EBS

I'm convinced that both my children are afflicted with EBS (Eyelid Blindness Syndrome). It's when you can't see another person's eyelids. I just made it up. How else can you explain the fact that every single morning they initiate loud, one-sided conversations with me while I am clearly still asleep? No gentle tap on the shoulder first, no "good morning, dad" ... they just launch into a barrage of jibber-jabber as if I was just laying there, staring at the wall, longing for someone to talk to. EBS ... the struggle is real.