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August 17, 2008
The Mom Diaries
Day 17: My captor continues to torment me using her favorite method, that of sleep deprivation. I can see why it's her favorite as it effects every part of me, mentally and physically. My days are filled with miserable hours of simply waiting for nighttime to return. I see many opportunities of productivity around me - dirty floors, laundry, a crochet project, but I cannot expend the energy. She will require many diaper changes and meals between now and bedtime. I must preserve my energy for those. In fact, she seems even more demanding than before.
Her torment is performed using a most brilliant vocal maneuver. I'm reminded of the Sirens & the mythical affect they had on sailors. Her vocals may not be as pleasant, but they are certainly as powerful. Strangely, and I must contemplate this further when strength returns, these vocals only effect the female of the species. Does she set the tone to be specific to females, or are the male's ears formed differently allowing them to sleep thru? It only adds to my despair to know that I am being singled out.
Another thing I must contemplate is how she herself is able to survive the sleep loss. It's a remarkable phenomenon that I must present to NASA. I've tried the medical profession, but they seem singularly unimpressed by her ability and unconcerned with the effect on me. In fact, the man I spoke with stated he had 4 such tormentors in his own home. How can this be? How have we survived as a species? Is it possible to adjust and live normally, and if so, how? I must research this. After a nap.
I've plied her with many sleep-inducing comforts. Tasty medicines, a dark room, a comfortable bed, a warm blanket, a white noise machine. I've even let her have a sucking device known as a pacifier, something I swore I would never let her sleep with a few months ago. Did you catch that? "Let her." It would seem at one point I considered myself in charge of this tormenter. Clearly that is not the case as I am utterly at her mercy. Is that why she began the torture - to establish her authority? If so, I am doomed. She must realize that given an adequate amount of sleep, I will regain my control. I'm quite sure it is her goal to never let that happen.
| By Wifeepoo | 6:06 AM
Comments
LOL!!
You kill me.
Posted by: Jenn at August 17, 2008 10:35 PM
