My three-year-old woke in the middle of the night with a vicious nosebleed. It’s not a good feeling to find your child’s head in the middle of a pool of blood. But it’s funny how your subconscious kicks in at a time like that. My wife held him, keeping him upright and I swooped in, stripped the sheets and cleaned the blood right up. I was sound asleep — or as close to it as you could be an be considered awake. My years of janitorial experience took over and the blood was gone within five minutes (my secret — hydrogen peroxide, in case you were curious). My subconscious ruled the day. Or night in this case.
If I had been awake, I probably would have worried about it or even felt grumpy about the mess. I guess it was a good thing I was asleep. I probably should sleep through most of my life. I’d be much more successful if I did.