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Managing screen time for toddlers takes a weird turn when you actually star in the show. John Pearce talks about being a working dad and trying to get a moment of peace.

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00:00I don't know.
00:00It's like your one eye is just constantly looking down and you just,
00:03you can't actually relax ever.
00:06It's fine.
00:07Like you can't actually just sit down and switch off.
00:09Like the moment I go take a shower, like that's my two minutes.
00:12I was just like, you can just daydream and actually think about an awkward
00:14for a second.
00:15Oh, do you actually get to have a shower?
00:17Yeah.
00:17With Henry on the floor playing.
00:20Just the constant daddy, daddy.
00:23And I've let Beno know, I'm going to go have a shower.
00:25Yeah.
00:25And I think, okay, cool.
00:27She knows.
00:27And she's what, five?
00:28So I needed to play.
00:31So you can read five.
00:32Yeah.
00:33But even my shower time, it's just daddy, knock, knock, knock, daddy.
00:37I was like, the frustration.
00:40You've got to get out, chuck the wiggles on and just say,
00:41hey, look at this quickly and just dart out.
00:42Oh, is that what you do?
00:43Yeah.
00:43Yeah, sometimes.
00:44Yeah?
00:45If my wife's not there.
00:47Just chuck yourself on the TV.
00:48Hey, what's this?
00:49I know this bit is entertaining for the next two minutes.
00:52So I'll just, I know I've got a good song.
00:53Two minutes.
00:54This is a really good song.
00:55Yeah.
00:55Hey, look at this.
00:56It's fun with the frogs again.
00:57You know?
00:58It's just, yeah.
00:59Is he your favorite song?
01:00Favorite wiggles song?
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01:04That's my favorite song.
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