If I hear “Baby Shark” one more time, I’m convinced I’ll never sleep again. If you don’t know what I’m talking about, take a minute to watch this little video below. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t hate the song. I actually think it’s a fun little song and the 2-year-old gets incredibly excited when it comes on the radio. We enjoy dancing and doing the actions. It’s just incredible catchy. The song itself is literally 95 seconds long, but has the potential to keep you awake at night for well over an hour. Don’t ask me how I know. I’m warning you though, if you haven’t heard it before, do so at your own risk. I will not be held responsible for any sleep loss you render.
The baby still wakes up pretty often at night. That means that after I get him back to sleep I have to put myself back to sleep. Sometimes, this is easier said than done. Especially when you’ve heard “Baby Shark” 47 times during the day. Your mind is swimming with baby sharks, mommy sharks, daddy sharks, and on and on. I even told myself one night after battling these sharks for who knows how long, that if I sang the entire song from beginning to end, my brain would be satisfied and could turn the song off. After all, I ended the song right? Wrong. Didn’t work.
It’s like this song automatically goes to the spot in your brain that holds the “Random Things to Keep You Awake at Night” file. It includes things like:
- does my dog get headaches?
- why can’t I rub my legs together like a cricket and make noise?
- why are all bubbles white regardless of the color of bubble solution?
- do mayflies know that they are only going to live for 24 hours?
- what would I do if I only had 24 hours to live?
You get my point.
So if you lie awake at night, at 3 AM with “Baby Shark” on repeat in your brain, know that you’re not alone. I’m laying over here trying to forget about it while repeating “it’s the end, doo doo doo doo doo doo, it’s the end” trying to convince myself it really is the end and I can get some sleep.
Sayonara my fellow mateys and good luck fighting those sleep-eluding sharks.
-Marcel