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[quote=Anonymous]As a Dad of three young boys I think being hazed in a fraternity and HS sport setting really helped underscore the continual pain brought about by the early years of children;

1) As a pledge we had to keep up with the 10ksqft house daily and then after parties. I can clean hazmat level spills without blinking. I also understand that households are in a continual state of tear down/build back. Everything will get broken. Everything will get dirty. Much fun will be had.

2) physical challenges & sleep deprivation. I’ve been forced to stay awake for 3 days. Forced to do relentless physical exercise - a dad bod isn’t possible if you’re keeping up with 2+ little ones. After 36Hrs you become delusional, so there’s always that to look forward to. One 3AM bottle feeding won’t ruin your day. But it does help to get >4HR stretches of Zzz.

3) I’ve been forced to eat and drink many suspect things. Sometimes I’ll sit in between my two older and challenge them to see who can eat the most Vegetables before ice cream. I’m the Joey Chesnut of Broccoli.

Whenever I see a father with his brood in public I can usually mark him quickly as being “involved” or not. The telltale signs are posture when handling the kids, the way the children gravitate towards Mom or Dad as a group and his reaction time when transitioning (car/meal/stroller).

It’s easy to see who was Hazed and who wasn’t ;)[/quote]

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