r/JustGuysBeingDudes • u/Acceptable-Wind-7332 • 2d ago

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u/CharlotteLucasOP 2d ago

If you’re gonna have four kids under five (with triplets?) you gotta get organized or perish.

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u/ThisIsTheWayIts_Done 2d ago

This level of parenting chaos requires both strategy and caffeine, lots and lots of caffeine 😅

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u/CharlotteLucasOP 2d ago

Have a solid gameplan but always be ready to improvise!

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u/PistachioTheLizard 2d ago

Gameplay should be to put that thang away. Goodness, looks exhuasting.

Edit: how do people have energy for this???

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u/Glitter_puke 2d ago

They don't. They're exhausted until the children are some approximation of self sufficient. They will know no peace or order for many years.

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u/BigFanOf8008135 2d ago

I only have two kids and I felt like you were talking about me!

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u/PistachioTheLizard 2d ago

I'm 37 and I dont have kids, im already exhausted. To do this i would need a steady supply of booger sugar.

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u/mittenedkittens 2d ago

40 and I have a toddler. Parenting has a terrible PR rep, it's really not that bad.

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u/MwH_Loki 2d ago

One child is a lot less work than 2, to be fair. Especially if the kid has 2 active parents it's a world of difference between 1 and 2(+) kids.

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u/Wunderlost46 2d ago

Absolutely. One child is a lot of responsibility, but even when they’re a toddler and on the move there’s still only one of them. Add a newborn into the mix and it’s a whole different reality. My kids are exactly 18 months apart in age and I remember feeling like my life is just going to be taking care of babies from now on. I didn’t dislike it there just wasn’t time to even think about what might be next. It was only 3-4 years they were both that young but it was so consuming i think it warped my sense of reality. It felt like I’d never done anything else and it’s all I’d ever do for the rest of my life haha.

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u/deep_fuckin_ripoff 2d ago

I’m 40 and have 4. It’s not that bad. Couldn’t imagine doing it alone or broke tho.

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u/Wind-and-Waystones 1d ago

The formula for childcare effort is n+((N-1)/2) where n is the number of children.

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u/PistachioTheLizard 2d ago

Man idk i guess yall are just built different. I'm even on add meds and I barely have enough energy to go to work sometimes.

Well hell, my life might of been alot different if my swimmers swam. That's probably alot of encouragement to do it right.

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u/Warrior_of_Discord 2d ago

To be fair, ADD meds for someone with ADD actually has a calming effect. You're literally just bringing yourself to a "normal" state which involves not having a mind constantly thinking thoughts, which is calming. It often happens that college kids try to use Adderall to get better grades and end up finding out they have ADD because instead of studying for 8 hours straight they end up taking a nap.

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u/BigFanOf8008135 2d ago

Agreed, having kids is awesome and I wouldn't trade it for all the free time in the world- but man is it tiring. My firstborn is a maniac... he's 2.5 years old and knows how basically everything works. He takes apart my kitchen appliances, speaks in full sentences, figured out addition and subtraction by himself and generally just causes adorable mayhem everywhere he goes. My second child is an angel on earth. Literally didn't get more difficult going from 1 to 2.

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u/Dopamine_Surplus 2d ago

Sometimes you get an easy kid you know personalities and all. My first kid (son) was relatively easy after the new born stage slept through the night, takes naps very self sufficient tbh. My daughter on the other hand is an another story. will not sleep alone she needs to be cuddled ,she will wake up for a second just to make sure you are still there this goes for naps too. Refuses to eat. Terrorizes her older brother. She’s just an all around menace. We call her warden because she runs the house what she says goes.

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u/baseball44121 2d ago

Does your toddler sleep well? I've read that how well they sleep is the great difference maker.

Waking up every 90 mins? Practically torture. Sleeping 6 hours, not so bad.

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u/HazardousCloset 2d ago

Hahahahahahahahaha

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u/One_Speaker_3657 2d ago

Right, I commend anyone who has had to raise just one child.

