I feel like other parents handle the lack of sleep better than me.

My 2-year-old son is going through a sleep regression, teething, and his first ear infection one after another. It's been weeks since anyone in my house has slept through the night. He didn't settle down until like 1:30am and then I had to wake up at 6am to go to work. For some reason this was all way easier when he was a newborn even though my wife and I were waking up every 2-3 hours to feed him. Now that he is a toddler, and much more expressive, it's harder to listen to him cry for extended periods of time and it's even harder to try to figure out what it is you can do to make him feel better or give him what he needs.​I know this is pretty typical parent fare but when I look around my office, my friends, all of these other parents, I feel like they handle that lack of sleep way better than me. I find it hard to get through the work day and be productive, I have a short temper with people, and instead of that fatherly instinct to make your kid feel better coming through, I am mostly just annoying and frustrated at times like this.​My wife and I are trying for a second right now, and I think she is probably worried that I won't be able to handle it when things get tough. She might be right. I'm a good father and I love my son, but I need a way to get through these bumps in the road with a little more patience. I think about if my next kid has colic or something, how would I get through that?​Sorry, just venting. via /r/Parenting https://ift.tt/2CtvTNM