By Joanna McClanahan of Ramblin’ Mama
I’ve always loved naps. They cure a variety of ailments and make us all a little less murdery. If everyone made time for naps, the world would be a better place. We’d probably have world peace by now.
Since having kids, naps have become much more elusive. Sleep is in short supply. We’re all tired all the time. And kids, for reasons I will never understand, fight against naps with every fiber of their being. It’s hard to nap when at least one kid is always awake and yelling.
But here are tweets from some of the funniest people on Twitter, who understand the beautiful luxury of naps:
Me: *wakes up*
Me: I need a nap— Christian Delgrosso (@christiand) May 30, 2016
M: I’m taking a nap, only wake me if it’s an emergency
6: Like what?
M: A fire or blood
6: OK
*3 min later*
6: THE BANANAS AREN’T RIPE
— Amy Dillon (@amydillon) June 29, 2015
Naps, the original life hack:
1) Sad? There’s a nap for that.
2) Tired? There’s a nap for that.
3) Angry? There’s a nap for that.— The Cultured Ruffian (@CulturedRuffian) June 1, 2016
When I say “Sorry, I have plans”, this is what I have planned pic.twitter.com/CqhHKpBvLk
— Bitch Code 💅🏻 (@TheTumblrPosts) October 2, 2015
When I was young, I wasn’t as lazy as I am now. It’s hard living with this much regret about the naps not taken.
— Housewife of Hell (@HousewifeOfHell) January 27, 2017
Why do they always have 5K runs for charity? Just once, couldn’t they have a sit for charity or nap for charity?
— Kent Graham (@KentWGraham) August 26, 2016
Some days I want to time travel back to pregnant me and whisper, “Go take a nap. This is your last chance!”
— MyQuestionableLife (@2questionable) January 19, 2017
Parenting multiple kids is mostly just trying to keep the awake ones quiet enough that the sleeping ones stay asleep.
— Cray at Home Ma (@cray_at_home_ma) January 20, 2017
I wish someone wanted me to nap as desperately as I want my toddler to nap. #parenting
— Why all these kids? (@whyallthesekids) May 20, 2015
toddler *running around the house screaming while wife is taking a nap*
me *tackles him* Are you trying to get us all killed?— Josh (@iwearaonesie) February 22, 2017
My 4yo stopped taking naps and now I can’t stop listening to Adele breakup songs and crying.
— The Glad Stork (@TheGladStork) January 4, 2017
I knew her rock star lifestyle would catch up with her eventually. pic.twitter.com/D8ZFhieS2l
— James Breakwell (@XplodingUnicorn) December 23, 2015
Parenting tip: Tell your kids, “I’ll give you each 5 bucks if you shut up for an hour while I take a nap.”
— Abe Yospe (@Cheeseboy22) September 3, 2015
I chaperoned a field trip to the planetarium today. Which basically meant I got to take a nap under the guise of being a good mom.
— Foxy Wine Pocket (@FoxyWinePocket) November 6, 2014
I didn’t see Fast & Furious over the weekend, but I drove a toddler home on the brink of sleep an hour past naptime, so I got the gist of it
— The ParentNormal (@ParentNormal) April 6, 2015
Whelp. Hubby let 3 y.o. take a nap at 5:30 while I was gone. I’ll be live tweeting from the twilight zone at 2 am tonight.
— Julie Burton (@ksujulie) February 5, 2013
When you take a nap and sleep longer than you expected pic.twitter.com/Qx5xxSXbA5
— no (@tbhjuststop) April 8, 2015
People say “go big or go home” as if going home is a bad thing? Like hell yeah I wanna go home, and I’m gonna take a nap when I get there.
— Devin Physique (@devinphysique) November 16, 2015
And for those of you who do get to nap regularly, here’s to you living the dream.
Literally.