Sleep-Deprived Young Woman Snaps at Parents After Being Woken Up Repeatedly to Have Family Time
“Mom, Dad! Let’s have breakfast together as a family! What, it’s too early? This is my dinner time! What are you talking about?!”
The tradition of having family time has changed drastically over the years. People have increasingly prioritized their busy lives over relationships.
Family time often gets reduced to something that is rarely scheduled. Sometimes, this happens simply because you need to make ends meet.
Other times, it can be due to conflict. You might be one of those people who work graveyard shifts and are awake when others are snoozing.
It’s something you don’t have much control over, and the consequences might be that people lose touch with you. Quality time is essential for maintaining relationships, after all.
Sleep often takes precedence over hanging out with others. You need as much rest as you can get to function during your next shift.
Like this Redditor who posted in a subreddit. She kept being woken up by her family to spend time with them when she had only had a little sleep due to her work schedule.
She snapped one time after they persisted, even as she explained why she needed her sleep, and her parents became offended. Unfortunately, moving out is not an option for OP, and they held it against her for deliberately not spending quality time with them.
OP provided more context for her situation. She can’t help but think that she was the a**hole in this scenario.
Hear OP's Story Out
Better-Arachnid-7528Despite knowing OP's hours, they would go out of their way to wake her up at times when she was supposed to be sleeping.
Better-Arachnid-7528Their reason is that they want to spend time with OP, but that would be possible when she is awake instead.
Better-Arachnid-7528
OP tried to block their methods, but they stubbornly crossed her boundaries, so she snapped and raised her voice.
Better-Arachnid-7528
Now they're not speaking with her. She also explained that she couldn't move out.
Better-Arachnid-7528
Redditors didn't waste any time trying to come up with ways to get back at OP's family.
HPNerd44
Time to Turn the Tables
mathandkitties
They'll Understand OP's Annoyance and Frustration
AhniJetal
Just because they don't have the typical workday doesn't mean they don't have the same needs.
TheTruthNothingMore
If it were up to other Redditors, they would have gone to extremes to pay the favor back.
highoncatnipbrownies
If OP wanted to go all out, there's a product for that.
highoncatnipbrownies
If they really want to spend family time with OP, maybe they could do it on her terms.
bluelion70
If they want extra time, they could call her during her lunch break as well.
appleandwatermelonn
Someone who worked graveyard shifts recalled how they dealt with people who woke them up during their sleeping hours.
Equivalent_Sector786
Don't they have a copy of the schedule?
shlisayeahboyee
Or do they just think people with graveyard shifts can stay awake 24/7?
shlisayeahboyee
Napping is vastly different from sleeping for those who work.
AbhorrentOtter
It only seems fair; they can't have all the fun.
Successful_Opinion33
There are many ways to be considerate of others' time.
hereforthemystery
A Redditor shared how things were in their former workplace.
KittyConfetti
And it was actually practiced by other organizations.
Denimdenimdenim
They can't really fault you if that happens.
Nyx0403
The biggest issue here is not OP yelling at her parents; it's them being inconsiderate of her boundaries. They know her situation, and even with the ways she tried to block their methods, they still didn't take the hint.
OP wasn't opposed to having family time, but she would appreciate it more when she's well-rested. She would probably be in a better mood by then, too.
