Alarm clocks. Nobody really likes them or likes hearing them, but if we didn’t have them, we wouldn’t be able to get up in time for work or school. They help us get up and get ready to face the day.
Different Tones, Different People, Different Times
People have all kinds of sounds and music when it comes to their morning alarm. Some like to have a favorite song, or a different song depending on the morning. Hearing the same song over and over again can be a little annoying after a while.
When I was in high school, my alarm was set to the radio. Sometimes I would wake up to a song, sometimes I would wake up to people joking and laughing. On mornings when I was unfortunate, I would wake up to a commercial.
Before that, I woke up to an actual alarm. No music, no talk, no laughter. Just a shrill chirping that sounded until I turned it off. It wasn’t the most pleasant thing to meet my ears, but it got me up and out of bed, so it did the trick. The clock was set up right next to me. All I had to do was reach out and turn it off.
Waking up with He-Man
My first alarm clock was a He-Man alarm clock. I loved He-Man, and it was nice to wake up to He-Man and Teela in the morning. Masters of the Universe could be one of the greatest ways for a second grader to start their day.
Different Ways of Facing the Morning
There was a time when the alarm was across the room from me. This worked because it forced me to get out of bed and turn it off. I was out of bed. Might as well stay out of bed and face the morning.
Remember when I told you I had the alarm on the other side of the room played music? Well, there was a time when I had the shrill chirping on the other side of the room. Again, this was effective. A loud, disturbing sound to get me out of bed. It worked.
And Then I Met my Wife
You learn to compromise when you move in with someone. This was one of the compromises made when I moved in with Wife. Wife wasn’t thrilled with the sound that greeted us in the morning. I switched to music playing just loud enough it would wake me from my slumber. I explained to her the reason for the loud sounds in the morning. This was too rude of an awakening for Wife, who likes to ease into her morning.
I’m not one to ease into my morning. If I close my eyes after the alarm goes off, I’m afraid I won’t open them until too late in the morning, and that has happened before. My primary job in the morning is to make sure The Boy and the Oppressed are vertical and make it out of the house for the bus. they are usually good with making it, but I’m still needed to make sure it is a successful morning.
What Gets You Up in the Morning?
How do you get up and face the day? Comment below and let me and the other readers know the method that starts your morning madness. Nowadays it’s my phone. At six in the morning, my phone tells me it’s time to end my peaceful slumber and face the morning. This includes making sure the Miracles of Christ are out of bed, bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, and ready to face the day and the necessary tasks that are included with it. But first, Daddy needs to feed the dog and drink some coffee.
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