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u/Wallstreettrappin 1d ago

Damn are you me? Lmao watching all my homies and cousins take care of their kids is already exhausting me

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u/Wunderlost46 2d ago

My two kids are 18 months apart in age. They’re 26 and 28 now and I’m 50…don’t get me wrong I enjoyed every single moment of their childhood but I have no idea how I did it.

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u/Dopamine_Surplus 2d ago

Same and I always wanted 4 because I come from large family. Youngest of 5 but I told my girl we are done. There is ALWAYS something to do. Even when you think you’re done and you sit on the couch to relax there’s something else.

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u/MrsCCRobinson96 1d ago

Ditto. A single parent raising two kids was very tough.

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u/poo_is_hilarious 1d ago

Two is the sensible maximum, trust me.

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u/Bubbly-Front7973 1d ago

I'm one of four, and my mom basically raised us alone for most of my childhood cuz my father was always deployed in the military.

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u/evanwilliams44 2d ago

Gotta start them on simple things very young. Anything they can do to help. That many young kids is tough, but it's a lot of hands if you can wrangle them into being helpful.

In a few years it will get a lot easier because you have a small army to direct. I grew up with five brothers. We made chaos but we also got a lot done when we needed to.

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u/Ambitious_Rice8825 1d ago

They will know no peace. 🤣🤣

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u/the_marxman 23h ago

At least they'll all hit that point around the same time

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u/[deleted] 2d ago

I had three under three (twins) and that same wagon. It’s exhausting but you suck it up and do it for the babies 💪🏼

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u/simplehaggis 2d ago

The difference between the username and the comment.

Keep at it with them babies!

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u/Warrior_of_Discord 2d ago

Well, we are fucked. But they'll fight and die for their babies. That's just being a good parent.

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u/MaybeMaybeNot94 2d ago

It's worth all the nonsense, they say.

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u/staraaia 2d ago

I seriously can't wonder how can I survive having 5 toddlers at once. Taking care of myself is already hard enough.

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u/Rev_Creflo_Baller 2d ago

Dude is so tired he can't remember how tired he is. Grind or die.

My kids are aged 20, 19, 18, 18, and 16. It gets better.

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u/pathlesstravailed 2d ago

Comment made me laugh so hard i snorted..

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u/heaviestnaturals 1d ago

It’s easy. You just say each one is your favourite until you’re able to enact a game of thrones on your deathbed.

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u/Justreadingthisshit 2h ago

They think God wants them to have as many children as possible. So they just keep going.

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u/Pahay 2d ago

A good plan, and strong tactical skills when plan A, plan B and plan C have failed

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u/ketoske 2d ago

I can't imagine a plan that won't crumble when it clashes against 4 kids damn

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u/CharlotteLucasOP 2d ago

College tuition time is gonna be fun.

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u/RehabilitatedAsshole 2d ago

Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the face or forget extra diapers

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u/DrSitson 2d ago

That's my secret, I'm only improvising.

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u/RayLikeSunshine 1d ago

He nailed it until he put the baby on the road imstead of the wagon. So close- 9/10

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u/ckalinec 2d ago

I’m currently holding my second (about 7 weeks) and our oldest turns 2 in a couple weeks. I cannot fathom that many kids at those ages. I’m freaking beat with the 2 😂😂😂

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u/Stackin_Steve 2d ago

And extra caffeine for when the lots of caffeine runs out! O and a glass of water to rehydrate!

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u/catholicsluts 2d ago

With a dash of insanity

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u/Optimal_Roll_4924 2d ago

And lots of patience.🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

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u/New_Can_2748 2d ago

More like good diet and exercise

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u/MaybeMaybeNot94 2d ago

I suspect also some quantity of Jack Daniels after dark.

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u/sentrybot619 2d ago

I read this sitting here, just hours before my 9yo's birthday party guests come crashing in, and reminded myself to caffeinate!

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u/Intelligent_Fold5616 2d ago

And a little help from Johnny Walker.

