[wildswede]

Kiddo is five years old, I guess the actual sleeping part isn't that bad, not at all actually, in my bed, he sleeps all night without waking up. It's more that mommy is a single mommy and the only time I have by myself is my fifteen minutes of commute twice a day. I work at an elementary school with special needs kids and have my own special needs kid and I just want some time alone, you know? I'm also working on my master's degree and need to be able to work in the evenings. I got him a loft bed to save some space and because he's been begging for one for a year now, so I found a nice one and finally did it--- however, kiddo has a short mommy who cannot lift him up that high if he's sleeping and it's not a safe place for the both of us to snuggle. We read books while we snuggle on the couch every night, and then I have him go up and lay down in his bed while I read some of the Bible to him. So, it's not so much that he needs me... he has extremely high sensory needs, I'm covered in bruises from him pushing his toes against me all night long... it's that I need some time, too.