In case you’re wondering what having a newborn is like, it’s sitting awake at 4 a.m. watching videos of songs you loved in high school discovering new aspects to them through nearly decade old YouTube comments.

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Everything you just wrote resonates deeply — especially the last part lol

I used to think I knew what nostalgia felt like, then I became a dad. Suddenly every lyric, every melody, carries a memory, a fear, a hope. All at once… I really can relate, you now will appreciate when you had your full sleep time to yourself

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Haha I know exactly what song this is because I’ve read that very comment doing the same thing.

100% experienced this as a dad (but also it's made some music I really liked kind of shallow somehow?) but also what was the song??

The first 6 months of my 4 ams were tiring as hell but swaying my kid was all worthwhile nonetheless