For Crying Out Loud

this entry is priceless. I love it!

The difference between Mendon and Kristen is that Kristen gets up for class ten minutes before it starts and Mendon gets up for his class ten minutes before it starts.

I mean, the difference between Kristen and Mendon is that Kristen wakes up to her alarm ten minutes before class and Mendon wakes up an hour and a half after he has turned his alarm off.

and Mendon's cranky.

And this is the type of thing that will be the stumbling blocks in your marriage. Actually, it will be how you communicate about it and resolve it. And don't look to me for any help (sorry!) because I haven't figured this one out with Mensch either. Good Luck! Remember, love can conquer all!

I used to hit the snooze button incesantly too- but I've adjusted to just hitting it once. Eventually it will work out. Now if I fall back asleep after I turn off the alarm Eric- who can sleep later than I- shakes me awake.

I can't believe how difficult it is to post this thought. It contains "questionable content!"

Try again: I don't think it will be a problem for us. We're amused by differences like this one. I don't think that our amusement will change, so much as become a part of the routine.

First: we're back.

Second: delete ellipses if there is 'questionable content'.

Thirdly: Hmm, well, Kristen, I don't mean to rain on the party, but, Maman's right. This is something you'll be working through for a while. Different senses of time don't change, and, well, it's much more likely that over time your sense of humor will diminish. Mark and I definitely have our ups and downs about time issues. I tend to be somewhere between my parents on this time; whereas Mark, well, he's Filipino - I think his concept of time reflects that. And when we're with Filipinos, I trust his sense of time. I totally relax and go with whatever everyone else decides. But on other matters (i.e. work), well, as I said, we have our ups and downs. And that's just sort of how it goes. Seeing as how most couples are not identical on this issue, you know you're not alone, that it's all manageable, and obviously it's not a reason not to stay together. And the more you can communicate and compromise (and sometimes just leave separately), the better it'll be!

(p.s. and Mendon is a bit of a doozy on this issue - I remember the star chart my mom used to use to try to give him incentives to wake up on time!)

First: post = comedy (we still get up at the same time)
Second: proportion. As in, maman and mara have taken plastic explosives to it.

Third: thanks everybody for your wonderful advice: )

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First: Post=comedy
Second: response=comedy
Third: no platiques here! Really!