STTN!

Its 12.30 am...you read that right "AM"....what??? Are u kidding me..? You dont know what 12.30 AM looks like...There can only be two explanations to that phenomenon...
A) You dont have kids...(Ah! The good life..!)
B) your kids STTN ( I could cuss you right now....but I have more important favor to ask.."Can u ask ur kids to come talk to mine!")...if you didnt get the Acronym...you for sure belong to the A category and should not be reading this post anyways!

If you are continuing to read...it can only mean one thing...you are already parents (lost case!)...or someday plan on becoming one...(Aah....my poor parenting virgins...you need therapy) but thats for a different post....for today....I will let you know...that "STTN" is the among the first "Acronyms" you will google/obsess about in your role as parents..

STTN- refers to sleeping through the night...and no...it doesnt refer to you sleeping through the night...trust me...having a kid..cures you of that..you can pretty much fall asleep...anywhere....
once your kids hits the bed....in fact you will most times fall asleep before your kid does! Now that my friend is 'being a parent"....But I digress...so back to STTN

STTN refers to your kids sleeping through the night...and most often than not..if you are actually googling or searching the net for such a terminology....I am certain....your kids are not STTN..it is this much coveted prize...and if u ask most parents..they will give up..Nobel Prizes...Emmys, Oscars to get their kids to STTN. Yes..its that big a deal...

I will let you in on an secret.....there must be a "murphy's law" on STTN....
If you ever tell anyone that your kid STTNs....then from that instant on...they will wake up atleast 3-4 times every night...
If you dont believe me..you are welcome to try it out for yourself...but let me go ahead and preface it with.."DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME!".....and more so with .."If you do decide to try this at home....make sure your husband is at home...that way he gets to be up with the kids...and you can continue to sleep!"
I have always believed its Karma....you know..the reason...the moment you celebrate and declare that your kids are giving you the gift of sleep...that they turn against you...

Its not the kids actually... Its all those sleepless mommy zombies out there sending these sleepless vibes your way...wishing you were in their shoes..actually probably wishing you were in their glider/ottoman..couch...floor...bed..with a boppy pillow propped under your twin sisters..and a baby latched on...and they...in your comfy bed!

And please...dont be surprised or hurt...lots of them are your friends....that have turned on you!...sleepless nights can do that to you!...you would pretty much do anything for a good night of sleep...stealing your friends sleep is probably the easy one on that.."I could do .."fill in the blank" for a good night's sleep!)
So....for all my STTN'ers out there...enjoy it ....and if you want to keep enjoying it...Zip it! Lock your trap...and throw away the key my friend!
Nighty nite!