Reflections 8: Get a King Size Bed!

The other day, I had dinner with some former colleagues. We have with us, a lovely couple whose gonna tie the knot next year! Brave souls. One of the topics brought up was, to have a King size or Queen size bed for their master room.

I’d say if the new HDB flat allows a King size bed and still have room for maneuver, I mean space to walk – GET A KING SIZE BED!

In a smaller bed, other than the possibility of kicking or punching your other half on the face, when in dream mode, our personal experience is snuggling close to each other is fine but with the weight and bodily heat generated over time, together with our humid weather, it ain’t gonna be comfortable.

Give me the space any time! If space allow, give yourself that King size luxury. I mean we spent 6 to 8 hours of our time sleeping. Some lucky ones can get up 12 hours of sleep! Another great reason is when the little one comes along.

As a rule, I do not want the kid to sleep with us. Hey, the man needs his uninterrupted, beauty sleep too! Since day one, we have decided that the kid sleeps in her own room, on her own bed. Whether she cries, shit or vomit, it is gonna be on HER bed NOT mine. And if it is a throwing tantrum kind of crying, we’ll just leave her crying till she falls asleep on her own. In that way, she’ll also get to know that crying for attention will get her nowhere.

Then as she gets older and she pleads with those big Puss-in-Boots eyes that she want to sleep with us because she misses mummy and daddy… very hard to say no lah.

By any account, we are just your average sized people. Even with our bed size, to include the little one sleeping with us, would mean turning in bed mindfully, without knocking into each other!

Let’s get real. It is a misleading notion that all three can snuggle comfortably and have a good night sleep. Unless we sleep, King Tut like position throughout without moving, forget it! And prepared to be kicked and slapped across your face, by the tiny feet and hand, if you have that brat sleep in between.

However we have with us mummy FW, who insisted that a Queen size bed is better. And she’ll share her views with the bride to be. I have not fathomed how is that possible. Pray tell how?!?

Rule of the Day: Daddy needs his sleep. If he can't take care of himself, how is he gonna take care of his family. Period.

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