Not All Kids Sleep Anywhere

I have to face it I don’t have that kid. The kind of kid who falls asleep anywhere, the kind who actually sleeps on red eyes and long hauls. Nope my kid is the one who passes out half-way through lunch from utter exhaustion.

On our connecting flight, I literally gave him a fork of food, look away to get more, look back, and his eyes are closing. I had to check he didn’t still have food in his mouth. And just like that he’s out cold. I kept checking that he was still breathing he was that passed out.


Originally written in a private journal on June 11, 2016.