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If it were my choice, I would stack every shelf in dads’ homes with prizes and awards. Emmys, Oscars, Nobels, Pulitzers, Bookers, Grammys, it doesn’t matter, really, just give the damn medals and prize cups to the ones who keep nailing the fathering task like it's no big deal.
Bored Panda has compiled a tribute to dads being dads, which basically means dads being the coolest beings out there.
From a dad waiting 28 years to return a birthday card to his son, to a dad letting his little one paint his toenails, to a dad casually having a tea party with his toddler boy, to a dad delivering a dad joke (at the right place and the right time), it’s fair to say the world is not gonna end as long as we have them.
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#1
When Your Daughter Wants You To Join In Her Mermaid Photoshoot You Do Not Tell Her No
Shauna Pittman Whetten Hustin 5 years ago
It takes a REAL man to ignore old cliche's and let his inner child out to make his children happy. This guy signifies what a REAL man is all about.
Christian Laurendine 5 years ago
So majestic! (oh and I guess the daughter looks like shes having fun too-)
Marlene Ricker 5 years ago
Wow, this Dad wins Father of the Year award in my books. I was lucky enough to have a Dad who would do anything not to disappoint me too. She's a verym lucky little girl!
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#2
My Dad Was The Only One At The Office Today, So He Made This Picture And Sent It To My Family
Charlotte 5 years ago
Put the camera on a tripod. Take a photo on timer of you in one position, reset the timer, move to a new position. Repeat as required. Then use photoshop or similar to layer the photos on top of each other. Erase the parts of each layer that cover up the "yous" on the other layers. Because the camera was in the same spot each time this should be relatively easy as the background should match perfectly. I e made similar images before, including ones where I interact with myself, which is much trickier!
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#3
My Son's First Day At School Today. I Handled It Really Well
Nola Dorothy 5 years ago
Love it. I remember my oldest son's first day, watching him catch the school bus - I was a mess!
There’s something almost transgressive about dad humor. It mostly works anywhere and anytime and has no second meaning that would give the joke an unnecessary aftertaste. The success of dad humor, which has now become a subgenre of its own, reflects the whole trend in comedy these days.
Comedian Paul Seven told the National Post that nowadays, humor is all about instant gratification and avoiding insulting anybody. It means that dad jokes have no social commentary, no agenda, and no political material, which means that they’re as neutral as can be. In the world where everything is social, political, and cultural, this is one of the safe cards you can play to have fun but without fear of insulting anyone.
#4
My Dad Recently Got A 3D Printer And Made A Stool Sample For His Doctor
Aragorn II Elessar 5 years ago
Your results came back, there’s a high concentration of plastic...
Marcellus the Third 5 years ago
"You better sit down for this"... but he can't find his stool.
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Bryce Gipple 4 years ago
My dad's a doctor and also a family comedian. He'd get a good laugh out of that one.
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#6
My Dad Got To Hold A 3-Week-Old Baby Goat Yesterday
Lady Vader 5 years ago
Tell your dad to put down the goat and finish 'The Winds of Winter'. We've been waiting for this book for YEARS, George. YEARS,
That’s because they rely on puns. “It’s a genre most kids grow up with and can relate to, no matter where they are from. It requires no cultural know-how, no knowledge of social trends, or world updates,” Seven said.
Dads' humor is both stupid and cringy, yet very relatable. It gives us a much-needed sense of homey comfort where TV and media is ruled by chaos and turmoil. Any pun is like coming home to your high-school setup with your mom making banana bread downstairs and dad throwing puns at whatever he pleases. I mean, in the end, this is kinda why we love our dads no matter how ill-calculated their jokes can be.
#7
Daddio Is A Savage
Sherry Hart 5 years ago
Reply back with “block this caller,” and slide it back under his door 🤣🤣
#8
When You Just Want To Play Your Guitar But Your Dad Is That Guy From Pink Floyd
Fredrik Ramsberg 5 years ago (edited)
Actually, that's dad's famous "black Strat" (google it!) Dave sold it for charity last year for $3.9 M, making it the world's most expensive guitar.
