To my son Tommy,
I am beginning to believe it is genetic and not learned. You are a bear in the morning and just want to continue sleeping. You get this honestly from both sides of your gene pool. But the other day, I figured it out. If I wake up an hour earlier than you normally would get up and get you dressed while you are sleeping and bring you downstairs while you are sleeping and do whatever I need to do to get ready while you are sleeping and all along throw potshot wake up calls as I walk by you...then you complain much less. It doesn't stop the fight, just lessens it. If I were to do all this when you are starting to rouse and wake, you put much more into the fight. I know this is not training you to jump awake and attack the new day with vigor but it sure helps me get where I need to go. And yesterday when I brought you to your grandmother's house, Pop-pop said with a hint of surprise and relief, "Tommy you look really happy for this early in the morning!"
Sincerely with love from your dad,
Leo
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