Does your mother still tell you what to do? My mother thinks I need to go to bed earlier.

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My mother thinks I need to go to bed earlier. She read an article in Mclean’s magazine, Sleep crisis: The science of slumber.

“Hey Pamela. I read a good article in MacLean’s about the lack of sleep. Adults need from 7-9 hours of sleep per night. Lack of sleep changes cells in our bodies, causing sleep apnea, depression, & on & on. Children need even more sleep, like 10 or 11 hours a night.”

Your life will be so much better if you go to bed at a consistent time every night & get at least 8 hours of sleep. Think seriously on this, I don’t want your cells rearranging themselves.
Berdeane Bodley – My beautiful, wise mother.

I read the article my mother suggested. My cells are rearranging themselves. My mother is right. I should go to bed earlier. The night before last I stayed up until 1:30 in the morning. The next day I was groggy, crabby and inefficient.

Sleepiness impairs performance.
Dr. W. Christopher Winter, medical director of the Martha Jefferson Hospital’s sleep medicine center in Charlottesville, Va

My performance was impaired by my sleepiness. The dishes I washed yesterday weren’t that clean, and I didn’t have the strength to wash all of them. It was a slow day in the Hodges household yesterday. Three dirty pots and a strainer were left in the sink last night. So sad.

There is one major problem with my mother being right; I hate being told what to do.

My mother and I haven’t lived in the same house for 34 years. I left home when I was 19. ( You can do the math, or I can just tell you. I will be 55 this fall.) I won’t tell you my mother’s age. However, she has been 34 for so many years I don’t really know how old she is.

We don’t live in the same house, but she is still my mom. My mom still worries about me and wants the best for me. She wants me to get a good nights sleep. My mother is wise and I am a fool.

Proverbs says I am a fool.