Tell me you're a tired parent without telling me you're a tired parent

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Copied from a Facebook post I saw but the responses were funny so thought I'd ask here!

Today I played "sleeping bunnies" multiple times just for a 10 second rest on the floor where I could close my eyes

Oh god, lougle, hope she's ok?

I genuinely enjoyed having my third degree tear repaired in theatre.

^^°
you win!

Outside all day on a survey. Came back to the office and sat on the sofa with a cup of tea to warm up. Woke up 2 hours later.

@Florencenotflo

Went into work today to grab some post. I went to get my id badge out of my pocket and had the following items: 2 hair clips Half a rice cake A toy mobile phone A barbie shoe 2 pebbles A small stick

Were you wearing a child's coat.

Used to play hide n seek for hours with DC when they were around 5 and 3, with a strategically placed cot mattress under the spare bed...

I talk utter shite when my kids come and wake me up. I'm so exhausted I think I'm essentially sleep talking even though I think I'm awake.

Came downstairs to find DS2 fully dressed and looking expectant for the 'brain scan' I'd told him to go and get ready for. Nope, no idea. No brain scans happening, no hospital appointments imminent and no neurology issues (except maybe my brain being broken from tiredness) identified in any of us 🤷‍♀️

Filled the car with diesel... while the engine was running.

Went for a pre-booked massage 45 mins away whilw in early labour (waters broke and contractions) with DC3. Was so determined I was having that massage. Didn't tell DH about waters til I got home.

DH has spent the whole day on the sofa with a tummy bug feeling terrible... i am insanely jealous!

Put glitter glue pens in a cup this morning and put it straight in the fridge. Realized what I was doing and moved it to the medicine cupboard. Finally snapped out of it and transported them back home to the art cupboard whilst the family looked on a bit alarmed

It's 2.38am and I'm reading MN....

Just begged my husband to do the school run (he works from home) in the morning so I can get an extra 25 minutes before toddler wakes up… so tired but now but can’t sleep!

My mother forwarded me an article about managing insomnia when ds was 3 months old and I was back at work. It focused a lot on not lying in bed when you felt tired but getting on with your day. I made her shadow me for a week, like threatened to never speak to her again unless she did everything I did. It was genuine madness on my part but she got the message.

More recently before lateral flow tests were a thing I was working away from home, doing hellish shifts. Work took out temps before we set off from rhe hotel and I dreamed of getting the spike that meant 2 days in a hotel room with someone delivering food. Everyone was more scared of covid then but I dared not dream of a couple of weeks like that.

@WilsonandNoodles we have started doing this!

We pay for overnight childcare (family member) and find a reasonably priced hotel for the night once a month just so we can sleep and have a lie in.

I’ve often tried to adjust the sound settings of my little people using the volume control buttons on my steering wheel, getting annoyed when nothing happens!

Today closed my eyes while washing my hands and afterwards thought ‘ooh that was nice!’

DH found the cheese in a kitchen cupboard earlier,..

@MollyBloomYes

I talk utter shite when my kids come and wake me up. I'm so exhausted I think I'm essentially sleep talking even though I think I'm awake.

Came downstairs to find DS2 fully dressed and looking expectant for the 'brain scan' I'd told him to go and get ready for. Nope, no idea. No brain scans happening, no hospital appointments imminent and no neurology issues (except maybe my brain being broken from tiredness) identified in any of us 🤷‍♀️

This is brilliant!

Ooh I’ve done lots of these! Tapped Oyster card on my front door once.

Also remember a BLISSFUL visit to family planning to get a coil inserted. 15 mins of actual lying down plus extra time with no one jumping on my head in the waiting room. Amazing

Had an appointment where i had to confirm my name and dob

Completely forgot both!

My name is spelt incorrectly on DD's birth certificate.

I remember standing in the supermarket with a large bag of rice (5kg) and absentmindedly cradled it as I rocked side to side…

That was in the early months when the sleep deprivation was the worst.
I was waiting for a bus alone, it was late, I was frustrated, tired and just wanted to sit down and go home. When it finally came I had to stand up because was full.
I thought I’m gonna just close eyes for a second and then I don’t know after how long I suddenly woke up and realised that I was swinging side to side and quietly singing like when I’m rocking my son.

Called the doctor to register the baby. They told me to fill in a form on their website. Got a call the next day from a very nice but confused lady at a doctors surgery with a similar name on the other side of the country asking why I’d tried to register with them, and why I’d entered DC’s date of birth in the future. Not only had I got the wrong doctor, I’d forgotten my 2 week old baby’s date of birth…

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Half asleep and wittering nonsense trying to wake up. Who's idea was it? Why are you purple ? Stop fighting ? Lobster bermidor? What? Oh and I managed to cook a chicken upside down once and was puzzled as to why there was hardly any chicken. 😂😂

In the basement doing the laundry, took two big fluffy very warm white towels straight from the tumble dryer. I just had to wrap myself in them, lie down and go to sleep, blissfully unaware of the washing machine and tumble still running 60 cm from my head.