Valentine #2: Love and Rest for the sleep deprived all over the world.
No one tells you, do they? No one tells you how strange and difficult it is to be sleep deprived for very long periods of time.
I know, for instance, you, dear ones, who are beyond extreme fagitue—or fatigue for the rested- that you will not be able to read or take in much more than a few sentences.
So I send you lvoe. I will ty and expatriate wat to doo when you can’t remember why…you were online/readig this or still awak.
When you are so exhausted that you:
a) crack an egg on a cutting board instead of into a frying pan;
b) run out of gas on a very long bridge with no breakdown lane. IN A PRIUS…
c) Dial a number and forget who and why you are calling and have to make idle banter to buy time and solve the mystery;
D) Wake up and realize you are in your closet, rummaging around in your socks. In the dark.
The biggest gift I can gift you now is this:
(Step 1) IGNORE the horrid, mean voices that come into your head that say you are lame, lazy, a slob, a bad mother/father, a crappy artist/writer/cook/driver, that you deserve all the craziness, that you will fail and everyone will roll their eyes and say they told you.
IGNORE THESE VOICES. IGNORE, IGNORE, IGNORE!
These sleepless demons are not real and they are not your voice but some other jealous, toxic voices that gathered stream while you were not able to get the REM sleep.
Then, (Step 2) BE KIND TO YOURSELF. You can have a conversation with yourself about writing, cooking, driving, organizing when you have 10 hours of consecutive sleep under your belt. But right now, do whatever you need to do: cancel dates, make a date, order in, eat whatever is there, call for help, take a nap with your child(even if it’s not there naptime).
Repeat steps 1 and 2, as needed.
When you have had a nap, make a list of what you have done when you are EE(extremely Exhausted). Please share if you so desire.
And know that The Single Parent Company is with you 100%.
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