25 Memes About Being Sleep Deprived, Because It's Something Parents Know Too Well

To be fair, this is crucial info for the parents. When was the last time I slept? Ah, it must have been before the baby arrived.

Plus, there isn’t really an upper limit to that 30 chart. It continues into the 40s and beyond.

Maybe don’t ask about sleep, at least until the kid turns, like, 20. It’s just rough out there for the first few years.

If a new parent falls asleep in your company, just let them rest. It’s so needed.

Buddy the Elf is basically every parent. Maybe the secret to enduring sleep deprivation is his diet of candy and maple syrup?

Getting up in the morning after a long night only to fight to get the kids dressed and fed before the day is hard work. There is no shame in rising and not shining. Who can shine in those conditions?!

Have the researchers gathered enough data yet? It seems pretty clear that sleep is, in fact, essential, and every parent would like a little more of it.

Every parent has those nights where they lay their baby down to sleep, and it’s like they just know it’s going to be a long one. Which begs the question, do you just chug coffee now or try to enjoy your sleep in 30-minute increments?

This baby is right. Once you’re past the late-night feedings, you’re at the early morning wakeups, and then the 7 am soccer games, and before you know it you’ll be fighting with them to get out of bed every morning so they’re not late for high school.

Some days you wake up and immediately start a countdown until bedtime so you can go back to sleep. Then, after such a long day, the night flies right by.

Nope, that’s just my face. Those bags under my eyes are permanent. And, to be honest, I couldn’t even be bothered to spray in some dry shampoo today.

Sure, some banana bread would have been nice, but sleep is nicer. Plus, if you play your cards right, you can stay on the couch all night and let your partner deal with the late-night wakeups.

Do people actually wake up feeling refreshed? Is that a thing? Parents everywhere need to know your secrets.

Sure, they all tell you to sleep when the baby sleeps but get all up in arms when you haven’t showered in 5 days. Well, which is it?! You can’t have it both ways, people!

It's a good thing kids are so cute, because there's a 50 percent chance they're keeping us awake on purpose.

Do any parents even remember what a solid night of sleep is like? Imagine a world where you wake up to the sun shining into your room instead of a cry over the baby monitor.

There is a very good chance that babies are tiny Regina Georges in the making. Next thing you know they’ll be telling you that you can only wear leggings on Fridays.

You might be battered, bruised, and even a little emotionally broken, but those kids are finally in bed. Now is the time to rest up for another day ... tomorrow.

After kids, there is no “Netflix & Chill,” there is only “passing out 30 minutes into that movie you’ve been wanting to see for a year, but never had the chance to.” If you’re really romantic, it’s followed by “waking up to go to your bed without brushing your teeth or washing your face.”

Call it intuition, psychic abilities, or evidence-based research. This is the kind of tired that is going to take years to bounce back from.

If this is accurate, everyone in the family is now a toddler. It’s like a weird version of Hunger Games at that point. May the odds be ever in your favor.

Oh, and you’re in charge of other children now. Isn’t that a trip?

Why is this so true, though? It takes kids so long to really understand that sleeping in is a true luxury.

Patience can wear a little thin after that third or fourth trip. Here’s a refreshingly realistic look at how to get your toddler to stay in their big kid bed in just 102 super-simple steps.

And the odds that your child will stay put so you can rest? Almost zero.