It's funny how differently people can talk about the same subjects while using the same words. I recall I once told my boyfriend, something along the lines of "if I don't have the time to wake up right before being expected to function, it's going to throw me off for the whole day", which I had learned as a kid by having family with no patience for people who wake up slowly. My sister is the type who snaps awake like flicking on a light switch, eyes flick open and she's 100% operational. And because of the way the household worked it was her job to make sure that I'm awake and up to get to school in time.
Just now my boyfriend asked me if it's enough proper waking time to be allowed to sit quietly with my caffeinated beverage for 30 minutes before getting dressed to go out and about.
My sister used to just toss the dog at me. The dog liked it, she was a terrier who could almost be tossed like a cat. Being semi-literally physically bodyslammed into consciousness by a 10 kg animal who always lands claws first and then immediately having to fight for my life wrestling that thing to keep her tongue out of my eyes, ears, and the inside of my mouth, before I could comprehend who, where, and why I am, was the way of getting woken up that threw me off the course for the whole day.
ok. I'm sorry that terrifying way to wake up was how you were woken up, but I must say, from an outside perspective, having a dog literally thrown at you as an alarm clock is hilarious.
