I’m going to step out on a limb here and say you probably are sleep-deprived. Who isn’t these days? Very trendy…Especially if you have young kids, it’s probably likely that you aren’t getting super-adequate sleep. Even if your kids are “good sleepers” at night, the energy required to keep up with them on a daily basis can get pretty intense. And trust me, I know sleep-shortage along with the best of them. My insomnia is not the cute, token kind, but rather the really gross, awful stuff in which I basically have to take a horse tranquilizer to get more than an hour of sleep.
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| Source: Microsoft Office ClipArt Obviously, whenever I do score a snooze, my make-up is always this perfect… |
I can very easily work myself up into a clinical depression about this, but recently, by the grace of God, have been able to see some pluses about this lack of sleep. This is a good thing because from what I hear from others who are a little further along in this parenting journey, the sleep deprivation thing doesn’t necessarily let up in the near future. So, I might as well settle in. Amidst my fantasies about holing up in hotel room to sleep for days on end, it may be time to start smelling the nocturnal roses so to speak, or lack there of…
The primary benefit is that I simply care less. Things that might usually upset me, just sort roll off my sluggish shoulders. For someone as incredibly Type A as myself, this is a good thing. Toddler insists on wearing socks underneath his Crocs before playing out in the sprinklers? Fine, soggy sock on, my little friend. Baby can only eat her Gerber yogurt melts (aka crack for babies, as established a couple of weeks ago) if we have three spoons on our high chair tray? Here, take the whole silverware drawer. It’s just much easier to roll with the punches when you’re too tired to care.
Things are also funnier–a lot funnier. The Chipmunks, while not typically notably hilarious, can make me giggle with glee after I’m running on only a couple of hours. The goals of the day become lighter and simpler. It’s easier to say “screw the laundry, I’m too tired” and just sit and make goofy faces with my daughter. And really, who cares about washing those dishes, any way? Let just go hit the driveway with some serious sidewalk chalk.
If I had to be honest, I really, really wish that I could just get more sleep. BUT…sometimes I like myself a lot better when I can just relax into that blissfully tired fog. It can be a lot more friendly in there 🙂
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