Dads aren’t unique in our world — after all, everybody has one. But despite their abundance, they still feel like a rare breed. Something seems to happen with the onset of fatherhood, and it can entail any number of impressive, profoundly unimpressive, mystifying and downright supernatural traits. Let’s explore the wild world of dad-dom.
Dad tax enacted.
Anyone who’s taken a long family road trip, either as a kid or as a parent, understands this. Driving the vehicle includes the alienable right to certain munchies-related perks.
Shoutout to permissive dads.
Whether it’s a desire to let his kids spread their wings and fly — or, more likely, heavy slacking — anyone can appreciate a dad who allows just a little more than mom.
“My dad after realizing he ate half his sandwich with the wrapper on.”
I would say “we’ve all been there”, but a more accurate statement would be, “assuming you’re also a dad, we’ve all done something this ridiculously dopey in front of our whole family.”
Ba-dum-tsh.
Would fatherhood be half as fulfilling without cracking playful, but devastating, jokes at your kids’ expense? As dad joke powers increase and kids grow older, the potential for these jokes only grows.
Do what the sign says.
I can’t blame the dad here for simply following directions, but I have many questions of the sign: doesn’t every dog poop? If so, are you not proposing an untenable solution?
Relatable.
The first time you’re entrusted to help your dad with some grownup DIY stuff, even if you’re just holding the toolbox, it’s a pretty special feeling. Then you see your dad actually doing grownup DIY stuff and it’s suddenly less enticing.
The evolution of dad-burns.
It starts when the kids are adorable toddlers and you gently poke fun at them. Eventually they become teenagers, and Red Foreman seems like more of a realist than a pessimist.
Classic dad move.
Is he playing some kind of delightfully trollish prank or is he genuinely befuddled by technology? Seriously, who knows? Only he knows for sure, and he’s definitely not telling anyone.
It’s an art.
Sure, dad sneezes might seem exaggerated, but they’re actually strategic: rather than torturously drawing things out with unsatisfying sneezes, dads just wait until they’re really ready to sneeze, and they let ‘er rip.
Another dad reflex.
Kids might wonder how dads are like this, but when you’re paying the utilities bills for a household, the simple mistake of losing a few joules of heat feels downright treasonous.
On the same note…
Credit to the dad who wrote this for spelling it all out. It isn’t sarcastic, it’s practical. It’s also caring. I would have just set the thermostat at a survivable temperature, then locked it up.
