Now that Halloween is over, we’re just in time to shake off our post sugar-binge haze as we hit the end of Daylight Saving time this weekend. For some of you, just reading that was a public service announcement; you didn’t even realize it was coming (and FYI- it’s Sunday, November 4, at 2am).
For others, you forget the whole “fall back” concept, & can’t remember if you turn your clocks forward, or backward, or how to even change the clock on your microwave in the first place. It can get messy.
Although we technically “gain” an hour now that Daylight Saving ends, these Twitter parents will make you laugh as they point out why that’s not as good as it may sound!
- We parents know Daylight Saving ends right around Halloween- and we DREAD it.
I know Halloween is coming up but I'm a lot more scared of next weekend's Daylight Saving Time.
— Dad and Buried (@DadandBuried) October 27, 2016
2. First of all, we’re still trying to recover from Halloween itself.
It's almost time to "fall back"
Lovely.
If there's one thing I don't need, it's an extra hour with my candy-hyped kids.
— Salty Mermaid Entertainment (@saltymermaident) November 2, 2016
3. No one ever even gets what’s happening- it’s mass confusion.
Don’t forget to change your clocks forward. Backward. Who the hell knows what’s going on.
— Julie Burton (@ksujulie) March 11, 2018
4. The concept of an extra hour USED to be cool…
{Daylight Savings Time}
1997: Yay! We get an extra hour!
2017: Please don’t give us any extra time in this circle of hell.
— Lady Lawya (@Parkerlawyer) November 6, 2017
5. … before KIDS. Now, not so much.
"I'm really looking forward to the daylight savings time change!"
-said no parent of young children ever
— Candid Mama (@makeitworkmama) September 24, 2018
6. But at least you can get more done… *sigh*
Like most moms, I spent my “extra” daylight savings hour doing laundry.
— Unfiltered Mama (@UnfilteredMama) November 6, 2017
7. I mean, who thought this was a good idea??
Wouldn’t it be awesome if kids woke up on the weekend at 5 a.m. instead of 6?
–the genius who invented daylight savings time
— James Breakwell, Exploding Unicorn (@XplodingUnicorn) November 5, 2017
8. The time change is confusing. And for parents, the time change seems ENDLESS.
I get that everyone keeps complaining about the time change but if you have kids it legit feels like a million o’ clock right now.
— Simon Holland (@simoncholland) November 6, 2017
9. An extra hour of time seems like a good thing, but in reality… not so much.
Extra hour of sleep today. I mean, unless you're a parent. Then it's just like, more morning.
— Lurkin' Mom (@LurkAtHomeMom) November 1, 2015
10. It may seem like you’re getting an extra hour of sleep, but surprise! NOPE!
Hey parents! Don’t forget to hope for that extra hour of sleep tonight so you can be super disappointed when your kid wakes up at 5 a.m.!
— The 21st Century SAHM (@21stcenturysahm) November 4, 2017
11. I mean, there are some perks to that extra hour. I guess…?
I'm looking forward to having an extra hour to drink wine.
-Moms about Daylight Savings Time.
— Jennifer S. White (@yenniwhite) November 2, 2016
12. The end of Daylight Saving makes everything last longer. I mean everything.
I think my favorite thing about Daylight Savings Time ending is the extra hour of breaking up ridiculous fights between my children.
— the Mom TruthBomb (@momTruthBomb) November 6, 2016
13. Kid bedtime seems endlessly far away for that first day or two…
So, it's only 5:44pm, which yesterday was 6:44pm. That means kid bedtime is even further away now. And THAT means: pic.twitter.com/wGyTiqkJw8
— Stephanie Ortiz (@Six_Pack_Mom) November 5, 2017
14. It takes a few days for bedtime to seem dark enough, which makes kids suspicious.
7YR OLD: daddy, I don't want to go to bed, it's still light outside
ME: [explains daylight savings time]
7: that's the dumbest shit I've ever heard.
— Andy H. (@AndyAsAdjective) November 5, 2017
15. And kids still try to protest it. Every.Single.Night.
My 6yo thinks ending daylight savings time was my evil plan to get him to go to bed earlier. And he tells me so. Every. Night.
— Robert Knop (@FatherWithTwins) November 11, 2015
16. There ARE ways to cope with Daylight Saving ending… thanks, Grandma!
The only way to do Daylight Savings time right is to have the kids sleep at Grandma's house.
— Jennifer Lizza (@outsmartedmommy) March 13, 2016
17. In the end, it’s just another day of parenthood (an hour longer of a day, but still).
Losing sleep and being left in the dark?
Bring it, Daylight Savings Time. You're just another day in parenthood.
— Walking Outside in Slippers (@WalkingOutside) November 2, 2016
18. But we feel your pain!
My condolences to everyone whose kids are awake at 4:18 am because daylight savings is here to destroy your life
— Ash (an female) ?? (@adult_mom) November 5, 2017
Hang in there, parents! Continue to raid your kids’ Halloween candy stash, because you’ll need the sugar rush to keep up with your kiddos for that extra hour…