I hate spring forward

[Anonymous]

I love it because it represents more daylight hours. It's very depressing to walk home in the dark at 5PM!!

Somehow, this time of year convinces me that I have time to get more done when I get home from work. Arriving home in the dark just puts me in "wind down and go to bed" mode.

Yay spring/summer!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Geez, what a bunch of whiners. It's only an hour. Let me guess, you don't travel internationally much.

Let me guess. You have no friends.

[Anonymous]

I love the extra light at night, but hate the change in routine. I had an especially bad night of sleep with a sick toddler. Doesn't help that its Monday and I hate my job.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I like it. It means I can get home from work and still go for a walk around the neighborhood before it gets dark.

+1

For some reason, my three kids did great this year with the time change. I was pretty shocked but all three (18 months, 4 and 6 yo) went to bed at normal time and woke up at normal times (I had to double check to make sure the clocks had actually been adjusted b/c nothing changed re: kids schedule - as in they previously woke up at 7 am, and then woke up at 7 am Sun and this morning - even though it was technically 6 am). Weird.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Geez, what a bunch of whiners. It's only an hour. Let me guess, you don't travel internationally much.

My guess is that you don't have pets or young children. Neither of them care what the clock is set to. For example, our infant twins only ate half of their breakfast on time and an hour later, screamed hunger at us even though we were trying to get out the door. We were 20 minutes late because we had to stop for them to have "a snack" of another half bottle because that is when they were used to eating. Hopefully it won't take too long for them to adjust to the time change.

[Anonymous]

My guess is that you don't have pets or young children. Neither of them care what the clock is set to. For example, our infant twins only ate half of their breakfast on time and an hour later, screamed hunger at us even though we were trying to get out the door. We were 20 minutes late because we had to stop for them to have "a snack" of another half bottle because that is when they were used to eating. Hopefully it won't take too long for them to adjust to the time change.

Oh poor you.........i have pets and children and we managed just fine

[Anonymous]

Although I love getting home when it is still light out, the danger for me is that I start to think it is earlier than it actually is and then I don't get dinner, bedtime, etc. rolling on time. Then we all go to bed too late and are cranky and tired again tomorrow morning, not having caught up for having to wake up "early" this morning. Sigh.

Still, it is a price I am willing to pay!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Geez, what a bunch of whiners. It's only an hour. Let me guess, you don't travel internationally much.

Let me guess. You have no friends.

Wrong, and none of them whine either. Get a real problem.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Geez, what a bunch of whiners. It's only an hour. Let me guess, you don't travel internationally much.

My guess is that you don't have pets or young children. Neither of them care what the clock is set to. For example, our infant twins only ate half of their breakfast on time and an hour later, screamed hunger at us even though we were trying to get out the door. We were 20 minutes late because we had to stop for them to have "a snack" of another half bottle because that is when they were used to eating. Hopefully it won't take too long for them to adjust to the time change.

No, I'm not stupid enough to have pets, but I have two young children whom I had to get up and out the door to preschool and elem before work. We changed the time in 30 minute increments. It's not rocket science, people.

[Anonymous]

Why do so many of you have to ruin a good vent? If you don't feel sleepy today, then please move on to another thread and let us have our fun.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Geez, what a bunch of whiners. It's only an hour. Let me guess, you don't travel internationally much.

I travel internationally, and I hate spring forward, since my DD threw a major tantrum this morning, for the first time in her 3 years. Totally out of character for her. Lack of sleep does it to little children.

[Anonymous]

i don't think I can blame DST...I think I am still hungover from Saturday night!

[Anonymous]

I like DST but can totally understand people who hate it. This was my friend's FB post the other day:

Can we end the silliness of time changes once and for all? The logic that says destroying two percent of a weekend creates "more light" is the same that says cutting the same pizza into 16 pieces instead of eight creates more food. If they insist on still doing this, the idiotic spring ahead should occur at 4 p.m. on a Friday (the fall behind can remain on the weekend).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Geez, what a bunch of whiners. It's only an hour. Let me guess, you don't travel internationally much.

Let me guess. You have no friends.

Wrong, and none of them whine either. Get a real problem.

Go away, grumpy old troll. No one wants you around.

[Anonymous]

I hate it too. I couldn't get to sleep last night because my body wasn't tired. I couldn't get up this morning because I hadn't slept enough. My daughter also had issues. Clearly, whoever invented daylight savings time didn't have kids - they do not do well with it.

That said, I am excited that it will be light enough to go to the park in the evenings again. And maybe my daughter will stop waking up so godawful early on the weekends.