My Kid's Bedtime Routine Is My Nightmare Routine

Every night at 8 PM sharp, my kids' bedtime routine turns into my personal hell. I'm the one who has to enforce it all, 'Put on your jammies! No, you can't have another drink of water! What did we talk about regarding screens before bed? Put that tablet away right now!' By the time they're finally asleep at 9 PM, I'm ready to hit my own pillow but have to keep going with dishes and laundry. And then somehow it all starts again at 6 AM. It's like a never-ending cycle of nagging and negotiating. Sometimes I think about joining them in bed just to catch some uninterrupted sleep.