#9
Feels Bad
Anna Repp 5 years ago
Well, if the son is somewhat like my daughter, the dad tried to get out on time but did not succeed :D
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#10
My Dad Has Just Figured Out How To Use The Front Camera. This Is The First Picture He Sent
Louloubelle 5 years ago
I have a boxer mix and he sits the same way with my husband (his bro)
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Vonny Browne 5 years ago
Every boxer lover I know wears the dog slap bang on their napper. What’s with that?:
#11
So My Daughter Juist Bought A House That Was Buit In Late 1800's. We Found This And She Threw It Out, I Got It Out Of The Trash And Let The Games Begin
Carrie Roettger 5 years ago
My husband and I did something like this to our daughter. She found this really creepy harlequin doll and wanted to throw it out. We told her that the dill found her and she can't reject it now, it'll just keep coming back. She laughed and threw it out. For weeks it kept "coming back" to her. We'd pull it out and when she went to school we'd find places to put it in her room. She finally took it with her when she went somewhere and threw it away.
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Roman Hans 5 years ago
She threw it out. A doll from the 1800s. Right now I can hear five million fans of Antiques Roadshow screaming NOOOOOOOOO!!!!
Ella Greenman 4 years ago
Me and my mom sobbing in the corner could have been ten thousand at acution!!!
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#12
My Dad Is Adorable And His Bad Jokes Always Make Me Happy
Joycez Zhuang 5 years ago
YA Ya ya................OUT ...there ....STANDING......IN ......u...... FIELD.....
#13
Cooper Leveled Up On Dog Ability
#14
My Parents Just Got Internet (Bialet Massé) And My Dad Is Already Showing Videos To The Neighbors
#15
Womb, There It Is
Billy the kid 5 years ago (edited)
A woman in my office had a baby. i asked if it was mail or email?
Bryce Gipple 4 years ago (edited)
Well, you ain't wrong, there. No kids = no parenthood (or, in this case, "no fatherhood")
#16
Dad Of The Year
Susan Babin 5 years ago
I once sent my costumed daughter a day early to Where’s Waldo Day in first grade. Needless to say I had to go retrieve said hysterical, embarrassed daughter. She’s 35 and I’m still not sure she’s forgiven me.
𝓴𝓪𝔀𝓪𝓲𝓲_𝓐𝓾𝓭𝓻𝓮𝔂 💖 5 years ago
I would be even more embarrassed tho. But, the daughter looks happy and that's all that matters :)
#17
I Promised My Daughter A Chocolate Cake If She Pooped On The Potty All By Herself. I Had To Pay Up
Monday 5 years ago
and clearly effective since it motivated her to do it.
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#18
My First And Newborn Son Is Jaundiced And Receiving Light Therapy. So As An Artist Turned Dad, I Made Sure He Let The Nurses Know How He Was Feeling Behind That Mask
Jennifer Cassada 5 years ago
Incredibly adorable! I think that would scare the heck out of me, but I'm a big scaredy cat, so...
#19
Working With Dad
Banjo Peppers 5 years ago
That’s cute, I’d pay him with a milkshake or something just for making the effort.
Fabricio Lopez-Palacios _ Student - NeuseRiverMS 5 years ago
Sleeping son caught on camra, im trash at spelling
Brenda Johnson 5 years ago
Yes Dad, pay up, unless you have a signed contract that says he had to stay awake. So cute!
