BjarniBjarniBjarni 🙊 🇮🇸 🍏#dadtoot: My daughter falling asleep on my chest is one of the nicest feelings in the world.
I am bed, I am glad, dad. 🤗
Of course, I suspect my happy dadness is actually an involuntary result of chemical warfare.
I swear babies have some sort of addictive mind-control chemicals on the tops of their heads that make you love them. Just watch parents, they're always smelling their babys' heads.
Junkies.
You can tell it's not a placebo because it works even though I've figured it out. #dadtoot
Nobody's going to tootsplain to me that that's not how placebos work?
Nobody?
Hello?
Gammapod@HerraBRE Yep, it's been scienced. For moms, at least. Lack of research for dads unfortunately:
@Gammapod I'm not sure there's reason to expect dads and moms to have evolved differently on this one.
The more adults a baby can enslave, the better its chances are.
I also suspect it lasts way longer than the 6 weeks mentioned in that vid. I'm still hooked at 18 months.
Jason@HerraBRE Male humans get flushed with estrogen when the baby is born so we don't beat it with a club.
I'm not kidding.
@OldandConfused That one I don't believe. Mostly because I'm not inclined to beat things with a club even when my wife hasn't just given birth.
@HerraBRE Only because you're flooded with estrogen!
@OldandConfused I am in touch with my feminine side. I'd offer to smooch you but I'm taken.
@HerraBRE Sorry, Prolytin, not estrogen!
https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052970203476804576614901064779300
@OldandConfused Damned kids, messing with us even from inside the womb.
@HerraBRE And you thought it was some silly explanation like you're a nice person or something!
Hah!
@OldandConfused I know, right?
I'm still a little confused why I wasn't clubbing people before my wife got preggers. But then again, there's always someone pregnant somewhere, that's probably sufficient.
@HerraBRE It's the only explanation.
@HerraBRE Also, congrats. It's probably just those chemicals talking, but being a father is like the only cool and worthwhile thing I've ever done...
Although having better kids than all the other dredges helps a lot.
@OldandConfused I'm really enjoying it too. My daughter is amazing. 😍
@HerraBRE Mine are 9 and 3 and there isn't a stage yet that isn't awesome.
One thing I did notice before our first was born is that you start to discover that apparently no one says anything nice about parenting when they find out you're going to be one. It's the most bitter club of miserable humans ever. I think their chemicals didn't work right, because they are totally wrong.
@OldandConfused I think that might be cultural. And might also depend on how well supported parents are... it really is a lot of work, I can see people getting burned out pretty easily.
@HerraBRE You're certainly right. American society basically shoves having kids down your throat then penalizes you for it. I'm a firm believer that if you don't want kids, please do not have them. I wasn't ready until I was 35!