When my son was still having night feeds
I thought I'd perfected the whole thing - with a bit of practice I'd discovered I could get from bed to son's room to armchair downstairs with son in tow, all without opening my eyes.

This way I didn't need to wake up fully - I could plug a bottle in to son whilst half asleep and drift off again whilst content gurgling went on.

I was really proud of this. I boasted to lots of people about my super-dad-abilities.

Then I managed to miss the top step, stepped out, landed halfway down the stairs on my arse and slid the rest of the way. Managed to hold on to son for most of it so he was OK, but I couldn't walk properly for weeks.

Sympathy from mates? None. None at all.
( chthonic, Thu 23 Jul 2009, 16:45, 1 reply)

I could do that too...
Woke up in the middle of the night once busting for a piss, shuffled off to the bog, no lights on, eyes closed trying not to lose my 'sleepyness', got to the loo, whipped it out, had a piss, then fell asleep standing up. The crack of my teeth on the pot seat woke me up. Now that was a shock and I make sure i'm always awake properly in future.
(Daisho Arseholes everywhere I turn., Thu 23 Jul 2009, 17:42, closed)