Go the F*** to Sleep
30 Aug 2011 Leave a Comment
in Family, kids Tags: books, Family, go the f to sleep, life, Motherhood, parenting, samuel l. jackson
Four children and countless hours spent staring into the dark thinking the very words of the title of this post. My oldest daughter was never a good sleeper. She didn’t nap well during the afternoon, so I thought naturally, she would go to sleep easier at night. Not so. Bedtime routine: bath, stories, prayers, songs, lavender lotion, soft music – you name it, I did it. All in the name of getting her to sleep. from 8:30 – 11pm, I would be in her room, holding her hand while she fell off to sleep.There I would be, in the room saying in my head, “Just go the F*** to sleep. Please!”.
Leave her in there by herself, you say? Ferberize her? Didn’t work either. Her father hated to hear her cry and would always intervene. Bedtime was a nightmare until she turned 4. Now she goes to sleep on her own…but she still stays up late.
When I heard Samuel L. Jackson’s telling of this classic parental nightmare and I was on the floor laughing for a good five minutes. I was actually ROTFLMAO’ing. I felt the need to share this glorious audio book with you. It’s not something you should read to your children. Seriously, did I really need to say that? Enjoy. And go the F*** to Sleep.
