Thursday, June 16, 2011

Go the F*ck to Sleep

So I stumbled upon this today and I immediately thought of one person: my mother.

Could it be that she used to read to me in bed to get me to fall asleep? Maybe it was because she used to put up with everything this story says children do when they are being read to (anything but falling asleep).

Or

It could be that I pictured here having one of her giggle fits when she can't breath and has no control of her limbs are they fly around her body. It's one of those fits where you'd be scared she may piss her pants. My imitations of Billy Bob Thorton from "Sling Blade" (Mustard...mhmm) used to do it. Most recently on the drive out here Branson, Missouri did the trick (we all know how much of a laughter gold mine that place was).

So - I'll say it was because of the latter. My mom loves children - loves them to death, but she also has an amazing sense of humor. Trust me, once you get her giggling, you're in for the long haul. But anyway, I found this today and it immediately made ME laugh obnoxiously, so I can only hope, and imagine what it'll do to my mother (something good I hope).

So kick back, relax, and let the soothing sounds of Samuel L. Jackson take you on a journey...

4 comments:

  1. The link isn't working - I am so sad!

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  2. OK, so I found it online, and got about 2 1/2 minutes to play - I think I wet my pants!!! I am laughing so hard I can barely breathe, and my face is saturated with tears from the laughter.

    Well, Drew, I don't know that I ever muttered the sentiment out loud, but I will be honest enough to say I thought it more than once!!! You were NOT the easiest baby to get to sleep . . . we had our routine of reading and singing . . . and then trying to get you into the crib (until you learned to crawl out of it), or bed.

    But, I wouldn't trade a minute of it, as I think of you cuddled in my lap, in the rocking chair in your room. It was blissful - but sometimes more blissful once you went the f**k to sleep!

    ieyu, ilys!

    THANKS FOR THE GIGGLES!!!

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  3. Thanks, Drew, for reposting it - I am still howling! My favorite pages:
    the one where the mouse is asleep in front of the grass, the one that starts off with the lions and the cubs, and the last one is the one with the tigers.

    This is PRICELESS! And, I will need to get copies for any new parents I know!!!

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  4. Drew,

    I remember the a few nights before my wedding. Your mother was up with you trying to get you to sleep. I was coughing because I had pneumonia and plerosy. Your mother kept saying "Go the Fuck to sleeeep!" I am not sure if she was talking to you or me. Hmmm . . . will we ever know???

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