April 2013 Moms
NBR. BFF sleep comments vent
Anyone else get annoyed when others complain about sleep to you who either don't have kids or the kids are older?
Yesterday my BFF, our 2yo and I made a 2 hr drive to an amusement park. My BFF works three 12 hr shifts in a row... My shift when I has only 1 kid. BFF got of work at 3am. We met at my house at 8:30. She states the trip talking about how exhausted she was. Really??? She then slept the drive there along with my 2 yo sleeping. We played till 5 and at that point I was exhausted. I, like usual, got around 4 hrs of sleep . We decided to head out and I asked if she wanted to drive home. She said no she planned to sleep bc she didn't get her normal 8 to 10 hrs. I mentioned joking that I would love that amount of sleep. She just laughed and said that I was used to functioning on no sleep and she wasn't bc she doesn't have kids. On the drive home she slept. At one point I pulled over to get caffeine. She woke to ask what I was doing. I told her I was trying not to fall asleep and that when I got home I was not going to be getting much rest with a 2 yr old taking a late nap and lo wanting wanting to nurse vs the bottle. She proceeded to go back to sleep. Omg I was and still am annoyed.
I still love her though as she comes by a few times a week to watch the kids why I grocery shop and she is my BFF. I'm just annoyed with the sleep comments.
Yesterday my BFF, our 2yo and I made a 2 hr drive to an amusement park. My BFF works three 12 hr shifts in a row... My shift when I has only 1 kid. BFF got of work at 3am. We met at my house at 8:30. She states the trip talking about how exhausted she was. Really??? She then slept the drive there along with my 2 yo sleeping. We played till 5 and at that point I was exhausted. I, like usual, got around 4 hrs of sleep . We decided to head out and I asked if she wanted to drive home. She said no she planned to sleep bc she didn't get her normal 8 to 10 hrs. I mentioned joking that I would love that amount of sleep. She just laughed and said that I was used to functioning on no sleep and she wasn't bc she doesn't have kids. On the drive home she slept. At one point I pulled over to get caffeine. She woke to ask what I was doing. I told her I was trying not to fall asleep and that when I got home I was not going to be getting much rest with a 2 yr old taking a late nap and lo wanting wanting to nurse vs the bottle. She proceeded to go back to sleep. Omg I was and still am annoyed.
I still love her though as she comes by a few times a week to watch the kids why I grocery shop and she is my BFF. I'm just annoyed with the sleep comments.
2nd EDD 02/01/13 - MC 5 1/2 weeks 6/5/12.
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Re: NBR. BFF sleep comments vent
Honestly I don't think it crosses people's minds about the lack of sleep parents get, and I don't think I would have considered it either before having my DD. My husband and brother seemed to be under the impression that I would be able to continue cooking full meals, cleaning, etc. I tried for a while but eventually had to tell them I couldn't do everything plus take care of DD all day while they sleep and all night while they work. DH helps out a lot now, but it was a huge adjustment for both of us!
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