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孩子，今天你又裝作若無其事地，暗示媽媽，說市中區的房價，又在飆升，如果再不行動，或許以後你和女友，連一間棲息的小屋都沒有。

我淡淡地看你一眼，終於沒有像你希望的那樣，說出「媽媽給你們買」的話來。而你，也在這樣尷尬的沉默裡，即刻氣嘟嘟地放下碗筷，摔門出去。我從窗戶裡看著你遠去的背影，瘦削，懶散，有些玩世和任性，你還是賴在父母懷裡，始終不肯獨立。可是，親愛的孩子，你已經25歲，一份穩定的工作，一個需要呵護的女友，兩個日益老去的父母，難道這些，還不足以讓你成熟，承擔一個成人該擔負的責任?

I am a bad mommy for allowing my DD go to bed very late, almost 11pm daily, sometimes even later than this. I have been trying to put her to bed earlier but since she has been so used to sleeping with us who are both night owls, it's really difficult to get her to sleep on her own.

Did some searching online and found C.S.Mott Children's Hospital website (http://www.med.umich.edu/1libr/pa/pa_bbedtime_hhg.htm).  I thought I should share it here with parents who need it.

Bedtime Resistance or Refusal

What is bedtime resistance or refusal?

这是写给我孩子的道歉信.

宝贝, 妈妈对不起妳.

我不应该对妳发脾气的, 只为了芝麻緑豆的小事. 昨天就像一向那样, 我轻易的被惹怒, 而妳只会乖巧的讨好我.

晚上忙着上网, 到睡觉时间,我没像我每天做的那样, 抱抱妳, 亲妳; 告诉妳这一天妳什么事情做得棒, 告诉妳:"妈妈爱妳,宝贝"; 只催促妳去睡.

今天早上五点多听见妳的哭声,赶紧去看妳, 竟在梦中哭泣! 而床垫上, 还有未干的尿迹...

困惑...妳自从不依赖尿片后, 是从不尿床的, 一次都没有. 为什么?

因为我的责备伤心吗? 还是, 妳在生我的气呢?

吃早餐的时候, 突然想到, 难道是因为昨晚我没向妳说爱妳吗?