I hate Daylight Savings!

corolla

Sun, Mar 03 2024, 6:36 pm

Unpopular opinion, I know.

It's starting a week from today.

I don't like the super late Shabbosim. We don't do early Shabbos, so everyone is falling asleep at the Friday night meal. Long Shabbos days feel like a drag and the only thing left to do on MS is go to bed.

IDK why but daylight at 7 PM makes me unsettled. It's pressure to keep going when all I want to do is wind down.

The one thing I don't mind is waking up to sunlight. That's OK, I guess.

patzer

Sun, Mar 03 2024, 6:42 pm

Interesting that you're calling it unpopular.
I absolutely love everything about changing the clock and Daylight Saving Time ... I always thought it was my opinion that's unpopular.

jkl

Sun, Mar 03 2024, 6:45 pm

corolla wrote:

I don't have a preference between EST or DST. I just wish they would choose one and run with it all year. I hate the changing of the clocks.

Beingreal

Sun, Mar 03 2024, 6:46 pm

patzer wrote:

Interesting that you're calling it unpopular.
I absolutely love everything about changing the clock and Daylight Saving Time ... I always thought it was my opinion that's unpopular.

Ditto, I love daylight savings!! Makesy kids have more energy to play outside!

corolla

Sun, Mar 03 2024, 6:51 pm

patzer wrote:

Interesting that you're calling it unpopular.
I absolutely love everything about changing the clock and Daylight Saving Time ... I always thought it was my opinion that's unpopular.

Most people I talk to are always excited for summer.

caffeine99

Sun, Mar 03 2024, 6:54 pm

You can love the longer days but dread the longer shabbosim.

Shabbos with kiddos is hard!!! Especially if you live somewhere without an Eiruv so your stuck at home the entire day.

Even on a late Motzai Shabbos my husband and I still try to watch a short show even 2 episodes and go to bed late - it helps if even one of us took a nap...

Hashem_Yaazor

Sun, Mar 03 2024, 7:08 pm

I don't find Friday any more relaxed and I find bedtime so hard when it's light outside forever (like till 9:00!…)
I also prefer the sun to have risen to get my kids out of bed in the morning...

Lemonade 2323

Sun, Mar 03 2024, 7:27 pm

caffeine99 wrote:

Where I live there's no Eiruv and Shabbos ends midsummer close to midnight Sad

momallhours

Sun, Mar 03 2024, 8:53 pm

Same here! I love the winter! I love when the kids are contained playing indoors they have friends over or go to neighbors but the running outside in the summer is such anxiety for me always watching where each kid is and the cars.
I also find bedtime much easier in the winter.

The only thing I do enjoy in the summer is my social company outside

Busybee5

Sun, Mar 03 2024, 9:14 pm

Lemonade 2323 wrote:

Where I live there's no Eiruv and Shabbos ends midsummer close to midnight Sad

Gateshead? I live in Manchester. BH we have an eruv now for the last few years.

HonesttoGod

Sun, Mar 03 2024, 10:28 pm

I love longer days but yessss I hate the long Shabbosim.
I practically sleep through Friday night meals and shabbs just never ends.

Tzutzie

Sun, Mar 03 2024, 10:39 pm

corolla wrote:

Yesssssss.

I love love love long summer days. But it's long enough WITHOUT DST!!!!
It takes my Body and brain weeks ti adjust and my kids too. Everyone is crazy and cranky until we adjust. Not fun.
And the days are long anyway. I need the sun to go down by 7-7:30. The little kids still need their sleep. But noone wants to come inside when the sun is still out.....