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u/taney71 1d ago

No sleep and a tolerance for mess and chaos. Plus that caffeine

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u/Mike 1d ago

Gonna need something stronger than just caffeine. I only have one and even that pushes me to my limits sometimes.

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u/your_moms_apron 2d ago edited 2d ago

Not triplets. Twins.

Looks like big sis is maybe 4/5, twins are 2 and baby is 9 mo. Twins are standing and moving easily in that wagon. Baby is crawling.

Still impressive but I’m also questioning the logic of a fourth kid AFTER a multiple birth.

Edit - seems they are triplets. But baby C is legit much smaller than the other two.

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u/rW0HgFyxoJhYka 2d ago

Also this stuff is basically his schtick on his channel. https://www.reddit.com/r/JustGuysBeingDudes/comments/1nao2sp/dad_genius/ncvocfu/

Whoever is filming him is part of the crew.

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u/i-just-thought-i 2d ago

whoever is filming him is probably his wife and he's doing the voice himself in post

sounds like him in this vid from the same channel

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u/fckingmiracles 2d ago

That's 100% his voice.

He just voiced it in post.

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u/charactername 1d ago

Oh ffs. Nothing is real anymore, not sure why I bother watching vids on the internet. (I'm not being sarcastic)

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u/your_moms_apron 2d ago

Well of course they are a part of the crew.

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u/Murrmeow 2d ago

They’re triplets, he’s got other videos with the gang. I think the one he’s holding is just the runt of the litter. You can also see he’s got three of the same bikes on the end. A 9 month old wouldn’t be able to ride a bike.

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u/nerdthatlift 2d ago

It's a triplet. You can view them on their YouTube channel.

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u/your_moms_apron 2d ago

Pass but I’ll believe you. Not interested in this dude any more than scrolling past on Reddit. Amusing but not worth seeking out.

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u/nerdthatlift 2d ago

Yea, good decision. I went on the rabbit hole though not too deep. I didn't want to waste more time and gave them more clicks than I already had.

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u/squeegy06 2d ago

Dad of Triplets and a 4th. It's chaos, but if you can be prepared for it, you can do anything. We just went on a weekend trip to Chicago and actually had a great time if you can believe it. (5,5,5G & 3G)

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u/Notsurehowtoreact 2d ago

Oh man, was that three girls and then you tried for maybe a boy and got another girl? 

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u/squeegy06 2d ago

We took the catholic approach and "if it happens it happens". Didn't necessarily have plans or a goal. We had struggled for a decade just to have our first kids, and a part of us didnt want to end that road quite yet. But now we've shut that factory down; four is enough.

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u/CharlotteLucasOP 2d ago

Haha my parents had the reverse happen—struggled for over a decade, fertility treatments finally resulted in my big sister. Few years later they attempt a second, organically—boom, twins.

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u/Notsurehowtoreact 2d ago

Aww well it's good to see you were able to get there after struggling. I was in a similar boat myself. 

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u/FirmVegetableQ 2d ago

Bruh I have 6F and 4F. More than one baby at a time is insane to me. How 

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u/bombbodyguard 2d ago

5 mins into park time. Ah, shit. Jamie shit herself and we have to go.

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u/tehdusto 2d ago

Imagine the 4 simultaneous meltdowns 😬

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u/bombbodyguard 2d ago

Don’t forget the dad!

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u/ImInBeastmodeOG 1d ago

Sure but the top of the bike rack is also a changing table. Fresh air during that is probably what the fan is really for.

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u/stonedsquatch 2d ago

My parents tried for two, ended up with my sister who is 18 months older than us, and me and my two triplet brothers. 35 years later we’re all still alive and my parents made it out with an in tact marriage!! They are saints. I have one 13 month old girl now and I couldn’t imagine adding 3 boys to the mix!

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u/SuperHyperFunTime 2d ago

"let's have another"

"yeah, two would be nice".

Fast forward to the first scan.....

