Sleep Deprivation Made Me Do It

“I put ice-cream in the pantry once instead of back in the fridge, and looked for it for all day,” —Laura H.

“I would try to make phone calls with the TV remote.” —Marie V.

“We were going to some fancy-schmancy event (can’t remember where exactly). Needless to say, we were all dressed up—hair, makeup, etc.—and we drove to the event and I had to tell my husband to go back home…I had left without any shoes!” —Shelby B.

“I found my keys in the freezer.” —Stacey D.

“I was napping with the baby and my older children asked if they could go outside. Half asleep, I insisted they walk the fish first.”’ —Denise W.

“I once poured pumped breast milk in hubby’s cereal. And used formula in place of flour for gravy.” —Samantha R.

“I tried to scramble eggshells after cracking the eggs into the trash.” —Nanci S.

“One night I was so tired that I actually went to go to the bathroom and nearly used my 2-year-old’s potty chair!”—Sara B. “I put hand sanitizer on my toothbrush. Thank goodness I realized what I was doing.” —Susan P.

“I was talking to my honey on his lunch break while trying to find my cell phone. I kept telling him I couldn’t find my phone. He asked, ‘Aren’t you on it?!’ I was.” —Heather M.

"I put my purse in the fridge and the milk in the cabinet.. I didn't catch it until about 5 hours later." —Kate J.

"I love when I go to a room in the house with a specific purpose in mind and then get there and have no idea why I'm there. But I guess that happens whether I'm sleep deprived or not, LOL!" —Jessica B.

"Tried to unlock my front door with the keyless entry for my car." —Calleah K.

"Walked out of the house with 2 different shoes on, one black one brown. didn't realize it till we got to the restaurant!" —Britni R.

"True story: I went in for my checkup with my OB, went to the bathroom for the urine sample, and totally forgot to pee in the cup. Cup was in hand, I just forgot to use it." —Sarah S.

"I made a phone call and completely forgot who I was calling." —Elisa H.

"While nursing our babies together in the mother's room at church, my friend told me she tried taking her eye make-up off with nail polish remover!! It took her a minute to figure out why it burned...ouch!!" —Melissa L.

" I slathered hair conditioner all over my face thinking it was my face wash!" —Sarah M.

"On a college math test I put that 2+4= -5 My math teacher called me into her office and said that she "can tell that I know what I am doing, I just can't add or subtract". Ya I felt pretty dumb!" —Brittney K.

"After my first was born my husband and I were in bed asleep in the middle of the night. He woke me up to ask me where our son was (because I had been previously nursing him) and I said right here while starting to hand over the baby. However, there was no baby in my arms! I had feed him and already laid him back in bed but completely forgot I had done so : ) Yeah, we laugh and tell this story all the time." —Ashley C.