Daughter Who Works Night Shifts Gives Her Parents A Piece Of Her Mind After They Won't Stop Waking Her Up Too Early For Adequate Rest
Every human being is equal when it comes to the hours they get in a day. How they choose to spend their time is completely different from one person to another, though.
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A user named Better Arachnid shared her experience on the famous "Am I the A**hole?" (AITA). She wanted to know if she was the one troubling her family or the other way around.
She is currently working night shift hours and living with her parents. Yet her mom and dad insist that she spend her days according to their schedule.
Remember that a night shift worker still needs seven to nine hours of sleep. So if the parents insist on following the daily schedule of the rest of the family, she is going to live an unhealthy lifestyle.
Lack of sleep will negatively affect the body. It has been linked to chronic conditions such as diabetes.
Naturally, she would rather prioritize sleep than spend the mornings together with her parents. Both sides won't compromise, eventually leading to a fight.
It's a given that she needs sleep, but her family just doesn't understand. Now that she's being shunned at home, she's wondering if she handled the situation correctly.
Let's take a look at the reaction of her fellow Redditors.
Imagine if you have parents who insist on following their schedule even when you work night shifts
Her current situation at work
What are her parents thinking?
She's already spending a reasonable amount of time with the family. What more do they want?
Her family was doing everything possible just to disturb her sleep.
Maybe these parents will learn what their daughter is going through if they only get 4 hours of sleep or less a day.
How to teach the parents a lesson
A doorstop would help a lot.
A lot of redditors are suggesting the same thing.
More users are giving her suggestions.
Moving out solves the problem.
She has a job. Perhaps it's time to save up and move out if she's getting this treatment
Maybe the original poster should start pissing the parents off by waking them up at night.
The parents have unrealistic expectations.
They think she's "available" all day, which definitely isn't the case.
If the parents would just accept how things are with her working schedule, there won't be a problem.
More ways to stop the parents from waking her up
She needs to go through all the trouble just to get the sleep that she needs.
If she tells them "good night," would that do the trick?
Let's see the reaction of the parents if the original poster starts doing this.
We hope she has the means to move out because these parents are just unreasonable.
There are two solutions here.
First, she needs to convince her parents to allow her the sleep that she requires. Perhaps waking them up in the middle of the night will make them understand her plight.
If that doesn't work, she needs to move out. Her well-being is at risk if she stays with this irrational family.