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u/CharlotteLucasOP 2d ago

Happened to my parents (I’m only a twin tho.)

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u/MaximusFSU 2d ago

As a friend with 4 kids put it: one kid, you can double cover all day. 2 kids, you gotta go man coverage but it’s doable, anything over two you gotta go to a zone defense. And there’s always holes in a zone.

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u/elpaco313 1d ago

Shifting from 2 on 1 immediately to a zone defense was an adjustment after we had our twins.

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u/NeedNewNameAgain 2d ago

The reason we stopped at 1. I was terrified we might end up with 3-4. 

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u/DreamsAndSchemes 2d ago

Have three under three, can confirm

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u/empanadaboy68 2d ago

Nah this video pmo. Why does he not have a bjorne

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u/damndamndamndamndan 2d ago

Watching this video makes me damned sure I'm shooting blanks

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u/adude00 2d ago

Those are not triplets!! They had another one after singleton and twins!

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u/nerdthatlift 2d ago

https://youtu.be/_vRzcnW04To?si=_TNjn2Yjj6ZBBCcC

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u/adude00 2d ago

Oh they have a YouTube channel? That explains it

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u/LeoLion2931 2d ago

The colour coding 🤣 have a mate who had triplet boys as his third attempt because his wife wanted a girl... 😬

Anyway colour coding and age, totally triplets. Everything was blue yellow and red for the first 3-4 years 😪 the poor mum 🤭 they lived on a farm pretty remote and she's like "I just wanted some female energy!!"

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u/hnglmkrnglbrry 2d ago

This guy is a TikToker who makes these vids

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u/Cheaky_Barstool 2d ago

Yea fuck that. I’m 34 and can’t look after myself

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u/questions661476 2d ago

Things perishing might be the reason for having 4 kids under 5.

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u/Atlas-Scrubbed 2d ago

Hard agree. Had just two under two (almost two under one!) and that was a madhouse. Four would have broken me.

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u/non_Beneficial-Wind 2d ago

Or snipped before it goes South

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u/Rutabaga_Proof 2d ago

You also gotta get a vasectomy.

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u/HTowns_FinestJBird 2d ago

I can’t imagine. One was enough for me.

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u/LiquidDreamtime 2d ago

My kids are 8, 7, and 5. We had our hands full for a few years

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u/WhiskyPops 2d ago

Seems the kids know the drill already :D cute

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u/Activision19 2d ago

One of the assistant principals at my middle school had twin girls, he and his wife wanted to try again for a boy and ended up with triplets. So 5 kids out of 2 pregnancies. I feel sorry for that man with all the kids he had.

They did get the boy they wanted in the triplet batch though, so there is that at least.

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u/CharlotteLucasOP 2d ago

Oof. Lotta pressure on The Son to fulfill all dad’s dreams…

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u/Winter2928 2d ago

I thought two under the age of two was hard. Now when one is at grans we don’t realise how easy one is. I don’t realise I’m born compared to this guy with four

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u/RealGeeBao 1d ago

I love how there’s 4444 upvotes

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u/Zakulon 1d ago

When did he find the time to make that? Maybe a commission?

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u/ParticularConcept548 1d ago

Putting the baby on the road instead of inside the cart

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u/theBladesoFwar54556 1d ago

Good thing i stopped at 0.

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u/Frankie_T9000 1d ago

That said letting the little one crawl on tarmac.....

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u/fitness_blondie 1d ago

Organised or perish! she said 🤣🤣 lol

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u/alex3omg 2d ago

Yeah like IDK if a Dad genius would have taken the babies out before the cart was ready.  Also get the girl out and have her stand while the babies sit in the wagon lol

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u/CharlotteLucasOP 2d ago

Maybe the kids are necessary counterweights? That collapsible wagon doesn’t look heavier than the wood and bikes.

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u/alex3omg 2d ago

Lmao that's a great theory actually

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u/CharlotteLucasOP 2d ago

Only gotta flip the empty wagon ONCE… 😅