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Raising a child is hard, and any parent would agree with that. Parenting is not only difficult but also emotionally and intellectually draining as children are needy, demanding and.. the whole thing requires a lot of time!
Every parent has a different way of looking after their baby. And there is no problem in that! The most important thing is to give a child as much love as possible because, at the end of the day, parents are the luckiest people on the planet to have their baby.
Artist Stale Gerhardsen from Norway is happily married and has 2 wonderful children. A while ago, he got a paternity leave and as he enjoyed the experience, he decided to create hilarious illustrations about it. He posted them on his Instagram and people loved it so much that he decided to compile them into a book!
So scroll down the page and laugh together with us at these hilariously lovely parenting illustrations!
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#1
To Be A Father, You Have To Have Good Reflexes
Final score:
59points
Kaisu Rei 6 years ago (edited)
Maybe he was born in Norway to Russian parents, maybe one of his parents is Russian and he's bilingual, maybe his partner is Russian etc.
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Hans 6 years ago
And you need luck. Otherwise that cup is in the todler's hand during falling.
Olli Glx 6 years ago
I'm confused: which Hans is the real Hans? The HANS Hans or the Hans Hans?
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#2
Knowing That The "Turn On And Off" Button On Children Is Just An Impossible Dream
Final score:
50points
Nia Loves Art 6 years ago
I wish we could close our ears like we can close our eyes.
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Heidi Matsumoto 6 years ago
I remember babysitting a very active toddler. I had to play any game which involved running and chasing a goat with him so that he'd get tired, easy to feed and lull to sleep.
#3
You Have To Know The Right Time To Surrender
Final score:
49points
#4
What Most Important Is The Baby Being Dry
Final score:
48points
Hans 6 years ago
Baby approves! The picture fortunately does not depict the moaning while still wet and the lamenting while applying baby oil...
Vicky Zar 6 years ago
Why? Applying baby oil was the best for my son. The contact, the massage, the talking about his body.... he just loved it.
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Marsha Mcdonald 6 years ago
I had the same experience bathing my shih tsu last night. I had to blow dry her long hair and ears dry and take her for a walk. Kids and dogs, you've really got to love them. Kids and Dogs, love them, then clean up the mess.!
#5
Having The Strength Of A Mule Would Help A Lot
Final score:
47points
#6
Be Patient, Very Patient
Final score:
43points
Hans 6 years ago
I guess most parents will agree that despite all the tasks and the occasional hurry, you get more relaxed, more down-to-earth, more "whatever happens is fine" inside in a quite healthy way.
#7
Know That Love "Surpasses" Any Time "Bad"
Final score:
43points
#8
You Have To Know How To Appreciate The "Art" Of Your Children
Final score:
39points
#9
Have The Willingness To Dance At Any Time
Final score:
39points
#10
That Feeding The Baby Is Easy, The Hard Thing Is To Clean Up What He Rejected
Final score:
31points
Hans 6 years ago
Automatic sprinkler sometimes seems necesarry. Or fire-proof furniture and pyrolysis, like witht he oven...
Nami Tantrum 6 years ago
or waterproofing the house and use a gardenhose or even a high pressure cleaner
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A 2-Minute Nap For Resting One Is Essential
Final score:
27points
Hans 6 years ago
Wait until he arrives and starts tearing down the toilet paper. The role is mounted the wrong-way round, by the way!
Laugh Fan 6 years ago (edited)
It is but a friend of mine had a little boy that would keep spinning the roll but only in the same direction. When the paper was on this way round it would just stay wound up, but on the correct way you would end up with the whole lot on the floor. So occasionally wrong is helpful.
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#12
The Diaper Is Your Best Friend When It Comes To Making The Baby Laugh
Final score:
26points
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What do you think ?
Hans 6 years ago
Lovely series. Unlike many of these "12364643269 Tweets about parenting" series these comics combine the downsides of being a parent with making clear that the fun prevails ultimately.
Hans 6 years ago
By the way: the Norwegian model is quite aspiring for other countries. You can have a total of 49 weeks of parental leave, of which 18 must be taken by the mother and 15 by the father, with the remainder being shared as you wish. Alternatively, 59 weeks can be taken with 80% payment. (Source: https://tjenester.nav.no/foreldrepengeplanlegger)
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blugeagua 6 years ago
No it didn't. And guess what, women have shown comics exactly the same way that this man has. It shows that PARENTING is hard from both sides. By the way, its SO damn funny to me that you cry sexism and then turn around and bash on women and feminism. Feminism and so called "SJW" is a great thing. We're trying to spread equality, acceptance and love. And we're trying to fight for the right to be seen as human beings and individuals just like men are. But of course you don't see that. You just see "sexism against men" when men have NEVER had to deal with being seen as less than the way we have. So you have no damn reason to complain.
Load More Replies... Hans 6 years ago
Lovely series. Unlike many of these "12364643269 Tweets about parenting" series these comics combine the downsides of being a parent with making clear that the fun prevails ultimately.
Hans 6 years ago
By the way: the Norwegian model is quite aspiring for other countries. You can have a total of 49 weeks of parental leave, of which 18 must be taken by the mother and 15 by the father, with the remainder being shared as you wish. Alternatively, 59 weeks can be taken with 80% payment. (Source: https://tjenester.nav.no/foreldrepengeplanlegger)
Load More Replies... blugeagua 6 years ago
No it didn't. And guess what, women have shown comics exactly the same way that this man has. It shows that PARENTING is hard from both sides. By the way, its SO damn funny to me that you cry sexism and then turn around and bash on women and feminism. Feminism and so called "SJW" is a great thing. We're trying to spread equality, acceptance and love. And we're trying to fight for the right to be seen as human beings and individuals just like men are. But of course you don't see that. You just see "sexism against men" when men have NEVER had to deal with being seen as less than the way we have. So you have no damn reason to complain.
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