Do you have middle-of-the-night teA parties??

[Canadianmumof5]

I don't get this but someone thinks it is perfectly normal :confused:

Am I missing something?

 

Middle of the night defined as: after you've both been asleep for a while.

 

ETA: Poll is anonymous.

[MicheleinMN]

Yes! And they are quite enjoyable as long as dh takes the time to make sure the kettle is boiling before partaking of any tea. :lol:

[6packofun]

Other: I wish.

[Dory]

Once in awhile, but only because someone else seems to think it's a great idea :glare:. Not really my idea of fun. I REALLY like my sleep and it tends to be very triggering for me to be woken up that way.

[Carrie12345]

:lol::lol:

 

Other. Yes, but I have a cut off time. Leave me alone after 3am, because I won't get back to sleep after that!

[Catwoman]

Other: I wish.

 

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

[redsquirrel]

I have lots of friends who have this as part of their lives. For me? No Way. I have enough trouble falling asleep to be dealing with that, thank you very much. If you wake me up, you had better be a baby/toddler or be sick etc. I am not in a good mood if woken up.

 

But.... dh goes to bed earlier than I do and wouldn't complain if I woke him up. ;)

[momma2three]

We used to, before we had kids.

 

Now every second of sleep is precious, and when I wake up in the middle of the night it's usually because some child or other is crawling into bed and kicking me in the head whilst doing it.

[RebeccaS]

If I'm already asleep, you'd better have a really good reason for waking me and teA parties do.not.count. ;)

 

However, if dh goes to bed before me, he won't complain if I wake him up.

[Impish]

Before we got married, I told Wolf if he had to wake me up, a cup of coffee was the 2nd best way ;)

 

Anytime is good TeA time. :D

[marbel]

Once asleep, we are done for the night. Sigh. Getting old...

 

But I have read that setting the alarm to wake up after 90 minutes of sleep can be good timing for a middle-of-the-night teA party.

[Audrey]

I said yes, but.... I'm hard to wake up, so I'm sure it would have happened more often if I weren't such a sound sleeper.

[blondeviolin]

Uh, no. If I'm asleep, chances are OFF.

[Delighted3]

Well, my dh is perfectly OK with me waking him in the middle of the night, but I am not OK with him waking me. If I am up late and come to bed and he wakes up, then I am fine with that, but I do not like to be woken once I am asleep.

Joy

[Heather in OK]

Oh hell no. I'm asleep. Why wake up to take the time to make tea if I'm happily cozy and sleeping????

[nono]

We used to, before we had kids.

 

Now every second of sleep is precious, and when I wake up in the middle of the night it's usually because some child or other is crawling into bed and kicking me in the head whilst doing it.

 

Exact opposite. We never did before kids. Now? It is a great reason to get away from the squirmy ones in our bed. :)

[Joyofsixreboot]

Yes, because it's when the teens are asleep, LOL

[Impish]

Exact opposite. We never did before kids. Now? It is a great reason to get away from the squirmy ones in our bed. :)

We've had kids from the start. Middle of the night is the least likely to be interrupted mid brew :lol:

[melissad2]

Considering I have a 4m old co-sleeper the only party I have at night is a nursing party ;)

[freeindeed]

Sometimes. :)

[Mandylubug]

yep. frequently. But we both are typically asleep when it occurs and neither one of us knows who initially started it :lol: mid-dreaming tea is sweet!

[SunnyDays]

Not a chance. If I'm asleep, you should only wake me up if the house is on fire. (And that's *not* a euphemism for anything. :D )

[Mandylubug]

Not a chance. If I'm asleep, you should only wake me up if the house is on fire. (And that's *not* a euphemism for anything. :D )

 

:lol:

[ThatCyndiGirl]

Of course!

 

Brew me now, honey! I can sleep when I'm dead! :tongue_smilie:

[Guest]

Of course!

 

Brew me now, honey! I can sleep when I'm dead! :tongue_smilie:

 

:lol::lol::lol: Love it!

[Guest]

Not with regularity, but it's been known to happen.

[ILiveInFlipFlops]

Not with regularity, but it's been known to happen.

 

:iagree: The big obstacle for me is that within a few minutes of waking up, I usually have an urgent need to...uh...powder my nose. It's so not conducive to middle-of-the-night tea. As DH often says, I need all the stars (and bodily functions *sigh*) in alignment before tea will work for me. I often feel like such a freak because of it :blushing:

[ILiveInFlipFlops]

Once asleep, we are done for the night. Sigh. Getting old...

 

But I have read that setting the alarm to wake up after 90 minutes of sleep can be good timing for a middle-of-the-night teA party.

 

:lol: Waking me after 90 minutes of sleep is good timing to get a knuckle sandwich! I feel horrible if I'm awakened after only an hour or two of sleep, and then I'll never get back to sleep after that. No, I'm not a good candidate for late-night tea party, I'm afraid. I wish I was though!

[Guest]

:iagree: The big obstacle for me is that within a few minutes of waking up, I usually have an urgent need to...uh...powder my nose. It's so not conducive to middle-of-the-night tea. As DH often says, I need all the stars (and bodily functions *sigh*) in alignment before tea will work for me. I often feel like such a freak because of it :blushing:

 

I hear ya. I require teeth-brushing for morning teA. Mine and his. Sorry it's interrupting the moment, but I can't reach a rolling boil with that green cloud in my face. :tongue_smilie:

[Kirch]

Not unless somebody goes to brush his teeth first. :ack2:

 

:blush:

[Guest]

Not unless somebody goes to brush his teeth first. :ack2:

 

:blush:

 

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[ktgrok]

Yes, because it's when the teens are asleep, LOL

 

YUP!