#20
Put On My Dad Uniform Today And Began The Journey Of Fatherhood! I Had To Use My Dads Actual Shoes Cause My Wife Wouldn’t Let Me Buy Dad Shoes
A Random Guy 5 years ago
Dad: "What's your name?" Baby: "WAAAAAAAA!!!!" Dad: "Hi WAAAAAAAA I'm Dad"
Sherry Hart 5 years ago (edited)
Lol dad shoes.......so true! The whole outfit is on point. My neighbor wears the same outfit when he cuts his grass and sometimes with long khakis. 🤣🤣🤣
NMN 5 years ago
Since when new balance tennis shoes are "dad shoes"? If thats so, I've been a dad since a kid, my husband as well
#21
My Wife Doesn’t Want Our Newborn Son’s Face Posted On Social Media, So She Asked Me To Censor Over It. Needless To Say, I Won’t Be Asked To Do That Again
Banjo Peppers 5 years ago
I agree with not plastering your children all over the Internet, but also all newborns look the same anyway.
#22
My Son Was Shocked When He Saw Me With A Wig
#23
My Dad “Trying Out The Plot He Just Purchased”
Foxxy (The Original) 5 years ago
I have never heard of someone buying a burial plot on advance except in American movies/tv shows. Is it a common thing people do over in the US.
Hanni 5 years ago
It's common in other countries as well. The purpose is not to burden your children with the cost and to have a plot next to your loved ones.
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Karin Lange 5 years ago
we bought a "Family Tree" in a tree burial forest [burying body ashes within the root system of a tree]. Up to 12 family members can be buried there in a self-decomposing urn. That ist so much cheaper than buying a grave place in a normal cemetery. And i love the idea to rest in a place surrounded by nature and my family!
#24
My Dad Wanted To Take A Nice Picture With A Waterfall In Yosemite
#25
Sometimes My Daughter's Pad Falls Out Of Her Bra In The Laundry. Sometimes I Use It To Make My Dog Look Jewish
Aragorn II Elessar 5 years ago
I do that all the time with paper plates. My puppy pulls it off pretty well.
Vanessa Woolf 5 years ago
Bras are a natural way of life, and the stigma around bras can be really hurtful to pre-teens. she's not doing anything with it, its not even touching her skin. (there's a "pocket" in the bra for the pad) with stigma like this, it's really hard for teens and pre-teens to love their bodies and accept themselves. So maybe don't say that kinda stuff?
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#26
I Told My Dad That I Bought The Game “Risk” And Wanted To Play It With Him. He Said He’d Never Played. I Show Up To His House And Find Him With Printed Out Battle Plans And Map Strategies
Ola Polowczyk 5 years ago
What do you mean "Even tho it's a board game"? Board games are great :)
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My Dad Was So Proud Of The "Feetloaf" He Made For Halloween. I Think He Nailed It
#28
My Dad Told Me It Might Be Hard For Me To Find Him At The Airport Because He Looks So Much Different After Losing Weight
#29
Throwback To When My Mom Forgot To Submit My Senior Baby Ad For The Yearbook And Asked My Dad To Do It
WilvanderHeijden 5 years ago
Or as my dad would write on a card on our 20th birthday: 'While waiting for your departure, we have already removed your wardrobe from the house.'
Louloubelle 5 years ago
I turned 18 during my senior year, and came home from school on that day to find 2 suitcases packed and sitting on the front step. The note said, Happy birthday, now get out.
Load More Replies... Marcellus the Third 5 years ago
In the end I had to look up whatever a "senior baby ad" is, and apparently it's a thing. Sheesh. An expensive thing, e.g. baby20ads.jpg 
Charlotte 5 years ago
Oh, okay it’s actually supposed to be a nice thing? I assumed it was an opportunity for a piss-take, lol! Why would parents need to say “farewell” to their kids at the end of school? Surely they will see each other again! And why would your classmates be at all interested in reading some sentimental tripe from your parents? Yeah yeah, you love your kid, big shock. I suspect it’s actually more to do with parents showing off to other parents. “Look at the fancy photoshoot we had, look at how much more we can pay to prove we love our child more than you love yours”. Smh
Load More Replies... Charlotte 5 years ago
Can someone explain to a Brit who is not familiar with yearbooks what on Earth a “Senior Baby Ad” is? We don’t do yearbooks here, when we leave school we just trash our uniforms, sign each other’s shirts then have a massive egg and flour fight at the nearest park!
