Comments on: Sleep Ain’t Just for Suckas Anymore

By: Leigh Shulman

Leigh Shulman — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 13:11:36 +0000

I stopped sleeping about a month into getting pregnant. Not just getting up to go to the bathroom, I’d just find myself waking up in the middle of the night. Sitting there. Not stressed. Just awake. Then with a newborn. Then a child who didn’t sleep through the night until she was almost three, I didn’t have a full night’s sleep for almost three years straight.

It literally made me crazy. A person cannot function. It also lead to a breakdown of my health on so many levels. Finally, I had no choice but to take a huge step back from everything in my life just so I could get sleep.

What happened in my particular situation is not unique. I know so many moms who are torn is so many directions. We worry about working at home, staying at home, part time, kids in school, house clean, nutritious meals, will my career ever be the same, will I ever do enough, am i giving my kids enough attention, do they have enough playdates, presents, how should i teach them to be bilingual, my boss hates it when i take off bc they’re sick, now i’m sick and have to go in anyway.

And I think many women, single or not, with or without, have dialogue of a similar pattern in their heads. Sleep, yoga, relaxing and being in the moment can actually quell this tide of “I shoulds.”

So kudos to you and Naomi Wolf for putting the spotlight on it!

By: Ekaterina

Ekaterina — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 12:24:43 +0000

In fact, your article promted me to finish my post on feminism sooner than I planned:) And it gave me some more ideas. I like this nap thing, really.

http://robbiewilliamsandme.blogspot.com/2010/02/more-on-feminism-or-how-women-of-today.html

By: Ekaterina

Ekaterina — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 08:56:55 +0000

ha-ha-ha, – hilarious!
Oh how much I agree with everything you say here! I am writing a post myself about feminism at this moment, arguing that it’s just hard to be a feminist these days. And yep, while reading about all these powerful women who manage to achieve everything and still look great, – I also feel the feeling of fatigue coming up.
Oh, I love naps!

By: joshywashington

joshywashington — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 06:01:09 +0000

Wolf is one of my fav voices, period.
I joke that sleeping is my favorite things to do. I love the sleeping but I love the waking up and languidly stretching more…granted for most of my adult like I have been lucky enough to be able to sleep in, and wake at my own pace…I think this makes all the difference in the world…

Great post chica linda

By: Abbie

Abbie — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 04:41:01 +0000

I am a big fan of sleep as well, and you pose a great argument… maybe I would be more efficient if I could catch a few more zzz’s instead of staying up late to get it all done!