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My daughter's drawing of a space rocket. Presented without comment.

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The thing you don't understand about having kids, before you have kids is that (and I'm not being hyperbolic here) they're always sick.

There's always a cough, a bug, a virus or a rash. Even when you think you're okay they'll wake up at 10pm complaining that something hurts that they've failed to mention all day.

And then when you add a second or third into the mix, oh boy buckle up.

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If you thought being on parental leave with a sick one-year old was tough, try being sick while on parrntal leave with a healthy one-year-old 😅

It's only been a single day, and I'm soo exhausted...!

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Don't misunderstand me here, I absolutely love my children...

But there's not a day that goes by where I don't grieve for my old life.

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Nobody:
Absolutely Nobody:
My daughter at 4:35am:

DAAAAAAAAAADDDDDDDDDDDYYYYYYY... Am I going school today?

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Just spent two hours at a birthday party for the eldest friend. First twenty minutes kiddo wouldn't leave my side...

Then I spent an hour trying to keep a 15 month old occupied in a room full of screaming and running 5 year olds (basically had to hold him and feed him whenever he got fussy)...

And then the eldest didn't want to leave because, hey it turns out that bouncy castles with your friends? Kinda awesome.

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This is going to sound.....odd, but I genuinely don't think anyone can be truly prepared, or ever truly understand how absolutely exhausting it is being a parent before you're one of them. Even on the good days I'm absolutely shattered by the end of the day.

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As I grow older I feel like I've finally hit my ultimate form. So if I ever hit the 'dating market' again I'm in a really good position to use my new 'aesthetic' as 'Tired Dad' to full effect.

It's like "He obviously hasn't showered or shaved because he's too busy being a great Dad, and I find that super hot" and "his hair looks like that because he's too busy being a great Dad to waste time on his own appearance and yeah, that's a real turn on".

That's the play.

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Parenting win of the day?

My five year old has started to ask the Google Home how to spell certain words (carrot, jacket, peas etc etc) whilst she sits there with a pen and paper. She then writes the words down and makes a little menu for mummy and daddy to select from.

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I've been searching for a way to describe how I feel since the birth of our second child just over a year ago. Nothing really seems to hit the mark aside..... from this Tolkien quote.

"I feel thin, sort of stretched, like butter scraped over too much bread"

Like, that's basically exactly how I feel, and have done for the last 20 odd months. There's no break, no rest no relaxation; I'm always 'on'. Always needed, always responsible. And my battery is running on empty.

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I asked my wife if I was the only one she’d ever slept with. She said no, the others were all nines and tens. #DadJokes #Dadstodon

Absolutely exhausted after my daughters birthday on Saturday and then Mother's Day today.

Not feeling optimistic about a good night of sleep tonight either, lots of runny noses and coughing...

In short: Should have got a cat.

I jest (a bit...........)

(..............)

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Got the baby down to nap so now my four year old is demanding that we play 'stamps'.

How did they manage to make something more boring than merely colouring in?

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My daughter had me awake for 90 minutes last night because randomly she decided at midnight that she 'didn't want to go sleep anymore'.

I'm usually pretty patient with the kids, but I was in no mood to play around with that crap.

Ended up telling her if she doesn't want to go back to sleep then she can stay in her bedroom and be quiet. Didn't hear from her after that. Hopefully this isn't about to become an ongoing thing.

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It's a 'I cannot believe how little support we get from our own parents when it comes to raising our children' sort of day.

We're soon to hit our daughters 5th birthday, which is amazing; she's turning into an amazing little human...but it also marks the last time me and my partner had a childfree night, or to those who don't understand what that means; the last night me and my partner could totally relax, be a couple and actually feel like people and not just caregivers

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Kids are fed, dressed and have had their teeth brushed. The kitchen is clean. The washing is in the machine. Now for the hardest part of my day... trying to find a way to shower with a 1 year old under my care. Is it even possible? I've heard rumours, but I mean, we've all heard rumours right?

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