I’ve decided to start an online support group. I am calling it M.A.D.S.-Mothers Against Daylight Savings. I thought about calling it P.A.D.S for Parents Against Daylight Savings, but the acronymn doesn’t have quite the same dramatic affect as M.A.D.S.

If I told someone I was going to a PADS meeting, they would assume I’m going to a feminine support group for that time of the month, and that’s not exactly the jibe I’m looking for in my group. On the other hand telling someone I’m going to a MADS meeting will peek their interest. ‘Why are you so mad?’ they will ask. They’ll either be sorry they asked, or they’ll agree with me wholeheartedly and we’ll be instant friends.

I think that this week, Daylight Savings is worse than this.
Before I was married and had kids, I had no real problem with the change. Now that I’m married to an earlybird and our son takes after him, it has not been so fun. The first day I was grumbly and grumpy and not much fun to be around. I was proud of myself that I had gotten up “early” (6:30…when it was really 7:30, my normal rising time) but I was just so MAD because now my son would be grumpy when I kept him up an hour later and he’s already been grumpy because he’s stopped taking naps. Bleh!

There are plenty of nice reasons why Daylight Savings is a good thing- just google “origins Daylight Savings” and you’ll find many articles that explain the reasoning. I feel, however,that the people that came up with it were probably not parents whose babies had JUST gotten into a nice routine before they change the clocks on us. I’m sure we will adjust as we have in the past and things will return to “NORMAL”, but until then you can find me here if you want to rant and rave with me at the powers that be.