I never understood when I was little why my parents wanted us kids to go to sleep and that it was there time. Now that I am a mom – at 7:30-8:00 I want all the kids to go to bed but sometimes with a toddler and a baby it is not all that easy. Even with my older child she is getting up getting that drink of water. I just want a little alone time with my husband. Just time to talk or even just time to sit quietly together and alone. Every couple needs that hour or so break from the kids at night to spend some time together. It is frustrating when the kids don’t go to sleep. I am the most stressed out between 5 and 8 at night.