Go the F to Sleep Story Time: 5 Funniest Moments

Go the F to Sleep story time is the full 12-minute episode where Fordee takes multiple dabs back to back, then attempts to dramatically read the classic adult parody book Go the F*ck to Sleep by Adam Mansbach. The result is everything you’d hope for: escalating stonedness, genuine literary commitment, philosophical asides, and one extremely anticlimactic ending. This is “Once Upon A Dab” Episode 01 — and it is a masterpiece of stoner content.

What Is “Go the F to Sleep”?

Go the F*ck to Sleep by Adam Mansbach is one of the most beloved adult parody books ever written. Styled like a children’s bedtime book — pastoral imagery, lullaby rhythm — but filled with the unfiltered frustration of an exhausted parent. It was a viral sensation when published and has since been read aloud by Samuel L. Jackson in an audiobook edition. Fordee’s stoned version is arguably equally dramatic.

Go the F to Sleep Story Time: 5 Funniest Moments

1. The Brain Boot-Up Analogy

Before even opening the book, Fordee delivers an accidental masterpiece: “It’s like your computer needs to start… I want to talk and it’s like wait, I’m booting, and then it gets like the prompt — but I already typed it while it was booting but you can’t press enter because it’s not finished booting so that is gone.” This is the most accurate description of being too high to speak that anyone has ever produced. The go the F to sleep story time hadn’t even started and it was already comedy gold.

2. The Budget Critique of the Illustrations

Fordee pauses mid-reading to critique the artwork: “They went light on this page… I think they kind of running out of budget guys, can you do like a half picture? It’s like a f**king mouse with like a few pieces of grass.” Then on the child in a parachute: “Why is the kid in a parachute? Is this the kid’s dreams or how high is the fool who wrote this book?” Literary criticism at its most elevated.

3. “My Life Is a Failure”

When Fordee reaches the page that reads “My life is a failure, I’m a shitty ass parent,” he completely loses his composure. There’s a long pause. Then: “I’m either reading this perfectly or really bad. I don’t think there’s an in between.” This might be the most self-aware moment of go the F to sleep story time, and it lands hard.

4. The Armadillo-or-Cat Debate

“There’s just this kid sitting — is this a… this might be an armadillo or a cat, we don’t know.” Delivered with complete deadpan sincerity. The book has moved on. Fordee has not. He’s still thinking about the armadillo. This is peak go the F to sleep story time energy.

5. The Anticlimactic Ending

After 12 minutes of escalating dabs and dramatic readings, the book ends abruptly. “It seems anticlimactic right. It feels like you needed one more page.” A long pause follows. “I don’t know why I’m so high. I don’t know if I should release this video.” Reader, he released it. It is magnificent.

The Dabbing Setup for Story Time

Fordee doesn’t enter the go the F to sleep story time lightly. He takes multiple dabs using fresh rosin through the GPer Hyer electric dab device and a Black Leaf bong, with a hot knife for loading. By the time he opens the book, he is — by his own estimate — “for sure getting more high” and his brain is “definitely not booting at full speed.” He takes a third dab mid-session just to be safe. The reading begins approximately five minutes in.