Are younger people lame?

[CheGuevara]

Ok a bit of background. Please keep in mind this is just for fun - I love my wife and wouldn't change her for anything -just a minor dig at her inability to stay awake longer than her Nan.

1) I turn 40 this year. My 24yo (turning 25, yes I rock!) wife should manage to stay awake past 9pm on weekends.

2) Her job in a childcare/family centre is really difficult (baby massage and setting out cookies) and 9pm on a friday night for a hard working 24yo is a stretch. Old bastids like me should try and understand the pressures of a younger generation

As I said, just for fun, so when she wakes up I have some ammo to tease further with. No need for any harsh or overly rude comments in either direction -my wife is a lovely woman who does much for all of the people in her life. She deserves no abuse whatsoever. I should be half as decent as she is.

Mrs Wyrdness is exactly the same. These 20 somethings really can't keep up with us 40 somethings.

[dizzyblonde]

I love Peg to bits, but he has an ability of falling asleep at 10.20pm precisely, I watch the kitchen clock, low and behold his eyes start rolling.

Its ok, I don't mind, but its just hes dead old

[CheGuevara]

Haha love the replys so far. She makes me watch House and Grey's Anatomy and similar crap TV (as TV is in general, which is crappy), but can't stay awake for her own shows!

At least we can stay awake for Deal or No Deal which is our guilty pleasure Mrs G has even signed up as a potential contestant, although I know she'll deal at anything over £15k!!

[fastdruid]

Some people are early birds, some are night owls. Nothing to do with age and not a lot you can really do about it.

Druid

Yeh I for a fact cannot sleep before 4am, not that I usually ever try to anyway. This means I find it hard to wake up before 1 or 2pm if I don't have to. I usually sleep for 10 to 11 hours if I have nothing to wake up for.

My gf hits the sack at bout 11pm and wakes up at 7.30ish. Thats an average of 9 hours-ish that both of us are awake at the same time, and in the holidays, due to my sleep cycle getting even worse, those 9 hours are cut down even further.

I find mornings boring. All about the night. Oh and +1 to what Druid said.

[CheGuevara]

Originally Posted by thulfi

Yeh I for a fact cannot sleep before 4am, not that I usually ever try to anyway. This means I find it hard to wake up before 1 or 2pm if I don't have to. I usually sleep for 10 to 11 hours if I have nothing to wake up for.

My gf hits the sack at bout 11pm and wakes up at 7.30ish. Thats an average of 9 hours-ish that both of us are awake at the same time, and in the holidays, due to my sleep cycle getting even worse, those 9 hours are cut down even further.

I find mornings boring. All about the night. Oh and +1 to what Druid said.

For us it's her falling asleep by 9pm and waking up at 7am. I fall asleep at 1am or 2am and wake up at 8am. She seems to think I've got it easy "sleeping in" an hour longer, but has no real perception about how little sleep I get on average, relatively speaking. Caffeine is my ally.

Eh. Wish I could fall asleep half as easily... I heard on radio 4 that adults need 8 hours sleep a night. What I'd give for that.
I quite like it when miss C falls asleep early, as I'm a merciless teaser.

[CheGuevara]

Originally Posted by Sean_C

I quite like it when miss C falls asleep early, as I'm a merciless teaser.

Me as well. Mrs G has developed a "spidey sense" for when I lick my finger and am about to stick it in her ear! ("wet willy" where I'm from)

[fastdruid]

Sleeping longer reduces life expectancy.

Druid