Why are mornings so rough?

Why are mornings always so rough? I swear, some days, well most days I just don't want to get out of bed and deal with it.

I think that everyone needs to find out what works best for them. Sometimes it is a solid routine with everyone eating at the table, a cooked healthy breakfast, backpacks packed and sitting by the door.

For some people. Not in my house. In my house I find that the thing that works best is to do as little as possible for them and to run like hell. Seriously.

First of all, I only give them about half an hour to be ready, eat, and get out the door. If they have more time than that they laze around thinking they have all day. I get them breakfast but other than that they are responsible to get themselves out the door. In fact, the less I worry about the calmer they seem to be. And the faster and easier they get out the door.

So, routine is not necessarily for everyone. Lots of time in not necessarily for everyone. Each family needs to find their own way to make mornings manageable.