We are under seige, or so it seems. Really my husband and I are struggling with our lack of sleep and taking it out on each other. The culprit is our adorable baby who is simply getting used to life still and such things as sleep patterns. We, on the other hand, are older and set in our ways and find it hard to handle the brief naps and split shifts that we’ve managed for the past week or so while I’ve been back at school, teaching and learning.

It is usually the crankiness of exhaustion that fuels our bitter tongues, blaming the other for everything including the blindingly bright sun that shone today. But in our saner moments, when we’ve had more rest and time to gain perspective, we do apologize.

I wonder how long this cycle will last of acrimony and apology. I wonder how long we will last in the cycle, and if it will break before it breaks us.