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She doesn't want me to even have half an hour nap because I will have trouble sleeping the next night. I explain that I already don't get good sleep and what harm could thirty minutes be. When I do pass out, I'm out for ten minutes, my mom and/or boyfriend will catch me, wake me up, and make me do some house chores. There was one point a few months ago where I cracked and just had a meltdown. I told them that I needed sleep...they never get it. I mean, what's wrong with 30 minutes of sleep? Really?
Parents, they always mean well and there is logic to her concern, but not everyone is the same. My mom used to complain that I stayed up late at night, but wouldn't let me fix it. I wasn't able to do homework late at night since I work after school until closing. I just started to do homework the moment I get it and in break time, it was a blessing in disguise that I was able to train myself to be efficiently productive in short time lapse. Not being able to nap didn't help me, and not staying up all night for just one night in order to reset my sleeping schedule was always scolded for 20+ minutes and I'll be still reprimanded months later whether or not I successfully fixed my sleeping schedule. Despite the irritation and verbal restrictions as well as their backfire moves, I don't think your mom is being bad in this situation. She was suggesting things out of the box and trusting you to be responsible with said advice. Again, this is just stating this snippet of story, I'm sure there were other things that your mom did that caused you to dislike her approaches that I do not know.
For the napping, actually back in the Western culture,
it was normal to nap during the day and sleep for a short while at night in order to get up early in the morning to do adequate work that can be only done at that time before the hot sun is up while recharging and gaining the misses rest during the hot sun in order to continue the work later at night. In the same culture, it was as well unacceptable to nap during work hours, which is the more socially adapted form that people follow today. I like to think that your past life or lineage was accustom to having that sleeping pattern or you were suppose to be on the other side of the world in a different timezone, thus your genes are more prone to be a night owl at your location.
There are benefits for napping.
Hopefully you can somehow make do with your dad since he seems more understanding and independent that you will be splitting up your time to sleep in order to get enough sleep as well as be productive during the day. I find that it helps me sleep when I get what responsibilities that worries me during the day out of the way so I don't ponder about it at night and having the right amount of temperature. I fall asleep easier (sometimes against my will) on a cool temperature, it gives me a sensation my body must hibernate and focus on keeping my body warm underneath the blankets. For napping I love laying in the sunlight like a little kitten. It gives me Vitamin D and my windows have UV protection.
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