So you know how you sometimes leave a party with the excuse that you "need to take your nap?" And then the people at the party get all skeptical and think you just came up with the worst possible lie to leave the party? And then when you try to explain that you are actually planning on going home to nap, they aren't sure if you are a weirdo who needs daily naps or if you are just really good at lying?
Except this time, I'm actually telling the truth.
See, when I was in grade school I hated naps. I was the worst napper. Like, I was that one kid who couldn't stop talking or thinking or bothering the other kids. And since I was so stubborn and incredibly adorable, I always got out of having to nap. (Clearly, I was teachers' pet.) So when all the other bratty and obedient kids were forced to nap, I was allowed to read in the corner, just as long as I promised not to wake the other kids. I think now I'm making up for all my missed sleep from my childhood.
Or maybe I'm Benjamin Buttons and I'm aging backwards...who knows.
But looking back now, I'm embarrassed of my bad napping behavior. I don't understand how there was ever a time when I didn't appreciate them. How there was ever a point in my life where I refused to nap. If there was one thing I could tell the 4-year-old me, it would be to appreciate the sacred nap time. Even on those dumb uncomfortable blue cots. Even when you just want to beat up the other kids or stick things in their ears while they try to sleep. Even when you want quality time to suck up to the teacher. Because there is nothing greater than a good nap. And the sooner you learn that information, the sooner you'll become a less sleep-deprived, more stimulated person with more time and more energy to bother your friends.
You're welcome.
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