The Bedtime Routine

It's no good. It doesn't matter how many times I tell people ,they still get the bedtime routine wrong!

THE HISTORY OF THE BEDTIME ROUTINE

Since my sister was born in 1972 I have shared a bedroom with somebody. At first it was my older sister, then my younger sister and finally my husband. The bedtime routine goes back to my childhood. I have always been the last to say goodnight but also the first.
To signal I wanted my sister to be quiet I would say goodnight. She would then either say goodnight or ask another question. I would reply with goodnight being the last word. This would continue. Every time she said goodnight I would reply goodnight until she would finally be quiet and sleep.
Everybody I have ever shared a room with knows I have to have the last goodnight but it must follow a goodnight. I do not stop until I have had a reply.

TWITTER GOODNIGHT

I thought this was just in real life however I have discovered I am the same on twitter. I have to say 'goodnight' to indicate I am leaving but can't leave until I have had a 'goodnight' in reply. To this I then answer 'goodnight'. Any conversation entered into has to have a goodnight at the end of a sentence with my goodnight being the last.

RECENTLY SAYING GOODNIGHT HAS TAKEN A GOOD HALF HOUR!

So please, if you follow me on twitter, I say goodnight, you reply goodnight and then I say goodnight.

THANK YOU!