William H. Macy: Bedtime Routine Can Become a 'Burden'
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His wife, actress Felicity Huffman, may play a frazzled mother-of-four on her hit show Desperate Housewives, but William H. Macy insists the same doesn’t ring true in his own household with daughters Sofia Grace, 9, and Georgia Grace, 7 ½ — aside from a few hours at bedtime!
“I realize the pandemonium of the nighttime — finishing dinner, getting homework done, cleaned up, getting them into their nightgowns, reading and getting them into bed,” he tells OK!.
And while he may “really miss it when I’m away,” the actor can’t help but feel a bit overwhelmed at times by the evening chaos.
“It’s a burden when you’re at home, and it’s easy to get cranky with them because we’re trying to get the whole nighttime put-down into about an hour. And it can very easily take two hours.”
While William and Felicity “used to take them back and help them get their nightgowns on and brush their teeth,” the couple have shelled out more of the responsibility to their daughters. “Now we say, ‘Go do it!’” he shares.
That said, the girls — who are also in charge of setting and clearing the dinner table and keeping their rooms straightened — are all about the breezing through their chores as quickly as possible. The incentive? A good book!
“They love to read, so the carrot is reading. The stick is, ‘Hey, the longer it takes you to brush your teeth and get your nightgown on, the less reading time.’ And they will do anything to get more reading time,’” he reveals, adding that they are allowed 45 minutes of quiet time each night. “Now, sometimes we’ll put them in bed and they’ve gone into each other’s rooms and read to each other.”
Click below to read about Sofia’s first joke at age two.
Despite showing a great interest in literature, a future in comedy may be in the works as well! The doting dad raves that his girls have inherited their parents’ sense of humor, calling Sofia’s first usage of irony at the age of two “a great joy” in his life.
“One of our nannies is named Marta and she would say, ‘Adios, Marta’ early on,” he recalls.
“She was eating her cereal called Oaties-os. She looked at the cereal and she looked at Marta and said, ‘Oatie-os, Marta.’ Just peels of laughter. I thought, ‘Oh my God, my daughter just made a joke.’”
Source: OK!
– Anya
