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A comment on Ask HN: How do you deal with never ending noise and distraction WFH?. Parent comment

Re:Ask HN: How do you deal with never ending noise and distr... by gregjor on Monday September 18, 2023 @08:43AM (#37555367)
I let my kids in my office as long as they kept it down. Time with my kids was more valuable to me and to them than whatever work I needed to do. Unless you’re on the cusp of a working malaria vaccine in your home office I don’t agree with prioritizing work over family.
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Re:Ask HN: How do you deal with never ending noise and distr... by moltar on Monday September 18, 2023 @05:52PM (#37562590)
Tell that to a 2.5 yo who wants to smash on the keyboard. When he grows up, I might loosen it up.

My dad took me to his work when I was a teenager, and that's where I learned computers.

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Re:Ask HN: How do you deal with never ending noise and distr... by gregjor on Monday September 18, 2023 @11:15PM (#37565234)
All three of my kids had to get through the toddler years. I gave them their own keyboard to bang on. If you don’t have a drawer of unused hardware go to Goodwill for a $5 keyboard and mouse.

I see people posting photos and videos of their cute dog or cat laying on their desk or keyboard, but when a human child wants some attention that’s just annoying.

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