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[-] RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago

Not in America you can't.

[-] kibiz0r@midwest.social 25 points 2 days ago

We had tons of help and the easiest baby ever, and I think I managed to pull off two 15-minute gaming sessions in the 4 weeks I had saved up.

Also: company established 3 months paternity leave about 6 months after I came back to work. I’ve never identified more with the boomers who oppose student loan forgiveness out of jealousy.

[-] toynbee@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago

I played Forager a lot when my kid was new. I enjoyed the fairly engaging gameplay and the newborn liked all the colors, shapes and sounds.

I also sympathize with the latter half of your post. I was only promised a small amount of paternity leave but, very shortly before my kid was born, my company was purchased by another company that only offered paternity leave to employees who had been there for more than a year. At the time I had been there nine months (I have now been there seven years). I was pissed. Fortunately my direct manager was understanding and gave me a reduced workload for a while.

[-] tynansdtm@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 day ago

I put about 200 hours into an RPG when my son was born. This is because he would only sleep on top of someone, and I was too nervous to sleep with him there.

[-] Clear@lemmy.blahaj.zone 26 points 2 days ago

Assuming they are not gonna delay it

[-] FreshLight@sh.itjust.works 10 points 2 days ago

Push it back in, then. Easy peasy

[-] mudkip@lemdro.id 3 points 1 day ago

A girlfriend? What the heck is that?

[-] atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works 13 points 2 days ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

For penis havers it’s called paternity leave.

ETA: Though I have always felt this to be pointlessly gendered. Everybody should get parental leave regardless.

[-] Uriel_Copy@lemmy.world 16 points 2 days ago

Also you get it free if your baby is born on release day, I heard

[-] CannonFodder@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago

Porque no los dos?

[-] humanspiral@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 day ago

But, what if she goes into labour on release day?

[-] birdwing@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 hours ago

You help 'em out, nine months of downloading is more important

[-] humanspiral@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 hours ago

ok, ok... I'll call her a cab.

[-] chuckleslord@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

Yeah, uh, don't got a console so it will not be.

[-] Dagnet@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

I still haven't played gta 5. I can wait

I think it would be good for the whole family

[-] manuallybreathing@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 day ago

getting your girl pregnant sounds awfully consensual, very normal.

[-] Zeon@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Pearl clutching to the max rn lol

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