I (Kris) have to share this story with you. Jessica and I are mean parents. We don't let our kids have a lot of things that I used to get as a kid (I can't speak for Jessica). One of those things is soda pop. However, I still drink it relatively frequently (a lot less in Michigan because of recycling deposits, but that is another story entirely...see Seinfeld).
So when one of my kids asks for soda Jessica and I usually have three canned responses (pun intended). Either it 1) has too much sugar, 2) has caffeine, or 3) is diet soda and diet soda is bad for you because of phenylalanine - which it actually isn't under 99% of circumstances (see here), but you can never be too careful as a parent...right?
Sorry, one last thing to clear up before I get to the actual story here! I rarely get regular Pepsi (usually I get caffeine free and most often diet), but because Pepsi decided to reintroduce the original Pepsi - even in the original cans - I bought some of the "hard" stuff. Anyway, the kids have been asking to try it since we got it and last week they got some. They liked it and usually ask for it, but it is when I get home (Jessica almost never drinks soda, so it is seen as Daddy's to give away in our home). Obviously, when I get home it is close to bedtime and I say, "No, it is too close to bedtime and that Pepsi has caffeine and sugar which will keep you up too late."
So (finally) tonight before the kids went to bed (around 8 PM) I asked Kourtney to get me a Pepsi. Her exact words were, "The one that has too much caffeine and sugar and will keep you up?" I replied "Yes" with a smile. Well, it is 3:23 AM and I have tried all night to sleep, but to no avail. It is probably because I have a lot of things on my mind and because I really do rarely have soda pop with caffeine and sugar (especially late at night), but I just had to sit down with my time and do something "productive" tonight. I hate laying in bed trying to sleep.
I wish I would have listened to Koco. I am really, really tiered...just not sleepy. As you can tell by my rambling writing style at 3 AM - sorry about that. Good night y'all - I hope!
