March 17, 2016

Need. More. Coffee.

Here we go again...I'm a zombie. Why the heck did I stay up so late? With squinted, burning eyes I roll out of bed to the sound of my baby boy crying. He has double ear infections, so no one is getting to sleep thru the night. I think to myself: before I had children I could have easily slept thru just about anything. Nowadays, I'm up at the crack of dawn and I awake to the faintest of sounds: pitter-patters across the floor, a child falling out of bed or even just standing over me. Creepy.

On this particular morning, after baby boy was situated with medicine and a bottle, I stumbled to the coffee pot only to find day-old-coffee. Imagine a 'roamer' from some awful zombie movie, "Must. Drink. Coffee." Desperate for a quick caffeine fix I didn't waste time brewing a fresh pot. The microwave was faster.

Being a parent has...given me super powers. My genes seriously mutated overnight. I now have the ligh-sleeper gene mutation. The truth is all parents gain some sort of super power. My wife...she has super Mom strength: after a trip to the grocery store, when we first started dating, she put the diaper bag over her shoulder, the baby on her hip and had like 10 bags of groceries in her other hand. "Laura, let me help you." "I got it" she said, with no sign of fatigue. These parental super powers we can can deplete upon a lack of sleep, so I need more coffee on some days to keep the powers activated. Because with out coffee I might collapse to the floor, one big pile of worthless dad.

When your kids fall asleep you need to make it your mission to hit the hay as quickly as you can. I feel like all parents know this, but it's easier said than done. Unfortunately when the kids fall asleep your job is not done. You have to get ready for the next day: make lunches, set out clothes, etc. You start to think about all the things you forgot to do earlier...and then start doing them. And don't forget quality time with your significant other. Before you know it, it's 1 am and you already know the next morning is going to be rough. Staying up late is easy, but forcing yourself to sleep at a decent hour is the hard part. After sleepless nights or making the bad decision to stay up too late, just remember there is coffee to keep your super powers activated. Don't be a worthless zombie.

Order yours today: click here

Free Shipping Promo Code: DadsMagee

No comments:

Post a Comment