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hamsterwheel t1_j1dtpbs wrote

Ages in which you're having young children and then ages when they grow up and move out

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Whoissnake t1_j1dwycn wrote

... yeah I think this is actually just skewed by having children.

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not_cinderella t1_j1f3pa7 wrote

It would be interesting to replicate this with childless people, both single and married perhaps.

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[deleted] t1_j1g0gpo wrote

I'm 33 and I sleep like 8-9 hours a day. My wife would prefer 12, but she's willing to compromise.

No kids

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HobgoblinKhanate t1_j1h67b8 wrote

Similar age. I sleep 7.5 hours a day but I work 9-5 Mon-fri. Before when I did random shifts I’d sleep 5 hours at night and random nap where ever I could get them. I think a set routine is the biggest thing that helped my sleep pattern, more than diet, exercise etc.

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ur-sisters-panties t1_j1favof wrote

I'm childless and married and this is accurate. I used to be able to sleep a solid 8 hours and now I can barely get 6 most nights at 33

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Illustrious_Map_3247 t1_j1gd26v wrote

You think? Or the paper literally says > Such reductions in sleep to mid-life have previously been related to the demands of child-care and working life28. The increasing sleep reported after 53 years is likely related to a reduction in child-rearing responsibilities and alleviation of other factors driving the lower sleep in mid-life29,30.

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FateEntity t1_j1gh91e wrote

Agreed, I sleep less because of kids, needing to do more work, and more life responsibilities. It's not by choice that I sleep less.

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Financial_Bicycle805 t1_j1h3cvg wrote

It’s 3am where I am and my 8 month old is refusing to sleep anywhere but on my chest, so yeah I fed this.

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