There are three things that are certain in life: death, taxes, and parents being fucking exhausted. As soon as your offspring emerges from the womb your life as a parent becomes one of little to no sleep. I've been tired for three and a half years.
Kids have all the energy in the world; sometimes it feels like their body just naturally produces crystal meth because they're all over the place and rarely stop. Between the long nights in the baby stage to the just continuous chasing that goes on during the toddler stage almost any parent is just always tired.
A rare few can function at 100% on less than ideal sleep. My dad wakes up at like 430am naturally after staying up late and just powers through work like a champ. I'm like 90% sure he's just a Terminator that just decided to be a CPA instead of kill John Connor. The rest of us, we gotta get those extra Z's in any way we can. You've gotta get …show more content…
That's the pro dad nap. I used to laugh when either of my grandpas would seemingly pass out (again my dad is a fucking cyborg who doesn't require sleep), but now I just realize that they were staying ahead of the game.
I rode the sleep struggle bus for the longest time when I was indoctrinated into the world of fatherhood. Pre-child I was still in college and therefore able to stay up late and sleep until 1pm. Night owl life has been my thing, and I've never been much of a morning person so that adjustment truly still has a ways to go.
Throughout my sleep deprivation journey perfecting the craft of the dad nap has been essential for survival. Kids are 24/7; as I mentioned previously their energy level is only matched by crack heads; you'll never ever be at 100% again, but you've gotta do everything you can to tip the scales somewhat in your favor. That's where the dad nap comes
Kids have all the energy in the world; sometimes it feels like their body just naturally produces crystal meth because they're all over the place and rarely stop. Between the long nights in the baby stage to the just continuous chasing that goes on during the toddler stage almost any parent is just always tired.
A rare few can function at 100% on less than ideal sleep. My dad wakes up at like 430am naturally after staying up late and just powers through work like a champ. I'm like 90% sure he's just a Terminator that just decided to be a CPA instead of kill John Connor. The rest of us, we gotta get those extra Z's in any way we can. You've gotta get …show more content…
That's the pro dad nap. I used to laugh when either of my grandpas would seemingly pass out (again my dad is a fucking cyborg who doesn't require sleep), but now I just realize that they were staying ahead of the game.
I rode the sleep struggle bus for the longest time when I was indoctrinated into the world of fatherhood. Pre-child I was still in college and therefore able to stay up late and sleep until 1pm. Night owl life has been my thing, and I've never been much of a morning person so that adjustment truly still has a ways to go.
Throughout my sleep deprivation journey perfecting the craft of the dad nap has been essential for survival. Kids are 24/7; as I mentioned previously their energy level is only matched by crack heads; you'll never ever be at 100% again, but you've gotta do everything you can to tip the scales somewhat in your favor. That's where the dad nap comes