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The Different Alarm Clocks to Face my Mornings

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.

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.

When did this Life Begin (for parents)?

Six o’clock the usual morning lineup
Try to find a coffee cup that’s clean
Answer adoring messages fans write up
Put some dishes away, then it’s like 7:15

Music from “Tangled” to help with your day

Sung to the tune of “When will my Life Begin?” from “Tangled”.

Rapunzel from Disney's "Tangled" leaning out a window and looking up while singing.
Photo: Disney

Six o’clock the usual morning lineup
Try to find a coffee cup that’s clean
Answer adoring messages fans write up
Put some dishes away, then it’s like 7:15

And so, I’ll knock on doors
Or maybe two or three
It’s time to get up, kids
Now, days are ruined, see?
I’ll make their breakfast
And they won’t eat what they see
Just wonder when did this life begin?

After drop-offs it’s laundry and cleaning
Take out the trash. Some music for the stress
Grocery shopping and more music streaming

Then I’ll take clean clothes to rooms.
Oh my God! What a mess!

A boy's room with clothes and toys all over the floor and on the bed.
Oh my God! What a mess!

And then I’ll write some words
If I have time to spare
Bring dirty dishes down
I’m sure there’s room somewhere
Bring dirty laundry down
And clean clothes up the stair
On their beds where they’ve always been.
And I’ll keep washin’, foldin’,
Luggin’, and wonderin’
When did this life begin?

And then tonight
The kids will disappear
Just like they do every night each year
And it is nice
That time when they go
Now that It’s quiet
I might just
Thought you’d know

A girl dressed up as Rapunzel from Disney's "Frozen".
Rapunzel

Drinking Coffee at Home

We all have our morning routines. If you’re like me, your routine includes a cup of coffee. Coffee helps me face the day and the challenges that come with it. It helps me wake up and I like to have something nice to drink when I am writing, reading, and/or editing.

A gif of a cup being filled with coffee.
My daily perk

I make coffee first thing in the morning. I am usually the first one up, but sometimes, The Oppressed or The Boy will be up waiting for me. The Boy, bless his heart sometimes takes a slight interest in something I am doing. If I am going to have a beer, he likes to open it for me. If I am going to pour it into a glass, he likes to pour it for me. It’s not a difficult task and he enjoys doing it, so I will let him.

The Boy has recently been up when I get up. This recent development is due to coffee. He doesn’t want to drink it. He wants to help me make it. By “help”, I mean he wants to make it. Himself. With no help from me.

The Boy makes sure he is up when I am up because, if I waited for him to get up at his normal time and make the coffee, I would be waiting for almost an hour for him. Plus, there’s the issue of his deciding what he wants for breakfast (that takes at least 20 minutes), getting ready for school (another 10-15 minutes), and finding his way to the car for the ride to school.

A boy filling a coffee pot with water.
Getting the water all by himself.

We start with the filter. I put the filter in and get the tin of coffee for the boy. The boy scoops the coffee out of the tin. I count for him. He admonishes me. He’s counting, not me. He doesn’t want any help.

On one of his first mornings of making coffee, I made him upset. Why, you ask? I wasn’t sure he could handle making it from the sink to the coffee machine with a pot full of water. I thought I was doing The Boy a favor by pouring the water into the machine for him. This was no favor and The Boy made sure I knew this. He wanted to do it all by himself, including pouring the water.

I’m only his father. What do I know? It’s not like I’ve been making coffee for 30 years.

The next day, he was up and ready to make coffee for me and Wife. He scooped the coffee into the machine. I got a cup out of the cabinet for him. He asked me what this was for. I told him it was to pour the water into the machine. He told me no, and reminded me about the coffee pot that comes with the machine. He was going to take the pot, fill it with water and pour it into the machine. Again, the boy is strong but he is also a boy. I explain to him that it would be easier if he used the smaller cup and made more than one trip, but I’m only his father. What do I know? It’s not like I’ve been making coffee for 30 years.

We’re able to reach a compromise. The boy will use the pot and he will also use a step-stool. I put the stool down for him. He promptly picks it up and puts it back down. He’s doing it all himself.

Coffee scooped, water poured, machine turned on. Now the boy can have breakfast. He has breakfast while the coffee brews. The coffee is done. He hurries to the cabinet to get a cup for Wife. The boy proudly pours his mother a cup of coffee and is ready to bring it upstairs to her. Along the way, he must deal with the dog, the gate that closes off the stairs, and the stairs, which can be tricky for a boy holding a cup of coffee. I offer to hold the cup of coffee for him while he opens the gate, but no. He doesn’t need my help. He’s doing this all by himself. As a parent, I’m not exactly thrilled with the idea of my son holding a hot cup of coffee while he walks across the house and up the stairs. He has thought of this. He uses a towel to protect his hands as he makes is way through said house and stairs.

