From Night Owl to 5am Guy - Never Thought I'd Be This Person

3d ago1 min read

Honestly man, before kids I was the guy staying up till 2am gaming and sleeping till noon on weekends. Now I'm up at 5 every morning and I actually LIKE it. There's something about having coffee while everything's quiet before the chaos starts. I miss sleeping in sometimes for sure, but I don't miss feeling like a zombie half the day. My whole schedule flipped and I thought I'd hate it but turns out I'm way more productive and less anxious. Weird what having a 2 year old does to your priorities I guess.

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TTom P.Regular3d ago

Texas dad with three under five here and yeah, I'm usually up at 5 too because that's when the chaos starts. It's weird how your body just shifts once you have kids.

RRob K.Regular3d ago

Same thing happened to me. Never thought I'd be a 5am person but there's something about that quiet time before the kids get up. You get stuff done and actually feel human.

BBrandonNew Dad2d ago

Man I feel this in my bones. Used to be able to sleep till 10am easy. Now I'm up at 5 or 5:30 naturally and I don't even fight it anymore. The weird part is I'm not even tired. Kid's internal clock just reset mine somehow.

TTravis N.Regular2d ago

This is wild to me because I still try to stay up late but now I'm just exhausted instead of productive. Can't win either way it seems.

JJosh H.New Dad2d ago

Same here brother. The 2am gaming sessions are now memories. But honestly once you adjust to the early schedule it's kind of nice having that quiet time before everyone wakes up. Coffee hits different at 5am.

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