You don't have to be a parent in the restaurant industry to know that a newborn child means that you will sleep less. The first thing bar and restaurant workers mentioned about how life changed for them when they became parents was learning how to live on less sleep. Read more about Atlantans who juggle work in the restaurant industry and parenting here.

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Passengers wait at a Delta check-in counter at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Friday, Nov. 7, 2025. It was the first day the Federal Aviation Administration cut flight capacity at airports during the government shutdown. (Arvin Temkar/AJC)

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