Opinion: Early wake-ups are actually amazing (unpopular take?)

Jan 4·1 min read

I know everyone complains about their kids getting up at 5am but ngl I kind of love it? My 6yo wakes up early and we have like an hour before the chaos starts. We're just quiet together, maybe eat breakfast, maybe just hang out. It's become my favorite part of the day. My wife thinks I'm insane but I'm genuinely not tired about it anymore. Anyone else actually enjoy the early mornings or is it just me?

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Comments(6)

RRyan G.RegularJan 4

This is actually kind of refreshing to hear because yeah the 5am wake ups are brutal but there is something oddly peaceful about having the house to yourself before everyone else wakes up. Maybe it's not the time itself but what you do with it.

RRaj P.RegularJan 5

I respect this take even if I don't live it. Everyone I know complains about early mornings but maybe the problem is trying to make it work like the rest of the schedule instead of leaning into it.

TTrevor L.New DadJan 6

I get what you're saying about the quiet morning time being nice but man, the trade off is they're wrecked by 6pm. My kid can't even make it to dinner without losing it.

PPhil K.RegularJan 6

Okay but are you actually functional at 5am or are you just pretending? Because my 6yo is up at 5 and that's just when my day starts being chaos, not amazing chaos.

GGreg W.RegularJan 5

Your 6yo is lucky you see it that way. Mine treats 5am like it's time to test every boundary and scream about cereal. Genuinely jealous of your morning energy though.

JJustinNew DadJan 7

The real question is what you're doing with that time. If you're scrolling on your phone it sucks. If you're reading or working out or just existing quietly yeah that's actually pretty great.