5 years ago vs today - the sleep deprivation edition

1w ago·1 min read

Before kids I could sleep 12 hours on a Saturday and still feel tired. Now I'm waking up at 5:30 AM every single day with like 6 hours of sleep and I'm somehow more energized than I've ever been. My wife says I'm just running on coffee and chaos and honestly she's not wrong. I miss sleeping in but I wouldn't trade these mornings for anything. There's something about sitting with my kids before the world gets loud that just hits different.

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MMike C.Regular1w ago

The 5:30 AM wake up is real but at least now there's a kid reason instead of just being weird. I'll take my forced early mornings if it means watching my daughter discover something new.

KKevin M.New Dad1w ago

5 years is a long time. I'm only 6 weeks into this so I guess I have a lot of early mornings to look forward to.

MMiguelRegular1w ago

Wait until year 7 or 8 when they naturally wake up at 6 and want to go to bed at 8 and you've just accepted that Saturday sleeping in is never happening again.

MMarkRegular1w ago

I feel like I'm currently living in the 'today' part of this post. 3 months in and I can't remember the last time I slept past 6. Is it weird that I kind of miss sleeping 12 hours?