I can’t remember a time, in my adult life, when I wasn’t just a little bit tired. Can you? I try to get enough sleep, but still, by the afternoon, I’m beat. So when I stumbled onto an NPR Article that highlighted a study done by The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on tiredness, men vs. women, I just had to share. It basically found that women are more tired than men. Hmmm, interesting, right?!
The article says that the women in the 18-44 age group were about twice as likely to report feeling tired {16% of women vs. 9% of men}. NPR suggested that this is because women 18-44 are in their child-bearing years and that as they aged, the gap between men and women reporting that they were exhausted lessened. Now, I’m not trying to take anything away from you here boys, BUT, this does not surprise me one bit {read: Duh?}. All the women I know work their keisters off from sun up to sun down, and when you add a couple of children into the mix, woo-eee, it’s a recipe for sleep deprivation for sure.
So, ladies, it’s time to cut yourselves a little slack: Let the laundry pile up a bit, order a pizza for dinner tonight, and take a nap. Feel free to tell everyone Mavis told you to do it.
Happy Napping,
Mavis
What do YOU think, is the article right? Do you think women are more tired than men?
Madam Chow says
Amen, sister!
Helen in Meridian says
Aah, I see you are sleeping around again. Cut pj’s. I just got a text from Papa Murphy’s that has Tax Day Special Lg. Pepperoni Pizza for $5 limit 3. Cheap eats. Mention you got a text with this offer.
jubob says
i’m a little older than your age group buuut I cannot remember a time since children arrived that I wasn’t tired. I agree take a much deserved nap girls, even a powernap helps now and again.
Sharilyn says
Most women & men I know are always tiered these days- we are all parents to younger children. I think I am more physically exhausted than my husband because so much in my day is physical in nature – actual manual labour!
darlene says
Oh ya baby! You bet us girls are tired because we work constantly, sometimes doing multiple things at once.
Hubby gets the benefit of laying on the couch and falling asleep when he’s tired while I do the dishes, put away dinner, make plans for tomorrow, take care of the pets, make sure homework is done, baths are taken, etc.
It’s a never ending list of chores, but that’s why God made us so strong. He knew we would be tired and need it =)
Double Amen sista’!
darlene says
I forgot to mention that I have to do all of that after my 12 1/2 hour shift at the hospital. Girls rock. Just sayin’.
Ramona says
You put a smile on my face reading your blog. Wondering who is behind the camera for the pictures of you?
Mavis says
The Girl Who Thinks She’s a Bird takes most of them. 🙂