Comment by Jealous-Factor7345 on 10/01/2025 at 00:40 UTC

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Just tell him to sleep when the baby sleeps.

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Shower when the baby showers

clean the house when the baby cleans the house

work when the baby works

It's that easy.

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Comment by AGoodFaceForRadio at 13/01/2025 at 14:41 UTC

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A decision I made in my sleep-deprived haze in the weeks after my twins were born: anyone who utters the phrase "sleep when the baby sleeps" gets an immediate kick in the head.

Comment by ocdtransta at 11/01/2025 at 19:46 UTC

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I know this is mostly a joke but I remember seeing this video of a father gaming while his baby was sleeping on his chest (in a harness thing I don’t know what it’s called.)

That could actually kind of be genius if it could work - just going about your day with baby