I have never been able to handle any prolonged sleep disturbance. I can handle the inevitable 1 night a week where I don't sleep well, but any more than that (especially consecutive nights) and I am irritable and I don't function well. I also have fibromyalgia. I have more subjective and objective problems with sleep disturbance than most people.
I'm dating again after a divorce, and I know that most women will eventually want to have their own children. I'm really good with children, but I don't think I would remain so with the amount of sleep disturbance the average child would cause. I am not willing to offload that to the woman, whether she says that's OK or not.
I would kind of like to have children of my own, but it's not really a goal of mine.
How should I approach the subject of children with women who I am dating?
2006-09-20 09:03:57 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Family & Relationships ➔ Singles & Dating
Tell them the truth. That you are will to have children but because of your health problems you can't physically tolerate sleep disturbances. If they really love you and really want to have children, they will accept this.
I'm a SAHM and because my husband has sleep problems, I've always been the one to get up and care for the kids in the middle of the night.
PS- My children are worth every lost hour of sleep that I will ever have to endure.
2006-09-20 09:06:18 · answer #1 · answered by C K Platypus 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
women folk can do all of it. think of two females 10 yrs old, and eight yrs old (quickly to be 9 in could). Now upload a million boy 18 months and yet another 6 months. it extremely is have been I are available in juggling lunches for college, homework, hair and advice for the ladies folk and likewise diapers, bottles, the itsy bitsy spider, pattycake, Sesame highway, Barney, cherrieos, and boobs for the lads. Dinner is executed at 5, baths at 6:30( for every physique yet me), storytime and goodnights to all beginning at 8 til 9. Then cleanup of abode or in specific situations purely loading of dishwasher and laundry. I generally clean abode in the time of naptime (if there's a naptime for 18 mo.). I bathe or bathe at night then study, watch my dvr of Oprah or intreatment, and so on., surf the internet or sleep with hubby ;) Scheduling and making plans are key in a extensive kinfolk. You study to prioritize very at as quickly as or you would be overwelmed (discovered that when the ladies folk have been born 14 month aside). I additionally am the financial supervisor of the abode. a sturdy husband helps out to simply by fact mothers artwork 24/7 our reward is understanding that we've stronger satisfied, loving, properly adjusted and goodnatured infants.
2016-10-17 08:34:31 · answer #2 · answered by goodknight 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Honesty is the best policy! Let the woman know how you feel about. It is always better to be honest!
2006-09-20 09:06:30 · answer #3 · answered by ladydragondale 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
what? huh? oh im sorry i mustve dosed off what the heck were you asking again?
2006-09-20 09:06:33 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