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<blockquote data-quote="InsaneCdn" data-source="post: 485728" data-attributes="member: 11791"><p>Lisa - </p><p>Some of the impact is simply lack of sleep.</p><p>Not that we didn't TRY back then, but... </p><p></p><p>Today's cell phones have batteries that last for DAYS without charging, even with 24/7 texting going on... How on earth do you shut THAT down? (I know, take it away - but that creates a major fight, and we didn't use to have that kind of or frequency of fights over sleep...)</p><p></p><p>When I was a kid... I tried reading under the blankets so I could stay up and finish a book (always had a book to finish)... Dad got smart... always left the flashlight where it was easy to find (not obvious, but just the kind of spot I would look), and always had it loaded with the cheapest batteries around... back then, there was "junk" batteries that would last about an hour in the flashlight... which meant, of course, that I only got an hour of reading before the flashlight went dead. No fight. Nothing ever said. Flashlight was always put back - and had a fresh battery every 2nd or 3rd night. Self-limiting. I got what I wanted - but so did my parents. I rebelled and read under the covers and ignored their lights-out. But, I still got my sleep. (I don't think you can even get junk batteries any more...)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="InsaneCdn, post: 485728, member: 11791"] Lisa - Some of the impact is simply lack of sleep. Not that we didn't TRY back then, but... Today's cell phones have batteries that last for DAYS without charging, even with 24/7 texting going on... How on earth do you shut THAT down? (I know, take it away - but that creates a major fight, and we didn't use to have that kind of or frequency of fights over sleep...) When I was a kid... I tried reading under the blankets so I could stay up and finish a book (always had a book to finish)... Dad got smart... always left the flashlight where it was easy to find (not obvious, but just the kind of spot I would look), and always had it loaded with the cheapest batteries around... back then, there was "junk" batteries that would last about an hour in the flashlight... which meant, of course, that I only got an hour of reading before the flashlight went dead. No fight. Nothing ever said. Flashlight was always put back - and had a fresh battery every 2nd or 3rd night. Self-limiting. I got what I wanted - but so did my parents. I rebelled and read under the covers and ignored their lights-out. But, I still got my sleep. (I don't think you can even get junk batteries any more...) [/QUOTE]
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