A boy pouring cream into a cup of coffee.
Making Mom’s coffee all by himself.

He makes it upstairs and into the bedroom. He proudly presents his mother with a cup of coffee that he made all by himself. No help from his father at all. Wife thanks him and begins to enjoy her coffee. I go back to my reading and writing as I sip on my coffee poured from a pot that he made all by himself.

A Great Cup of Coffee to Start Your Morning

A gif of a cup being filled with coffee.
My daily perk

We all have our morning routines. If you’re like me, your routine includes a cup of coffee. Coffee helps me face the day and the challenges that come with it. It helps me wake up and I like to have something nice to drink when I am writing, reading, and/or editing.

I make coffee first thing in the morning. I am usually the first one up, but sometimes, The Oppressed or The Boy will be up waiting for me. The Boy, bless his heart sometimes takes a slight interest in something I am doing. If I am going to have a beer, he likes to open it for me. If I am going to pour it into a glass, he likes to pour it for me. It’s not a difficult task and he enjoys doing it, so I will let him.

The Boy has recently been up when I get up. This recent development is due to coffee. He doesn’t want to drink it. He wants to help me make it. By “help”, I mean he wants to make it. Himself. With no help from me.

The Boy makes sure he is up when I am up because, if I waited for him to get up at his normal time and make the coffee, I would be waiting for almost an hour for him. Plus, there’s the issue of his deciding what he wants for breakfast (that takes at least 20 minutes), getting ready for school (another 10-15 minutes), and finding his way to the car for the ride to school.

A boy filling a coffee pot with water.
Getting the water all by himself.

The Process of Making Coffee

We start with the filter. I put the filter in and get the tin of coffee for the boy. The boy scoops the coffee out of the tin. I count for him. He admonishes me. He’s counting, not me. He doesn’t want any help.

On one of his first mornings of making coffee, I made him upset. Why, you ask? I wasn’t sure he could handle making it from the sink to the coffee machine with a pot full of water. I thought I was doing The Boy a favor by pouring the water into the machine for him. This was no favor and The Boy made sure I knew this. He wanted to do it all by himself, including pouring the water.

I’m only his father. What do I know? It’s not like I’ve been making coffee for 30 years.

The next day, he was up and ready to make coffee for me and Wife. He scooped the coffee into the machine. I got a cup out of the cabinet for him. He asked me what this was for. I told him it was to pour the water into the machine. Like an idiot, I thought it would be easier for him to use a smaller cup and make multiple trips between the sink and the coffee machine.

He told me no and reminded me about the coffee pot that comes with the machine. He was going to take the pot, fill it with water and pour it into the machine. Again, the boy is strong, but he is also a boy. I explain to him that it would be easier if he used the smaller cup and made more than one trip, but I’m only his father. What do I know? It’s not like I’ve been making coffee for 30 years.

I put the stool down for him. He promptly picks it up and puts it back down. He’s doing it all by himself.

We’re able to reach a compromise. The boy will use the pot and he will also use a stepstool. I put the stool down for him. He promptly picks it up and puts it back down. He’s doing it all himself.

The Process of Moving Coffee

Coffee scooped, water poured, machine turned on. Now the boy can have breakfast. He has breakfast while the coffee brews. The coffee is done. He hurries to the cabinet to get a cup for Wife. The boy proudly pours his mother a cup of coffee and is ready to bring it upstairs to her.

A boy pouring cream into a cup of coffee.
Making Mom’s coffee all by himself.

Along the way, he must deal with the dog, the gate that closes off the stairs, and the stairs, which can be tricky for a boy holding a cup of coffee. I offer to hold the cup of coffee for him while he opens the gate, but no. He doesn’t need my help. He’s doing this all by himself. As a parent, I’m not exactly thrilled with the idea of my son holding a hot cup of coffee while he walks across the house and up the stairs. He has thought of this, though. He uses a towel to protect his hands as he makes his way through said house and stairs.

He makes it upstairs and into the bedroom. He proudly presents his mother with a cup of coffee that he made all by himself. No help from his father at all. Wife thanks him and begins to enjoy her coffee. I go back to my reading and writing as I sip on my coffee poured from a pot that he made all by himself.

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A Morning in the Life

Summary

My mornings are spent waking children up multiple times. Getting them out of bed is the easy part of the day.

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