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Purple_Mode_ t1_j6lnblp wrote

Haha, that's a great way to put it! Adoption certainly helps parents get to the fun parts of parenting quicker.

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hellcat_uk t1_j6m6twx wrote

Not in the UK it doesn't.

You get to skip the intro, but the questionnaire you have to complete before you get access to the game is brutal.

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RiC_David t1_j6m7v0w wrote

Like a really long tutorial?

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maloneth t1_j6mqkoe wrote

More like…

You know when you buy a game, and sometimes it forces you to make an account on the developers site? So you go all the way to the computer, start the surprisingly lengthy process, only to realize that you already have an account on the site… but fuck, what was the password? Which email address did I use? And what was the password for THAT email account? God damn I’m not even at the menu yet!

It’s like that. But instead of asking “what username do you want?” They ask “How’s your sex life? Does your dick work? Any trauma?”

And THEN the developers awkwardly call your ex who you haven’t talked to in 10 years, just to check if you’re domestically abusive.

And by the end you go “Fuck… Midnight Suns better be worth it.”

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SeienShin t1_j6mbcx5 wrote

I have a 6 month old and I have to admit it’s a lot more fun than I always thought

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MissingScore777 t1_j6mfxsl wrote

I honestly found with both of mine that it was a hellish, unenjoyable nightmare up until about 18 months. Then it starts getting good after that.

So like the really bad first season of an otherwise amazing show!

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SeienShin t1_j6muw9i wrote

Oh wow that’s pretty rough. 18 months? I’m quite lucky then I guess

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LargishBosh t1_j6nuvbv wrote

I wanted a kid but I never really wanted a baby so I was expecting the baby years to be difficult and annoying to get through but honestly it was so fun and easy. Way way easier than the toddler years, but also I’m in Canada so we get a full paid year off work to look after the kid so I wasn’t away from my baby for eight hours a day.

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SeienShin t1_j6nxh29 wrote

A full year, wow, that’s amazing. I got 5 days. But I took some extra 70% paid leave and some vacation as well. Also I work in 5 shifts, so I’m home more than a typical full time worker. My wife is still home. She starts Monday, but will be working remotely for the most part. It’s important to spend a lot of time with them because it’s a cliche but it goes by very quickly and you don’t get a do over.

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