1. Hello, friends. You know who you are. You’re vibrant! You’re young! You’re full of joie de vivre! And…you like to be in bed really, really early.
2. Let’s start with the basics: Your definition of «early» is different than other people’s. While for some midnight might be a good bedtime, realistically you’re aiming for 10, or even better, 9.
It’s just who you are.
3. Obviously, you’re not fun to be around when you’re out late. Some might even say you’re cantankerous.
But it’s not YOUR fault you’d rather be in bed.
4. And really, all you can do is watch your clock and count the precious minutes that you could be sleeping tick by.
Tick tock!
5. So in your head, you start to calculate the earliest you can possibly leave without seeming totally awful.
6. In the past, you used to be an artiste when it came to making creative excuses to get out of social situations that were running late.
«Yeah, I have a doctor’s appointment…at 9 p.m….»
7. But now you’re a seasoned veteran, so you really DGAF — you just get the hell out of there.
Bye!!!
8. So of course you’re a BIG fan of the good old-fashioned Irish exit.
If no one sees you leave, were you even there?
9. That means at this point your friends know better than to expect you to stay out very late with them.
Keep it.
11. Also, you really don’t care when your friends make fun of you for ducking out early or not showing up at all.
Like that even bothers you.
12. And you’re PROBABLY known as the «mom» or «grandma» of your friend group.
It’s really a badge of honor, TBH.
13. Because really, what good is there in being out late? NOTHING GOOD HAPPENS.
Your mom was right about this.
14. A club? Drinks? Dancing? Lots of people? NOPE! NONE OF IT!
It sounds like hell.
15. You really question the sanity of your friends who DO like going out and staying out late. Are they crazy?!
HOW COULD THEY POSSIBLY BE HAVING FUN.
16. Because really, nothing is more important than getting your crucial eight hours of sleep.
NOTHING.
17. And in addition to all that sleep, you’d rather be enjoying a book or your favorite show on Netflix before you hit the hay (very early, of course).
18. Not to mention the fact that unlike the rest of your friends, you wake up REFRESHED and REJUVENATED in the morning, ready to take on the day.
Can’t beat that.
19. Here’s to going to bed early, AND BEING PROUD OF IT.
