The Routine

Lately, it's always the same.
It starts at 5PM.
The begging.
The whining.
The bargining.
Just this once...
Come on...
You know you want to....
Please...
Pretty please?
Every day, Ben no longer takes a nap.
And every day, I start begging myself to let me put him to bed at 5.
But I know I have to keep him up until 7.
Or he'll be awake at 3AM.
But oh, I want to.
Pretty please?