Ever wake up to a punch in the head?

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This morning at 4:30 my wife was having a bad dream and punched me hard in the temple:what:. It was more a hammer fist type of blow. I woke up in an alert state to say the least but luckily I figured out it was her. I'm a light sleeper and I was already moving to defend myself but stopped short of striking her.

I asked her what she was dreaming about and she simply said, "He was a jerk!". She was still half asleep.

I've been working with her on learning how to strike hard and she's starting to get the idea.

I thought I would share because it's a good reminder to identify your target before using force against somebody.
 
This kind of story is why I would not personally keep a loaded handgun under my pillow. I heard a rumor once about a guy who did that and came to a bad end. He received a phone call at o-dark thirty and answered his Glock instead of the phone.

On or in the nightstand, in a holster or other case is tactical ready enough for me.
 
As 'active' as I am in my sleep, a gun under the pillow seems a real bad idea. In my carry holster, in the nightstand drawer, seems perfectly adequate to me, as well.

My wife will occasionally stick an elbow or knee in my back, but I've never had her hit me. I suspect the elbow or knee comes in when I'm snoring loud enough to keep her awake... not that she'd ever admit to it, of course :)

I'm glad you didn't come up swinging, so to say :D
 
treo,

You'd be amazed by the goofy things people do in their sleep or while waking up. Even complex goofy things, like answering the gun.
 
i think the value in this experience is that you got jolted from sleep.

could have easily been a bad guy in your home.

tell your wife she owes you for the head boppin. i'm thinking a case of ammo or a new rifle ... :evil:
 
You'd be amazed by the goofy things people do in their sleep or while waking up. Even complex goofy things, like answering the gun.
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I brushed my teeth with colgate shaving creme once...
 
Ever wake up to a punch in the head?

No.

I wake up to a bristly muzzle snuffling under my chin from time to time, or to my elbow getting licked (I sleep close to the edge of the bed). The big dog usually sleeping on the floor at the foot of the bed guarantees I get no more unpleasant awakenings than that. And the worst my wife does is talk in her sleep...

lpl/nc
 
Yeah, which was the beginning of the worst night of my life....except it was a sockful of wet sand, wielded by one of the home invaders.

Now I have motion detectors, lights and X-10 cams watching the exterior, backed up by the "GI-45" and Maverick 88 close at hand.
 
I asked her what she was dreaming about and she simply said, "He was a jerk!". She was still half asleep.

I've been working with her on learning how to strike hard and she's starting to get the idea.
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Sounds like you may need to focus a little more on WHEN it is appropriate to use force and not how.

Being a jerk is probably not the best reason to attack someone.

If you go into detail on how to use force and practice, but then barely gloss over when to use force the former comes naturaly but the later is not yet automaticly resolved. That leaves the decision more open to emotional input in the moment.
Currently being a jerk seems to be all it takes subconsciously. :neener:
 
You'd be amazed by the goofy things people do in their sleep or while waking up.
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Yup. I have a friend who sleepwalks, and on two seperate occasions I've seen him do some pretty involved stuff. Once, he got up, walked over to the other side of his room, and sat down at his drum it. Picked up the sticks, and hit the hi-hat. He was fully awake shortly afterwards. :D

Another time he got up, went downstairs to the kitchen and filled a pot with water. While it was on the stove (which he turned on) he lit a cigarette and got a packet of ramen.

We stopped him after he had gotten the ramen open and in the water, because we were afraid he would knock the pot over and scald himself once the water got to boiling.

So yeah, I can totally see someone answering a gun by accident when they're half asleep.
 
I'm pretty uncoordinated for 5-10 minutes after I wake up. Put the milk in the cabinet and the cereal in the fridge one time...
 
That reminds me of a story my dad told me. Right after they were married my mom was in a car accident. The docs had her on some pretty high end pain killers. She had a dream where my dad was cheating on her and still half asleep just starting beating the crap out of him in bed, punching, kicking, and biting. It was a very good thing she did not have a weapon of any kind.
 
I woke up to the end of the world one time. The house was shaking and there was a thundering noise right beside my head.

At that time we were living in an old house trailer on private property within the confines of national forest. There were cows grazing on the NF and the property was not fenced. Some cow decided to scratch herself on the outside of our trailer right by our bedroom. The back end of the trailer was curved with no wood directly under the metal, and the metal was "oil-canning" a few inches from our ears.
 
No. I have been woken up by our cat sitting on my chest, purring in my face, and tickling me with her whiskers. If that didn't work, then meowing started.
 
No. I have been woken up by our cat sitting on my chest, purring in my face, and tickling me with her whiskers. If that didn't work, then meowing started.
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Much, MUCH better than an alarm clock!:D I love cats.
 
No, but I have given my wife a black eye from me swinging in my sleep. I felt like crap for doing that.

Usually I get woken up by the mutt. He has a game he likes to play called "Press my luck and run!" He'll wait until my hand is near the edge of the bed and grab it with his mouth. Not hard but enough to jolt me awake and then he'll run like hell. He'll then wait until I'm almost back asleep and repeat the process.

Don't EVER let your feet hang off the edge of the bed when he has to pee...
 
FOGHORNL - "Yeah, which was the beginning of the worst night of my life....except it was a sockful of wet sand, wielded by one of the home invaders."
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Sounds like a very dangerous situation.

Care to elaborate???

L.W.
 
Yes, actually, I have before as well. I open my eyes one morning to see my girlfriend flipping over on her other side very fast, and her flailing arm landed on my head. I knew what happened, so I didnt jump up excitedly.

Instead, I just put my foot into her hips, and pushed her out of the bed.

She gave a yelp on the way to the floor, and sat up glaring at me. I just cracked a smile and closed my eyes, but she didnt think it was too funny.



You know what they say, "If she aint happy, you aint happy." Well, I wasnt happy the rest of that day.
 
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