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Norwegian Dad Takes Paternity Leave And Illustrates What It’s Like To Raise Two Children

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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

To Be A Father, You Have To Have Good Reflexes

Final score:

59points

HANS 5 years ago

The miraculous reception.

9points

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#2

Knowing That The "Turn On And Off" Button On Children Is Just An Impossible Dream

Knowing That The "Turn On And Off" Button On Children Is Just An Impossible Dream

Final score:

50points

PyroarRanger 5 years ago

Sometimes I wish I could mute others... That'd be lovely

19points

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#3

You Have To Know The Right Time To Surrender

You Have To Know The Right Time To Surrender

Final score:

49points

Hans 5 years ago

I do not think children respect the Geneva Conventions...

15points

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#4

What Most Important Is The Baby Being Dry

What Most Important Is The Baby Being Dry

Final score:

48points

Hans 5 years ago

Baby approves! The picture fortunately does not depict the moaning while still wet and the lamenting while applying baby oil...

12points

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#5

Having The Strength Of A Mule Would Help A Lot

Having The Strength Of A Mule Would Help A Lot

Final score:

47points

Wynand 5 years ago

Such a sad mule :(

1point

#6

Be Patient, Very Patient

Be Patient, Very Patient

Final score:

43points

Hans 5 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.

16points

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#7

Know That Love "Surpasses" Any Time "Bad"

Know That Love "Surpasses" Any Time "Bad"

Final score:

43points

LOttawa 5 years ago

As Shrek would say: Better out then in

20points

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#8

You Have To Know How To Appreciate The "Art" Of Your Children

You Have To Know How To Appreciate The "Art" Of Your Children

Final score:

39points

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#9

Have The Willingness To Dance At Any Time

Have The Willingness To Dance At Any Time

Final score:

39points

dankboi222 5 years ago

Dance Till Ya Dead

6points

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#10

That Feeding The Baby Is Easy, The Hard Thing Is To Clean Up What He Rejected

That Feeding The Baby Is Easy, The Hard Thing Is To Clean Up What He Rejected

Final score:

31points

Hans 5 years ago

Automatic sprinkler sometimes seems necesarry. Or fire-proof furniture and pyrolysis, like witht he oven...

6points

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#11

A 2-Minute Nap For Resting One Is Essential

A 2-Minute Nap For Resting One Is Essential

Final score:

27points

Hans 5 years ago

Wait until he arrives and starts tearing down the toilet paper. The role is mounted the wrong-way round, by the way!

22points

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#12

The Diaper Is Your Best Friend When It Comes To Making The Baby Laugh

The Diaper Is Your Best Friend When It Comes To Making The Baby Laugh

Final score:

26points

Not Alec 5 years ago

Well, I found Waldo!

9points

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Hidrėlėy

Fascinated by music, movies and sitcoms, I'm passionate about social media and can't live without the internet, especially for all the cute dog and cat pictures out there. I wish the day had about 40 hours to be able to do everything I want.

Fascinated by music, movies and sitcoms, I'm passionate about social media and can't live without the internet, especially for all the cute dog and cat pictures out there. I wish the day had about 40 hours to be able to do everything I want.

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Hans 5 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.

12points

Hans 5 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)

6points

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John Evans 5 years ago

It's 'Norway' not 'Norwegia'! #faceplant

0points

TJler 5 years ago

As a new father I could not agree with these illustrations any more! Great work!

-2points

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Hans 5 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.

12points

Hans 5 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)

6points

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John Evans 5 years ago

It's 'Norway' not 'Norwegia'! #faceplant

0points

TJler 5 years ago

As a new father I could not agree with these illustrations any more! Great work!

-2points

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