 

Often I'm too tired when we go to bed, but if I wake up to use the bathroom during the night I'm refreshed from the sleep I've had and ready to go. Or sometimes he starts things while he is still half a sleep, and I stay mostly asleep until things are fairly progressed. If i'm really to asleep to get into it he will give up and fall asleep.

[Hypatia.]

No way, I have enough trouble getting decent sleep without being woken up in the middle of the night! Waking me up to see if I want to brew has been known to put me off of teA for the entire next day. I'm a bit grumpy when woken up.

[Murphy101]

I said yes, but.... I'm hard to wake up, so I'm sure it would have happened more often if I weren't such a sound sleeper.

 

Well someone is just being picky.

 

 

We've had kids from the start. Middle of the night is the least likely to be interrupted mid brew :lol:

 

Yep.

 

Of course!

 

Brew me now, honey! I can sleep when I'm dead! :tongue_smilie:

 

Spoken like a true fellow insomniac!

 

I can't believe the question! (no offense to op of course)

To me that's like:

 

Do you make tea after 30? (serious question my bff asked my mom when we were in 7th grade. I still tease her about it bc I laughed my butt off even back then!)

 

OMG. You have tea during the day?! (a serious question from a cousin)

 

Umm.. Yes to all the above. Dh and I are starting to think when people ask us, "you know what cause that, don't you?" they might actually be needing clarification on these questions.:tongue_smilie:

[ocelotmom]

Well, my dh is perfectly OK with me waking him in the middle of the night, but I am not OK with him waking me.

 

Same here.

[dangermom]

yep. frequently. But we both are typically asleep when it occurs and neither one of us knows who initially started it :lol: mid-dreaming tea is sweet!

 

This, only not as frequently as we might like (that is, not that often, since we have to wake up early, sigh). It's a very nice way to be woken up!

[lil' maids in a row]

Not a chance. If I'm asleep, you should only wake me up if the house is on fire. (And that's *not* a euphemism for anything. :D )

 

 

:iagree::lol::lol::lol:

[Kirch]

:lol: Simultaneous posting serendipity!

 

:lol: I'm just glad I'm not the only one!

Edited September 14, 2012 by Kirch

[Serenade]

My answer is "No Way!" Although I've done it before. And I'd probably do it again. Just not on a regular basis.

[ereks mom]

Not a chance. If I'm asleep, you should only wake me up if the house is on fire. (And that's *not* a euphemism for anything. :D )

 

:lol:

[dirty ethel rackham]

Yes, because it's when the teens are asleep, LOL

:iagree: Small house. Teens. Catch it when you can get it. I don't like the not sleeping part nor the middle of the night breath part. However, we just don't have the privacy for a real romantic date warm up;).

[Punchie]

Other: the last time we had one, DS was unexpectedly conceived. Personally, I would rather sleep. It's rare that I actually sleep through the whole night w/o being woken up by one child or another.

 

That being said, before the advent of electricity, there was First Sleep and Second Sleep. Ppl would go to bed soon after dark, wake up in the middle of the night, socialize in various ways, then go back to sleep until morning. I remember reading an article about it sev yrs ago.

[Mommie_Jen]

Oh, NO WAY JOSE! I get downright surly if woken up. Early morning (before the alarm) is out of the question as well. If DH wants any teA participles at all, he knows to leave me alone when sleeping.

[Murphy101]

Other: the last time we had one, DS was unexpectedly conceived. Personally, I would rather sleep. It's rare that I actually sleep through the whole night w/o being woken up by one child or another.

 

That being said, before the advent of electricity, there was First Sleep and Second Sleep. Ppl would go to bed soon after dark, wake up in the middle of the night, socialize in various ways, then go back to sleep until morning. I remember reading an article about it sev yrs ago.

 

That would be this article per chance?

 

http://www.history.vt.edu/Ekirch/sleepcommentary.html

[happi duck]

I am so surprised the poll is as even as it is!

[meggie]

We have done this on occasion. Although, with the stage of life we are at now, *I'm* the one who better be doing the waking. If DH tried waking me up for that, he'd get an earful from me! I've told him before that sleep is WAY more important than TeA.

[the4Rs]

Let's put it this way.... if I am asleep, the world is at peace. If you wake me up for any reason.... I become like Kathy Bates' character in Misery. Seriously. My poor children. So you can imagine how I'd respond to a middle of the night encounter with my husband.

[dbmamaz]

occasionally . . . sometimes i'm too tired by the time he comes to bed, or he was too stressed out when he came to bed. Probably only 1-3 times/year, but its a fun variation. I clearly remember it on our wedding night, too - except we had NOT been too tired when we went to bed :lol:

[Kathryn]

I am beyond shocked at the results. What is wrong with you people? No way! I get mad if he tries is in the morning before the kidlets have a chance to wake me up. Between his alarm clock, two kids, and his need for brewing on the othe days, I don't think I've gotten I wake up on my own since DS1 was born.

[meggie]

I am beyond shocked at the results. What is wrong with you people? No way! I get mad if he tries is in the morning before the kidlets have a chance to wake me up. Between his alarm clock, two kids, and his need for brewing on the othe days, I don't think I've gotten I wake up on my own since DS1 was born.

 

:001_huh: Calm down, calm down :lol: What *is* wrong with us? Well, I suppose some people just get thirsty in the middle of the night. (and not having such young kids also helps)