Iget it. A new baby is exciting.
What I don’t get is the difference between learning about my cousin Toby’s newest family member at 5 a.m versus at 7 a.m. While I’m asleep, especially during the last two precious hours before morning, I’m not all that news hungry. I can’t even know what I don’t know; I’m sleeping, for goodness’ sake.
I know it’s my fault. Why do I keep my phone next to my bed, right? Because I use it as my alarm clock, that’s why, and this morning, the mazel tov text wakes me at five, followed by an explosion of Mazel tov!!!! So exciting!!!! Lots of nachas!!! messages, because looks like other members of the family have been up and waiting for the news.
Plus, Toby happens to be my cousin on Yosef’s side as well, so I get double rounds of explosions. Yaaaaw— uh, yay.
I don’t reply until seven thirty. Just because Toby’s new baby stole my sleep doesn’t mean I should steal the sleep of others. When I send my mazel tov, I do it three times. Once on the Schaffer group, once on the Davidowitz group, and once privately to Toby, with my sincerest wishes and specific offers for help. Send me Leah for a week, she gets along so well with my Perlie.
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