Reality Me

My family is trying to kill me

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Doug McCaughan

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I have a challenge ahead of me that is keeping me on the computer night and day. Last night at midnight I decided to rest a couple of hours then try to work through the night but it would take all night to get those couple of hours:

  • midnight: I close my eyes.
  • 12:15am: Evan comes into the room and asks for yogurt.
  • 12:15am-2:30am: The rumbling of the thunderstorm keeps me tossing an turning. Exhausted but unable to rest.
  • 3am: I realize the thunder is actually my daughter trying to put together a desk in the room above us.
  • 4am: Dog asks to go outside. I brush her off as neurotic.
  • 5am: I concede she’s not neurotic and take her for a walk. She really needed to go out.
  • 5am-8am: Score some sleep!

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6 responses to “My family is trying to kill me”

  1. Cathy McCaughan Avatar
    Cathy McCaughan

    The night was a picnic for me. Evan curled up against me and peed.

  2. Barry Avatar
    Barry

    Are you really happy with the concept of dying young, and leaving Cathy to raise the family by herself? Look at that schedule, multiply it by 365 and tell me that’s what you need to be doing to yourself and all of them…

  3. Doug McCaughan Avatar
    Doug McCaughan

    I was in no way in control of that mess last night. There had to be a full moon or something.

  4. Barry Avatar
    Barry

    Mmmm… ok. You keep thinking that 🙂

  5. Doug McCaughan Avatar
    Doug McCaughan

    I still think they’re trying to kill me. I know Cathy’s trying to make my heart stop.

  6. Cathy McCaughan Avatar
    Cathy McCaughan

    You should LISTEN to Barry.

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