Nov 14 2020
I’m reviewing the Purple Mattress, and I’m doing so in a nontraditional way because I’m a nontraditional person in nontraditional circumstances. Sleep has been a struggle for me since having kids. I’m a single Dad to three kiddos on the autism spectrum, and when they don’t sleep, I don’t sleep. Frankly, even when they do …
Nov 13 2020
The kids don’t have school today and that means less distraction for me. At the same time, that means less distraction for them as well. Unfortunately, that also means I’m going to have to run interference because they’re likely to get on each other’s nerves. I need to accomplish a couple of things today and …
Nov 11 2020
It’s been a frustrating day for me and if there was a circus nearby, I might have just run away and joined it. The day started out rough and it just went downhill from there. Actually, it was a rough night prior because Emmett struggled to sleep and literally glued himself to me and that …
Nov 01 2020
It’s not a secret that I struggle with sleep. Most autism and special needs parents struggle with sleep. I’m simply following that same unwritten rule that we must constantly function while chronically sleep deprived. Anyway, I had the best night of sleep last night. My sleep score was in the 80’s and I woke up …
Oct 28 2020
Parents often struggle with sleep, especially when their kids are younger. Parents of special needs kids struggle with sleep all the time. I’m one of those parents. If I had it my way, I’d be in bed at 10pm every night and sleep straight through until 7am. Unfortunately, my kids don’t cooperate with that. They …
Oct 17 2020
I had an awful nights sleep last night. Emmett woke up at some point and climbed into my bed. My bed is a huge and he literally has to cling to me like if he let go, I’d disappear. I’m reviewing a brand new king size Purple 4 Hybrid matter with 4 inches of Purple …
Jan 29 2018
Lizze and I are facing a growing challenge when it comes to putting the boys to bed at night and having them go to sleep. Elliott and Emmett went from falling asleep within about thirty minutes of laying down, to being up until midnight almost every single night. This started during Christmas break for some …
Feb 27 2017
Let me tell you about my favorite way to start the new week. By favorite I mean the absolutely worst way to begin the week cause it sets a tone that seems to follow me through the rest of it. Picture this, the boys are in bed, and I just hit the Walgreens to pick …
