Why do people count sheep when they can't sleep? On my farm, if Farmer couldn't sleep, he'd be done counting us in like 10 seconds, and that's only if he counted slowly. It's me, my mom, and my dad, so he'd just count to three and be done. And I can't imagine that would make him tired. I mean, how does math make ANYbody tired? My mom agrees. Mom's like me, meaning Ewe, and dad's Ram. Mom is always making me graze and the meadow but not dad. He just eats and eats and eats. When not eating, he likes to bang his head on things. He's so weird! Does your dad bang his head on things, too? Does your mom make you eat grass all day long?