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Addam Ledamyen's avatar

Ah, fatherhood. What a beautiful picture. Pardon me a moment while I disappear to laugh for the next 47 days.

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Mata Haggis-Burridge's avatar

May I suggest a good drink of water first? It's quite dehydrating, I hear.

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Maximilian Siddell's avatar

Great story. I loved the quirky narrative voice.

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Mata Haggis-Burridge's avatar

Thank you! I think my intense research into fatherhood paid off 😁

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Maximilian Siddell's avatar

Yeah I could really tell you had a lot of experience. You must have a lot of children to be able to make it so believable.

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D. C. Wilkinson's avatar

Oh yeah, and incidentally, I am subscribing to your substack.😉

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Mata Haggis-Burridge's avatar

Would you believe I don't have any? Amazing, but true - this is all brought to us by the power of empathy and Google. Admittedly, the search results might have been different species's versions of parenting, but I'm very confident it's all the same in the end.

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D. C. Wilkinson's avatar

Well, now that my seizures have paused and the gradual transition to hysterical laughter has begun, I can tell you how impressed I am with this piece. Wonderful. Really.

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Mata Haggis-Burridge's avatar

Thank you, I hope you enjoy the pieces in the future too. ❤️

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