Everyone has something that they are completely serious about and dedicated to. For some people that is their careers, they can’t leave work, you try to have a conversation with them and it always ends up being about their job. Some people they are completely dedicated to their family and every time you talk to them all you hear about is their parents, their siblings, their children, and even their pets. Then there are the people that you try to call and they just never answer. Then when they call you back, you always get the same response, “Sorry I was sleeping.” This is the life of a professional napper. While people are dedicated to all sorts of things, they are dedicated to their sleep.
You will soon be used to receiving the “Sorry I was sleeping” text…
Professional nappers have a way with falling asleep. They don’t know when it will happen. It comes out of nowhere and hits them like a train. You will get used to receiving this text message and professional nappers will send you the same apology a thousand times, but they will mean it every time. It’s not like they fall asleep on you on purpose, it just comes naturally to them.
You will never get used to the number of times you hear “Oh my gosh, I am so tired…”
It’s not like your boring, professional nappers are just always tired. You could be doing the most interesting thing and professional nappers will still be tired. They would never intentionally be tired during an activity that you guys have been planning out for weeks. It just comes naturally to them. Napping is life.
The phrase, “It's what time?!” often comes out of their mouth…
The disorientation that comes from napping is unreal. You think you lay down for five minutes and next thing you know it has been five hours. Professional nappers don’t realize how much time they actually spend napping in comparison to how long they are awake.
Even if they are hungry, they will always choose sleep over food…
Napping is life.Nothing will ever come between a professional napper and their sleeping patterns. Not even food. They just tell themselves that they can eat when they wake up. Then when they wake up and the dining hall is closed, they just go back to sleep realizing that there is always breakfast.
You will hear “I’m late because I was napping” more times than you can imagine…
Professional nappers often tell themselves that they have longer to sleep than they actually do. They tell themselves that they have twenty more minutes when they should actually get up and get ready to go. Then they find themselves being late for everything. There is never any other reason they are late besides taking a nap.
If you play with their hair or scratch their back, don’t expect them to stay awake to hang out with you…
Nothing puts a professional napper to sleep faster than when you play with their hair or scratch their back. Once you start doing one of these things, don’t expect them to be awake for much longer. It’s no offense to you, they would just rather be sleeping and your making them feel comfortable and safe.
Don’t be offended when they cancel plans to take a nap…
Professional nappers sometimes cancel plans that they have with you to take a nap instead. Don’t take this personally; they know they would be grumpy without their nap, so you wouldn’t want to be with them anyway. Just be understanding and reschedule. Professional nappers know when they need their sleep and you definitely do not want to mess with that.
Professional napping is a way of life. It’s not something that everyone can handle and it’s not something that everyone takes part in. It’s an art.It’s a way of life. I am proud to call myself a professional napper. Everyone is dedicated to something and I am proud to announce that I am dedicated to my sleep.
