It’s Not About Sleep
Ben had four friends sleep over Sunday night. Their plans “chill, eat, play video games and hang out all night". I like all four of the boys, two even call me Mom, even though they have great Mothers and they both know it. A trip to the grocery store and I made a brownie desert with a chocolate chip bottom, so I was all ready. The key to a successful sleep over with 14yo boys is simple, keep them safe, keep them fed and don’t get uptight about where or if they sleep. Having a place for them to hang where you can’t hear too much makes it even better.
They arrived around 7 and were immediately steered to the “man cave” by Ben. The “man cave” is down in the basement and Ben had two TVs set up and his Xbox 360 ready. He also has a computer down there. What I don’t see or hear doesn’t bug me. I laid down the law around 11pm and went to bed. I was awoken several times and one of those times I thought,” I knew I should have taken the soccer ball away. No boy can resist a ball lying on the floor.” I finally got up at 7am, one of them had to go home and his Mother was coming to pick him up. When I got downstairs, Ben was microwaving an entire plate of Totino’s Pizza Rolls to feed the guys. He had a huge grin on his face. None of them had slept yet. By 9am, all but one, had finally crashed and had fallen asleep where they landed. Jah-heem was the exception. He was still awake and hungry. He ate 6 pancakes. By 11:30 they were all up. I made French toast. Jah-heem ate again. The man cave was a disaster, but they all had a blast and by 2pm they were all gone.
All told this is what they ate; 1 loaf of bread, 1 dozen eggs, 1 dozen donuts, 1 large plate of brownies, 1 bag of chips, 12 hot pockets, 1 family size bag of Totino’s Pizza Rolls, 1 bag of Popcorn, 1 package of Chips Ahoy and a huge amount of drinks. Luckily, they all went home before they had to poop. My plumbing cannot handle all that junk food.
Ben loved it and I loved seeing Ben so happy. Later that day, he vacuumed the man cave without my asking him. He’s still asleep while I write this. It’s 2 in the afternoon. He only slept about 2 hours the day before, so I’m letting him sleep in. Have I mentioned that I hate sleepovers
They arrived around 7 and were immediately steered to the “man cave” by Ben. The “man cave” is down in the basement and Ben had two TVs set up and his Xbox 360 ready. He also has a computer down there. What I don’t see or hear doesn’t bug me. I laid down the law around 11pm and went to bed. I was awoken several times and one of those times I thought,” I knew I should have taken the soccer ball away. No boy can resist a ball lying on the floor.” I finally got up at 7am, one of them had to go home and his Mother was coming to pick him up. When I got downstairs, Ben was microwaving an entire plate of Totino’s Pizza Rolls to feed the guys. He had a huge grin on his face. None of them had slept yet. By 9am, all but one, had finally crashed and had fallen asleep where they landed. Jah-heem was the exception. He was still awake and hungry. He ate 6 pancakes. By 11:30 they were all up. I made French toast. Jah-heem ate again. The man cave was a disaster, but they all had a blast and by 2pm they were all gone.
Ben loved it and I loved seeing Ben so happy. Later that day, he vacuumed the man cave without my asking him. He’s still asleep while I write this. It’s 2 in the afternoon. He only slept about 2 hours the day before, so I’m letting him sleep in. Have I mentioned that I hate sleepovers
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