The 4 Kinds of People when you are napping …

For some reason I have always been fascinated by sleep  (even though I am not very good at it) and how people react when someone ELSE is asleep.

I have a developing theory that there is at least 3 ways to say everything, and at least 4 kinds of people for most ideas and situations.

So who are the 4 kinds of people when you walk into a room and see that someone is taking a nap on the couch – This isn’t walking into the bedroom at 1AM when people are supposed to be asleep … its the unplanned afternoon nap, in a somewhat public space:

1) The “Tucker” – This is the most polite and caring one of them all – They are not only quiet as a mouse but they will grab a blanket and throw it over you and turn off the TV and turn down the lights – They are happy to see you asleep and are even happier if they can get that blanket over you without disturbing you.

2) The Tip-Toeing Mouse – Your asleep and they will be quiet – They wont turn on the radio or TV, they open the fridge veeeeeeryyyyy slowly so things don’t rattle around, heck maybe they even put their cell phone on vibrate. They go outside when the phone call comes in so they don’t disturb you.  You aren’t getting a tuck-in or a belly rub, but you will get some peace and quiet.

3) The Normal Joe – Maybe your roommate, maybe your spouse, they aren’t going to turn on Beethoven’s 9th at full blast, but they aren’t going to tip toe around you either. They just go about their normal day, they leave the lights on, because they always leave that closet light on, they talk on the phone, they fry up some eggs. Maybe they even turn the TV on. You are there, but so are they. So they aren’t going to do anything special to dance around your 1pm nap.

4) The Bitter Bean – Not only are they not tip-toeing, they will probably throw some boots on. They are pissed, maybe because you are relaxing, maybe because you took up their spot on the couch that they had been dreaming about watching the football game or that Simpsons marathon. They actually will turn the stereo on, maybe even slam a few doors, because dang-it couches are for chilling not for sleeping!! If you wanted to sleep you should have gone in your room and gone to bed !!

Maybe there are a couple more I am missing. But I have seen and encountered all 4 – And maybe because I am such a bad sleeper and napper, I have always been a “Tucker.” Perhaps there is an inverse correlation between how well you sleep and where you fall on the spectrum. Surely some large research institution needs to get started on this … so I hereby offer a 10$ grant for future study.  You can thank me later …