Her tired reflexes not up to par, she lost control and we started to flip. I woke up and watched out the front windshield as we turned, seemingly so slowly, over and over and over. Next thing I knew, I was looking in disbelief at the blood covering my hands while I screamed for her to get out of the car. Fortunately, we were wearing seatbelts so sustained only minor injuries - and nobody else was hurt. Thousands of crashes every year are caused by sleepy drivers, and you're taking a chance if you've been missing sleep.
Mothers get behind on rest for many reasons.
Then there's the simple fact that children often aren't terribly sound sleepers and wake us up when they can't sleep. Ditto for the Sudafed and other like meds. In a sense, you're driving blind. But with all the demands in the life of a mother, it's not always that easy. It has to be up to you to think twice before you or another drowsy driver slips behind the wheel.