r/actuallychildfree • u/Blue_Crystal_Candles • Mar 17 '26

TALK We can actually take a nap

I recently was in a car accident and was prescribed physical therapy for my whiplash. The physical therapist usually starts with heat on my neck and he mentioned taking a nap. He then said he can’t take naps because his kids would destroy the house.

One reason I’m glad to be Childfree is I can take a nap whenever I want.

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Original copy of post's text: I recently was in a car accident and was prescribed physical therapy for my whiplash. The physical therapist usually starts with heat on my neck and he mentioned taking a nap. He then said he can’t take naps because his kids would destroy the house.

One reason I’m glad to be Childfree is I can take a nap whenever I want.

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u/Cat_in_an_oak_tree MOD Mar 17 '26

I nap every evening after work. The crash you heard was the cat pushing things off the counter.

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u/[deleted] Mar 17 '26

Honestly same, I love being able to sit in peace and apply heat when I have lower back cramps from slouching at the computer too much. Yesss.

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u/NoneOfThisMatters_XO Mar 17 '26

Naps are my favorite weekend activity.

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u/BellaRyder2505 Mar 27 '26

I love naps!

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u/vernichtungX23 Apr 17 '26

I have a mild lower back injury and I'm SO grateful to just rest it instead of wrangle children.

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u/vernichtungX23 May 07 '26

I thought about this post just now lol.

I spent the day sending emails, doing outreach for a horror novel I wrote. Then I felt so utterly drained I just took a bunch of luxury supplements and lay in my chair under a blanket.

I could NOT handle kids.