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Re:About 8% of deaths from any cause could be attributed to ... by theshrike79 on Saturday March 18, 2023 @11:03AM (#35209655)
Sleep deprivation prevents memories from forming, that's my theory on why people have more than one kid. They actually don't form memories for most of the first year or so. The only memories they have are the pictures they took of the happy moments.

Nobody takes a video of their kid screaming their lungs out at 3am with snot running from every orifice because their favourite toy fell off the bed or the pillow is the wrong colour.

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Re:About 8% of deaths from any cause could be attributed to ... by WesolyKubeczek on Saturday March 18, 2023 @11:54AM (#35210101)
I only have one kid. Having to wake up and calm her down (or, "fuck it, no sense falling asleep since she's gonna wake me up AGAIN in 30 minutes") is probably the one thing I remember very distinctly in the last three years. COVID-19 kinda smooshed everything else together and made it bleak. My sleep deprivation stands out.

I want to forget, but can't.

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Re:About 8% of deaths from any cause could be attributed to ... by karp773 on Saturday March 18, 2023 @10:23PM (#35215360)
Haha, it's a funny theory even if not true!
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Re:About 8% of deaths from any cause could be attributed to ... by theshrike79 on Sunday March 19, 2023 @08:05AM (#35218162)
It actually has some science behind it:

https://www.theguardian.com/science/blog/2010/dec/17/sleep-p... https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7170365/

Basically by not getting REM sleep after a traumatic event your brain doesn't get the time to actually form and store the memories of the event.

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