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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Well, I'm not hosting, but I did just get done "co-guesting" at my parents with my sister's family. My kids were in bed and stayed in bed by 8. She let hers stay up until 11, when she went to he'd, every night. They woke up my dad every night. No adult time with my parents, brother...or sister and BIL. Sister and BIL just can't be bothered to parent on vacation. So this isn't just about hosts; it's about other guests, too![/quote]
Wow, I thought for a moment that I had written this post and somehow forgotten I did. We are in the exact situation. My 2 and 5 y.o. go to bed at 8pm, while my sister's 3 and 10 y.o. go to bed anywhere between 10 an 11 pm. That's not their special vacation bedtime either; that is their normal bedtime. They are both constantly sleep-deprived, and the 10 y.o. acts out in school because she's so tired everyday. During vacations, my sister constantly expresses amazement that my kids are in bed, and complains about having no "adult time" in the evenings because she has to continually manage her tired, cranky kids. But she absolutely refuses to consider an earlier bedtime. Honestly, my parents, DH, and I deal with it but doing our own fun things and letting her deal with her own kids at night. Her choice, her consequences. [/quote]

I feel so bad for overtired kids! Naps and proper bedtimes are really important for little ones, and even the older kids. It's amazing to me how many parents don't get the correlation between behavior issues and the need for more sleep. My niece is absolutely adorable, but she hits an overtired wall every single night and turns into a complete monster. She's so wound up, because she's been pushed past her limit.

I'm over it with my sister, too. I used to play games with my nieces and nephew and give them attention until their parents actually put them in bed, but now I'm done when I'm done. My kids are in bed at 8, and between 8:30-10:30, it's me time and I will spend it talking to my brother, my husband, my parents, reading magazines, etc. She can continue to be oblivious on her iPhone; it's not on me if her kids knock over a lamp at Grandma's house.[/quote]

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