tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271931822987740572.post622245234645467170..comments2024-01-26T05:21:36.865-08:00Comments on Motherscribe: Bunk beds part deux...reflections a year laterJCKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04582581376724478366noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271931822987740572.post-34415507441000421772008-10-17T14:43:00.000-07:002008-10-17T14:43:00.000-07:00We had bunk beds - even though we had only one chi...We had bunk beds - even though we had only one child, someone gave us the beds, so we installed them. Good for sleep-overs, we figured.<BR/><BR/>Well - once on a play-date, Our Son was descending the ladder, fell and broke his arm, requiring a pin set into his elbow! Yikes!<BR/><BR/>There was a brief period where he wanted to sleep on top, instead of on the bottom - brief! You're right about the sheets!<BR/><BR/>When he got older, though, the upper bunk became a launching pad for wild boys to leap around the room, and toys to be catapulted around.Glennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03681336164718681936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271931822987740572.post-88381425193263970772008-10-16T21:04:00.000-07:002008-10-16T21:04:00.000-07:00Oh, and hooray on little guy sleeping through the ...Oh, and hooray on little guy sleeping through the night!! Ahh..nothing like the appreciation parenting gives us for a good night's sleep! Never to be taken for granted again, huh?shrink on the couchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13271891110211081990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271931822987740572.post-15601350584433897772008-10-16T21:03:00.000-07:002008-10-16T21:03:00.000-07:00Ditto the argh factor about changing sheets and/or...Ditto the argh factor about changing sheets and/or making the bed on twin beds scooched against the wall. I pulled my daughter's bed away from the wall about a foot so that I didn't have to listen to her excuse anymore.shrink on the couchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13271891110211081990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271931822987740572.post-50512515577404960562008-10-16T18:18:00.000-07:002008-10-16T18:18:00.000-07:00Stryker has a loft. The loft is Satan's perch. Y...Stryker has a loft. The loft is Satan's perch. Yes -- sheets! Nightmares! Reading in bed! Ugh.Minnesota Matronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16565431067927240183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271931822987740572.post-37997521859222405002008-10-16T12:10:00.000-07:002008-10-16T12:10:00.000-07:00We've been debating bunkbeds for a while, with the...We've been debating bunkbeds for a while, with the boys lobbying hard in favor. Right now they're in two separate (but small) rooms. <BR/><BR/>The idea of regaining an office/guest room is very appealing. The idea of the boys killing themselves or each other in the bunk beds is very unappealing. Changing the sheets on the top bunk is a close second on the unappealing-o-meter.<BR/><BR/>Jennifer H, you're a genius.Manic Mommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02397835927560496425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271931822987740572.post-6748556425521183112008-10-16T11:10:00.000-07:002008-10-16T11:10:00.000-07:00If you decide to go with bunk beds again...Put 2 o...If you decide to go with bunk beds again...<BR/><BR/>Put 2 or 3 bottom sheets (and mattress pads in between, if necessary) on the top bunk.<BR/><BR/>Then you can just rip off one set as needed, and procrastinate putting them all back on for quite some time. <BR/><BR/>Either way, good luck!Jennifer Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16239563357592230711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271931822987740572.post-53763212300001968232008-10-16T10:11:00.000-07:002008-10-16T10:11:00.000-07:00I had all the exact same issues. In fact we never ...I had all the exact same issues. In fact we never had any monster problems until the bunk bed went up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271931822987740572.post-23943257685755369282008-10-16T08:16:00.000-07:002008-10-16T08:16:00.000-07:00We debated on bunk beds until we realized that it ...We debated on bunk beds until we realized that it was one very small step from the top bunk to the ceiling fan. The Queen sleeps in an antique 3/4 bed which is against the wall and is just exactly too wide for me to get that far corner bottom sheet on without climbing on the bed, the very acrobatics to which you refer.Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02190489990653412687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271931822987740572.post-33808903485664309932008-10-16T06:47:00.000-07:002008-10-16T06:47:00.000-07:00although MQ has a lovely twin bed (with it's top h...although MQ has a lovely twin bed (with it's top half that could turn it into a bunk hiding in the attic) she often prefers to sleep on the floor next to it in a sleeping bag!painted maypolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06446625015003854710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271931822987740572.post-89560447333335809292008-10-16T05:55:00.000-07:002008-10-16T05:55:00.000-07:00Yea, I never understood bunk beds. Maybe the piec...Yea, I never understood bunk beds. Maybe the pieces you need got lost?Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13164420416881517854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271931822987740572.post-65139267299794258422008-10-16T03:37:00.000-07:002008-10-16T03:37:00.000-07:00Hmmm... bunk beds never make me feel 'safe'... its...Hmmm... bunk beds never make me feel 'safe'... its a phobia to me..I'm afraid I'll fall over if I'm on top!<BR/><BR/>I made my boys sleep on the mattress on the floor...(I'm too safe sometimes)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271931822987740572.post-4174081444685607782008-10-15T23:43:00.000-07:002008-10-15T23:43:00.000-07:00I know the bunkbed fear. It's scary up there!I know the bunkbed fear. It's scary up there!Norahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16507644743409364179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271931822987740572.post-33524134438384377222008-10-15T23:42:00.000-07:002008-10-15T23:42:00.000-07:00Perhaps you should give the kids your bed so they ...Perhaps you should give the kids your bed so they can be together and then you and hubby can have twin beds like Ricky and Lucy.Andrea Frazerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14293267612840259503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271931822987740572.post-49222475946587170802008-10-15T21:02:00.000-07:002008-10-15T21:02:00.000-07:00hammocks! ;phammocks! ;pflutterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11828689769747130419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271931822987740572.post-19041022558391661612008-10-15T20:44:00.000-07:002008-10-15T20:44:00.000-07:00Been there done that and you're right--there's no ...Been there done that and you're right--there's no easy way.Jenn @ Juggling Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14455967210924573398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271931822987740572.post-91841776138397766472008-10-15T19:01:00.000-07:002008-10-15T19:01:00.000-07:00For a long time, we had two sets of bunk beds for ...For a long time, we had two sets of bunk beds for our four boys. Changing sheets? I found it easiest to remove the safety bar on the outside of the top bunk, slide the mattress off, change the sheet while the mattress was propped up on its side on the floor, and then hoist the mattress back up (replacing the safety bar, obviously). <BR/><BR/>The real fun was when they had diving contests in the middle of the night.Kalynne Pudnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04804224012895512550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271931822987740572.post-87147572886430516772008-10-15T18:10:00.000-07:002008-10-15T18:10:00.000-07:00A clear sign that it's time for the kids to start ...A clear sign that it's time for the kids to start changing their own sheets. It's evolution baby.Mrs. G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01171997573144385692noreply@blogger.com