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Do you feel guilty if you have a lie in??

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Luckygirl3 Mon 15-Jun-26 09:09:20

Why the guilt? Just do what makes you happy - heaven knows we have earned it after a lifetime of child-rearing and working hard!

M0nica Mon 15-Jun-26 09:06:13

I am a lark, up between 6.00am - 7.00am. My idea of a lie in is 8.00am.

I don't like lolling around in bed. Like some others, if I am awake I am out of bed. However I am known to come down in my dressinggown, sit at my desk and start doing things and suddenly realise it is 11.00am and I am still not dressed.

Oreo Mon 15-Jun-26 09:03:52

Going for a leisurely shower in a min and then out and about.

Oreo Mon 15-Jun-26 09:03:04

No never, I worked from 6 pm last night to midnight and got to bed around 1 a.m but was still up before 7 a.m. I just can’t sleep much past that hour.

keepcalmandcavachon Mon 15-Jun-26 08:55:34

My younger self - rushing around for work, kiddies, commitments is now quietly celebrating that my older self gets to choose! And, not feel at all guilty about it grin

TheWeirdoAgain60 Mon 15-Jun-26 08:54:28

I work 6 days a week, usually on Sundays but off Fridays. Also, the menopause causes me to constantly wake up at various and multiple times late at night/early hours, leaving me utterly exhausted, so I don't feel the slightest bit guilty about having a lie-in!

I'm up at 7 for work at 8, as I only live 10 minutes walk from work.

dogsmother Mon 15-Jun-26 08:52:03

Absolutely not. I like nothing better than getting up feeding the dog and doing one or two things then taking my first cup of tea back to bed.

Charleygirl5 Mon 15-Jun-26 08:49:41

I am up around 7 am most days. I rarely have a lie in, but I wouldn't feel guilty. At my age I do what I want when I want. I now have so many aches and pains it is more comfortable to get up.

fancythat Mon 15-Jun-26 08:44:43

Absolutely not.
I will lie in if I need it.

Aldom Mon 15-Jun-26 08:44:42

Good morning travelsafar.
Enjoy your lie in and don't feel guilty.
I'm like Batty and can't stay in bed once I'm awake. I usually wake around 5am and get up any time around 5.30-6am. I wish I could lie in, but it just doesn't work for me.

Magenta8 Mon 15-Jun-26 08:42:33

In the summer months I am usually wide awake by 5am so I read a bit and then get up about 6.30am. In the winter I tend to get up later especially if it is very cold. I don't have a lie in very often but I never feel guilty if I do.

BlueBelle Mon 15-Jun-26 08:40:40

No I never lie in and don’t like to I m usually wake between 4 and 5 play few games on my iPad and up by 6 am latest
I ve never laid in
My mum and Dad were 6 am folks as were my maternal grandparents who I spent a lot of time, with so I guess we are generations of early risers

Grandmabatty Mon 15-Jun-26 08:37:53

I can't lie in bed once I'm awake. I have to get up. I usually wake early- between 5 and 6. It's annoying but I'm used to it

travelsafar Mon 15-Jun-26 08:35:03

I have no where to be today and nothing major to do so could have a lie in and listen to my audio book but I feel guilty if i do. What time do you normally get up each day or do you feel guilty lying in bed.🤔