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Father Posts A Pic Showing How His Kid Sleeps On Him, 30 Dads Join The Hilarious Thread
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26-year-old Trajuan Briggs, academic advisor at the University of New Mexico and father to cute-as-a-button toddler Isiah, recently initiated one of the most wholesome Twitter threads you'll ever see. Uploading an adorable pic of himself with Isiah sprawled over his chest, blissfully snoozing away, he suggested, just for fun, that other dads do the same.
“Fathers, we should start a thread of pics showing how our kids sleep on us,” he wrote, and it clearly resonated with people! Dads from all over the world joined in with their own pics, as well as exchanging opinions and tips on fatherhood in general.
Scroll down below to check them out for yourself and feel free to share your own in the comments!
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“The thread started because I'm fairly new in fatherhood, I have a year in the game,” Trajuan told Buzzfeed News. “A lot of my friends are fathers so throughout the process no one ever told me about the crazy sleeping positions, it was never discussed.”
“So before bed, me and Isaiah watch Elmo on my phone and he just knocks out on my neck. As I'm laying there it hits me, take a pic because this is hilarious and send it to the bros. Then I thought how cool it would be if just fathers shared the craziness together. Sort of a 'you're not alone, bro' type thing for comedy. It just blew up.”
What a picture of peacefulness, love and deep contentment. It makes my soul smile.
As the pics started pouring in Trajuan realized that he'd done something special, bringing guys together in a positive way and spreading the joys (and hilarious moments) of fatherhood.
“The general online responses are dope!” he said. “Like I said, I didn't think it would be big at all so it's amazing seeing the reactions and positivity. That's what it's all about. The best responses have been all the participating dads.”
“Showing another side of fatherhood and having a community supporting each other. Just refreshing to see with a lot of good vibes. I just hope people take away the cool parts of life and social media. Twitter gives laughs, tears, motivation, arguments. I just want to provide a happy moment.”
What do you think? Did the thread bring the positive vibes for you? Does your child manage to find weird and wonderful ways to fall asleep on you? Let us know what you think in the comments!
She saw this painting by Salvador Dalí and she just hasn't been the same since then.
Older siblings are often like second parents. I call my sister my sister-mother-friend, she’s all of those things.
Beautiful picture. Some photoshopping to erase the person in the background would make it into an even better shot.
I was expecting more starfish kids! My daughter would sleep us off the bed! On top, underneath, arms and legs EVERYWHERE. Would routinely get a kick in the nose or an arm across the face. Wouldn't trade it for the world!
Starfish kids, so funny 😆😆😆
I did that when I was a kid :D
Miss these days! Will get to re-live them in about 5 months! :D 20180301_1...ad23f2.jpg
congratulations!!! :)
All very cute, yes, but with babies co-sleeping can be dangerous. Sorry but this just makes me feel concerned that people aren't realising the risks.
True that, but they aren't alone! someone is taking those photos, so hopefully watching carefully.
I slept with my parents because I would get really high temperatures out of nowhere and they had to monitor me. Like, from fine to 105°. I probably would have died otherwise.
If there is a reason like that, fair enough, and I expect that they took sensible precautions. I have a friend who lost a baby in this kind of scenario though so this is particularly a sensitive issue for me.
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My son crawled in bed with me when he was 3 (or so) and during the night started to fall out of the bed. I reached out and grabbed him in my sleep. To this day (30+ years later), I wake up if he calls me in the middle of the night BEFORE the phone starts to ring.
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Wondered who would bring up the "child endangerment" thing. Parents who love their child more than themselves only only half sleep the entire time their child breathes. Even after their child is grown with children of their own.
So you are saying that parents who have had a baby die because the baby fell off them while they were asleep or they rolled on them in bed didn't truly love their children??? I am very sure that those parents DID love their children and were devastated at their loss.
I was expecting more starfish kids! My daughter would sleep us off the bed! On top, underneath, arms and legs EVERYWHERE. Would routinely get a kick in the nose or an arm across the face. Wouldn't trade it for the world!
Starfish kids, so funny 😆😆😆
I did that when I was a kid :D
Miss these days! Will get to re-live them in about 5 months! :D 20180301_1...ad23f2.jpg
congratulations!!! :)
All very cute, yes, but with babies co-sleeping can be dangerous. Sorry but this just makes me feel concerned that people aren't realising the risks.
True that, but they aren't alone! someone is taking those photos, so hopefully watching carefully.
I slept with my parents because I would get really high temperatures out of nowhere and they had to monitor me. Like, from fine to 105°. I probably would have died otherwise.
If there is a reason like that, fair enough, and I expect that they took sensible precautions. I have a friend who lost a baby in this kind of scenario though so this is particularly a sensitive issue for me.
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My son crawled in bed with me when he was 3 (or so) and during the night started to fall out of the bed. I reached out and grabbed him in my sleep. To this day (30+ years later), I wake up if he calls me in the middle of the night BEFORE the phone starts to ring.
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Wondered who would bring up the "child endangerment" thing. Parents who love their child more than themselves only only half sleep the entire time their child breathes. Even after their child is grown with children of their own.
So you are saying that parents who have had a baby die because the baby fell off them while they were asleep or they rolled on them in bed didn't truly love their children??? I am very sure that those parents DID love their children and were devastated at their loss.