WE STILL LAUGH, IT WAS DUMB THEN, BUT IT'S FUNNY WHEN WE LOOK BACK. WE STAYED UP ONE NIGHT TILL LIKE 1 O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING WATCHING THIS MOVIE ABOUT A BABY DINOSAUR NAMED BABY AND HONESTLY, IT LOOKED LIKE A CARDBOARD-CUTOUT DINOSAUR AND WE LOST A NIGHT'S SLEEP OVER THAT THING. AND YOU CAN LAUGH AT ME ALL YOU WANT TO, BUT HOW MANY OF YOU DO EQUALLY DUMB THINGS? GO TO BED. "DON'T YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO TELL ME OTHER THAN THAT?" HAVE BEDTIME BOUNDARIES. I HAVE BOUNDARIES ON MY BEDTIME AND YOU DON'T ALL CERTAINLY HAVE TO DO, OR NEED TO DO, OR YOU'RE NOT EVEN GONNA WANT TO DO WHAT I DO, BUT IF YOU WANT TO KNOW HOW I'M STILL DOING WHAT I'M DOING AT THE SPEED IN WHICH I'M DOING IT WITH THE ENERGY THAT WHICH I'M DOING IT WITH AT 72 YEARS OF AGE, LET ME TELL YOU-- JOYCE: THAT I HAVE A BEDTIME.
WHEN I'M HOME, I HEAD BACK TO MY BEDROOM AT 7 P.M. NOW, I DON'T GO TO SLEEP THEN, BUT SOMETHING THAT I NEED FOR ME IS I NEED 2, PREFERABLY 3 HOURS, 3 HOURS IS BETTER, IN THE EVENING WHERE I AM JUST LEFT ALONE BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE MUCH TIME IN MY LIFE WHEN I'M LEFT ALONE SO THAT IS LIKE MY SPACE. AND MY HUSBAND CAN TELL YOU, I HAVE GOT BOUNDARIES AROUND MY EVENING TIMES.
IT'S LIKE, YOU BETTER HAVE SOMETHING REALLY IMPORTANT IF YOU WANT ME TO GO OUT IN THE EVENING. I DON'T GO TO PARTIES IN THE EVENING. I DON'T CARE TO EAT OUT IN THE EVENING. I DO WHAT I DO FROM IN THE MORNING UNTIL ABOUT 6 O'CLOCK IN THE EVENING. AFTER THAT, I'M DONE. MY SON TEASES ME. HE SAYS, "YOU BETTER GET HOME, MOM, THE STREET LIGHTS ARE COMING ON." I'M LIKE, THAT'S RIGHT. JOYCE: I DON'T LIKE TO EAT AT 7, 8, 9 O'CLOCK AT NIGHT AND I'M NOT GOING TO DO IT. THAT'S NOT WHAT I LIKE. IT DOESN'T WORK WELL FOR ME. I DON'T SLEEP GOOD AND I'M NOT GONNA DO IT. THAT'S CALLED A BOUNDARY. AMEN? NOW, YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO WHAT I DO. MATTER OF FACT, YOU SHOULDN'T DO WHAT I DO, BUT YOU NEED TO KNOW WHAT YOU SHOULD DO. JOYCE: YOU NEED TO KNOW WHAT YOU SHOULD DO AND YOU NEED TO SET A BOUNDARY AND DO THAT.
AND LET ME TELL YA SOMETHING, WHEN YOU SET A BOUNDARY, EVERYBODY ELSE IS NOT ALWAYS GONNA LIKE IT AND THEY MAY EVEN GET JUDGMENTAL, AND CRITICAL, AND THINK YOU'RE SILLY. BUT LET ME TELL YA SOMETHING, IF YOU DON'T TAKE CARE OF YOU, NOBODY ELSE IS PROBABLY GOING TO DO IT. JOYCE: SO, I HAVE A JOB TO FINISH FOR GOD AND BELIEVE IT OR NOT, HAVING A REGULAR BEDTIME FOR ME IS PART OF ME BEING ABLE TO FINISH THAT JOB.
NOW, SOME OF YOU MAY--I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU THOUGHT YOU WERE COMING TO HEAR. YOU WANTED SOME DEEP, THEOLOGICAL THING, BUT LET ME TELL YA SOMETHING, WHEN ELIJAH WAS FALLING APART, HE GOT A NAP AND A GOOD MEAL SO DON'T TELL ME THIS IS NOT BIBLE. IT IS BIBLE. .
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