WHY I was Dreaming of Sleep
It started when my son (2nd child — also known as “That One”) was a few months old. My wife and I had been running on an average of 2-3 hours of sleep per night for over a year because our kids are 13½ months apart. And no, we didn’t plan it that way. 😒 I had the nighttime feeding shift.
It was about 2:30am and I was holding my son while he sucked down a bottle of warmed-up breast milk when it happened. I nodded off. I was out.
Then, I started dreaming. In the dream, I saw myself. In bed. Sleeping. Peacefully. Then I woke up. Still in the chair. Son still sucking away on that bottle. I’d been out for maybe 5-10 seconds. But, oh how I wanted to go back to that dream world. That beautiful, serene world where I was sleeping for real. Nope. Not a chance.
Must. Stay. Awake.
But, then it hit me: I just fell asleep and had a dream about sleeping! Huh? Now that’s tired.
So, whether you’re a new Dad, in the thick of it, or laughing (out of earshot) as your own kids stumble through the process of raising your grandkids, come sleepwalk with me through this journey I call Dadhood. Fathers are one thing, but Dads make the difference.
This is one game you’re probably not going to get a trophy for, but participation is KEY!
To succeed in any aspect of life, we all need a coach. Someone who’s been there before, knows the course, the obstacles that pop up suddenly and how to avoid them. Everyone’s journey is different, but so much is similar. So, allow me to lay out the map, so to speak, of my path through this minefield and perhaps help you avoid some of the same mistakes.
Dads are SO important in a child’s life — more so than we’ve been led to believe the past 20+ years. Thanks for accepting the job. Now strap in and let’s go!
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While I was Dreaming of Sleep 