? :001_huh: :iagree: My dog thinks I am neglecting him this week. I have been late on his walks and his dinner. He has not been happy with me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpreadingtheFeast Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 Try adding autism to it! ;) Our week has been, well....uhm....interesting :svengo: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emeraldjoy Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 Yes..especially the 2 and 5 years olds. The crankiness tired thing is definitely and issue but more......they are hungry all the time....I think that part (messing with their food schedules) has been the hardest. Geesh...who would've thought? It has been a very, very long week. e Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robyn Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 I hate hate hate DST in both directions and this is one of the reasons why!!!!!!! It is honestly the stupidest thing ever, and our stupid government goes and EXTENDS it!!!!! I hate it! :tongue_smilie: :iagree: My younger boys are out of sorts this week. My 5 year old went to bed last night sobbing because my toddler shut off the timer while they were brushing their teeth. :glare: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleIzumi Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 Mine are waking up at 5 or 6. Going to bed at the normal time, but waking up at 5 or 6. :glare: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 I'm not a fan of daylight savings time. I prefer the time to be normal, as it is now after daylight savings time is over. The artificial lengthening of the sunlight during the spring/summer leaves me overly tired and plays havoc with my insomnia. I never had an episode the entire time we were in AZ. The time did not change when we were there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eternalknot Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 My kids adjust remarkably well; I never do. The weird thing is that I travel so much for work that it's not uncommon for me to sleep in four different time zones in any given four-day period. I keep weird hours at work, and have days where I leave at o'dark hundred before the sun is up and don't land until 10-12 hours later when the sun is down for the night -- I'll go hours without any fresh air or true sunlight without any problems, but that one hour difference if I'm at home during the clock changes always knocks me off of my feet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myfunnybunch Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 Yes. The boys' Monday choir rehearsal was INSANE. The kids' bodies were telling them it was dinnertime, and no one could sit still, stop talking or keep their hands to themselves. We do love the light in the morning, though. Ds10 and I are waking up more easily, and we can run outside instead of going to the pool. Cat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beaners Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 I hate hate hate DST in both directions and this is one of the reasons why!!!!!!! It is honestly the stupidest thing ever, and our stupid government goes and EXTENDS it!!!!! I hate it! :tongue_smilie: I spend the first month or two after the clock change trying to figure out the "real time." By the time I'm settled into the new time, they change it again. For some reason the same thing happens with years. I'm finally writing 2011 on things, and it's nearly 2012. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweetMissMagnolia Posted November 11, 2011 Share Posted November 11, 2011 my kiddo's been grumpy all week-not sure if it's the time change-I have noticed him yawning a little more earlier in the evenings LOL--but then I have noticed that I'm tired earlier in the day also.....but I'm always tired....:tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JessReplanted Posted November 11, 2011 Share Posted November 11, 2011 Evenings this week have been dreadful. I've been ready for the kids to go to bed by 6pm each night. :glare: (But we push through 'til 7 ;)) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brendag Posted November 11, 2011 Share Posted November 11, 2011 (edited) My 4 year old twins are having a hard time adjusting. They bounce off the walls after dinner, turn into cranky kids and then I struggle to keep them up until bedtime which is 7 now. Of course I had them stop their naps 2 weeks ago, completely forgetting about the pending time change. What the heck was I thinking?!?! BTW Astrid - love the tag line about the lighter! Now kids at concerts use their phones or glow sticks...not the same! I was a teen back in the 80's when you had to be careful that the person behind you didn't catch your hair on fire. So much hair spray/gel/mousse in those days! Lol! Brenda Edited November 11, 2011 by brendag Forgot to add name Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
domestic_engineer Posted November 11, 2011 Share Posted November 11, 2011 It may not be all due to DST syndrome ... tonight's a full moon. :tongue_smilie: ha ha! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KatieJ Posted November 11, 2011 Share Posted November 11, 2011 My kids don't live here, and I don't remember it being really bad with them. Hubby however, :glare: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twoxcell Posted November 11, 2011 Share Posted November 11, 2011 I honestly haven't noticed any difference in my dc this week.;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barbarajon Posted November 11, 2011 Share Posted November 11, 2011 Me too! Kids are quite fine but I am into mess! Ohh man it’s to terrible. It is really difficult to keep up with the sleep lost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadianmumof5 Posted November 11, 2011 Share Posted November 11, 2011 It has been great for the 2 older kids - they've both been waking up early and getting their schoolwork done, on their own at 7am :001_huh: Don't ask me how or why - but it has been a really good week for them! The little guy - not so much. He has been extra cranky all week and bedtime was moved up an hour. I definitely like the light coming in early in the morning - it makes me get out of bed earlier for sure. It was pretty bad when it was still darkish at 8am and we are all still in bed :closedeyes: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littleWMN Posted November 11, 2011 Share Posted November 11, 2011 My youngest (20 months) hasn't napped all week. My other three are okay. It really messes with my sleep though and I'm exhausted!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in KY Posted November 11, 2011 Share Posted November 11, 2011 Yes, so I left all the house clocks alone and only switch them to the right time when we have to get out of the house for co-op. :D Everyone is actually going to bed an hour earlier, getting up earlier and starting school earlier and they have no idea they are. It's the best idea I ever had. :p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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