Eulogy for a Toddler's Lost Nap

We're all suffering this loss. My laundry is suffering the most. But I know we're strong. I'll remember the good times Nap: You were there for me in 3-hour traffic and you were there for me when I was trying to finish reading Gone Girl. I loved you nap and I still love you. Thank you. Goodbye.
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1950's housewife with apron, napping on mid-sentury modern couch with Retro Hoover vacume cleaner
1950's housewife with apron, napping on mid-sentury modern couch with Retro Hoover vacume cleaner

Thank you for being here. I'd like to also thank Paul for bringing the dip, everyone please help yourselves. We all know how much this nap meant to me, to all of you. It was a chance to chat, to text, maybe wash a dish. But that's all gone now and it's time to pay our respects.

It was a good nap. It was a strong nap. I remember when we could set our watch to it. I had a chance to catch up on The Vampire Diaries, but now my DVR is full and you're not here Nap. It hurts.

I remember our first days together, when everyone told me to nap when the baby napped. I never listened, I guess I took for granted that our nap would be here forever. They told me the day would come when you'd be gone, Nap, but I wasn't ready. Are we ever ready to stop napping?

I knew the end was near when the two-hour snooze fest dwindled down to 25 minutes in the stroller. We still used those final days to get our grocery shopping done. But what now? What do we do without you? How do I watch "House Hunters" without you? How can I eat? I know the world will go on, but how can I without you Nap?

We're all suffering this loss. My laundry is suffering the most. But I know we're strong. I'll remember the good times Nap: You were there for me in 3-hour traffic and you were there for me when I was trying to finish reading Gone Girl. I loved you nap and I still love you. Thank you. Goodbye.

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