This is actually the thing that scared me the most about galagan leaving town for the month. There would be no safety net. I wouldn't be able to stomp into the bedroom and say, "I'm sorry, I can't handle this; it needs to be your turn now." I feel lucky that I haven't had too many nights on my own where this has been a problem.

I have felt this anger so many many times. It's *so* awful at 3 a.m., when you've had maybe one single hour of sleep, and know that things aren't looking good for you getting much more sleep than that in the hours ahead. I have dumped my screaming child into her crib, walked away and shut the door, (and then gone and said the above to galagan) because I knew that I was angry enough that I couldn't offer anything better than that. Because the alternatives are worse. It's not her fault I'm angry - she's doing the best she can.