You made me cold, Mommy!

“You made me cold!”Yes, the 2 1/2 year old is still alive. She just can’t fall asleep and she’s pissed off. That’s why she’s angry. But why, exactly? I think about it. And I go through the checklist: She’s snuggled into her pajamas, she’s under the covers, teddy bear in one arm, doll in the other. Looks heartwarming.

“Why are you cold?” I ask. She looks at me with her big eyes and an irritated look. Because I turned off the light, she explains. It’s obvious: lights on = warm. Lights off = cold. I’m ready to compromise and switch back on. The child falls asleep. I don’t. 

Have a good week’s sleep. With or without light.

Christina Rubarth is a Berlin-based TV and radio journalist.

In her other life she’s a mother of three – one boy, two girls born between 2013 and 2017. She is writing regular updates on her – sometimes crazy, but mostly just incredibly exhausting – life in the company of offspring 1, 2 and 3. Just snapshots of real life –

honest, upfront and uncensored.