One of the things you have to get used to as a parent is sleep deprivation and one mum in particular is having great fun with that at the moment.
Rachel, who is behind the ‘Toilets Aren’t For Turtles’ blog, is having trouble getting her “two year old party animal” into bed and off to the land of nod.
Her most recent post reveals a number of reasons that her toddler has given her for not being asleep and some of them are brilliant.
Here are a few of our favourites:
- “He is too cold. He needs more covers. But not those covers. Different covers. Ones that we don’t own. Let’s go to the shop and buy new covers.
- “The trampoline is lonely and wants him to jump on it.”
- “He has the giggles and cannot stop laughing like a crazy little drunk person, then starts crying, also like a crazy little drunk person.”
- “His painting is too wet. He needs to go and check on it to make sure it is drying OK by itself.”
- “Mummy is too cross for him to sleep.”
- “His Band-aid fell off. Yesterday.”
- “He needs just one more sip of water. But from the tap. No, not that tap. The one with the hose in the backyard.”
Rachel, who also has a four-year-old daughter, lives in Australia and explains that her blog (
check it out here) is dedicated to the more colourful moments of parenthood.
The ‘About Me’ section explains: “A sweary mum of two preschoolers, getting through each day thanks to coffee, sarcasm and sensible shoes.
“Toilets aren't for Turtles is a tongue-in-cheek blog about the ridiculous, absurd and WTF moments of parenting!”
We're sure you can relate! Let us know the bedtime excuses your little ones have given in the Facebook comments or on Twitter (@HerFamilydotie). 