Harley Hoglin 5 years ago
Every year the school puts together a book. It has photos of each class in the school by grade, as well as the teacher in charge of each class. There are also photos of the principal and assist principal. Sometimes they even put in photos of the kitchen staff, office staff and the custodians. The students can buy these books. Parents can buy adds when their kid is a senior, with baby photos and words of encouragement.
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Cici Romain 5 years ago
Reminds mer of when my youngest said she was coming home for Reading week, I told her: nope! her bedroom is now my office. ...unfortunately her mother made me take her back.
#30
My Brother's High School Math Teacher Assigned Parental Homework. My Dad Was Not Happy
Monday 5 years ago (edited)
I'd be kind of annoyed to if my kid's school sent me homework. I did my time. Edit: Geez people do you not read? I never said I wouldn't do it, just that I'd be annoyed at having to do it.
Martha Meyer 5 years ago
I'd be annoyed if I was that child's teacher, trying to get a genuine feel for all the children in your class through parent feedback and then being sent passive-aggressive stuff like this.
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CrunChewy McSandybutt 5 years ago
My son's teacher sent home a syllabus that was fraught with typos and grammatical errors. I corrected the whole thing in red ink and sent it back with a bad grade.
Lululoohoo 5 years ago
I think this is funny and if I were a teacher, I'd laugh. it does give insight into the student & their home life. I don't see this as passive aggressive at all.
Diana Pahule 4 years ago
I wonder what my mom would have answered if they'd sent something like this home with me.
Lila Londei 4 years ago
The last one annoys me, he sees care work and parenting as the mom's work. I feel for that woman.
#31
Dropped In On My Kids’ Zoom Classes - Payback For All The Interruptions To My Work Calls
Viktor Feurer 5 years ago
ghillie suit usual battlefield wear for military snipers
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Bryce Gipple 4 years ago
Honestly, that would probably be me as a dad (but hopefully, no more pandemics like this one--God forbid the world needs to be shut down like that again).
#32
Dad Didn't Tell Us How To Live. He Showed Us
Ruth Mayfly 5 years ago
He is absolutely going to get a child painfully falling on his lap, though.
danielw 5 years ago
by the looks of the picture in... 3.... 2... oops she jumped the gun.
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Gabriela 2 years ago
YES!!!! That’s what I thought too! “Hot dad…wait, that looks like ‘This is Us’ dad.” Zoom in and appreciate the look.
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Bryce Gipple 4 years ago (edited)
Hey, everyone learns in different ways. Some learn by listening to lectures, some by visual observation. But I've always been more of a hands-on learner, so if I teach a class relating to Criminal Investigation or Forensic Science, I'll have my students solve some fake crimes throughout the course--though that's just 1 example I would give.
#33
Today I Babysat My Son For The First Time While His Mother Was Out
Chris 5 years ago
That kid is a good few months old.... what the hell has he been doing all this time???
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Foxxy (The Original) 5 years ago
You don’t “babysit” your own child. Looking after your kids is part of the whole parenting deal.
Vanessa Woolf 5 years ago
Yo, just a heads up if you're the parent of the baby it's *your* responsibility to co-parent your kid. You're not babysitting your kid, you do your job as a responsible parent. Too many parents, especially fathers, think that its the mother's job and that the mother should be happy to get the slightest help from the father. You have a job to do as a parent do it right, your wife shouldn't have to take care of the baby by herself. Thanks for coming to my Ted Talk Haha
Andrés Sequeira 5 years ago
I worked 12 years in forensic criminalistics, and this is a very, very bad joke
Charlotte 5 years ago
I studied forensic science & crime scene investigation as an undergrad, and to the best of my knowledge nobody draws around dead bodies anyway. You take a zillion photos and don't contaminate the crime scene with chalk for no good reason! It's just a TV trope.
Load More Replies... Debbie Palmer 5 years ago
You don't BABYSIT your own child. You co-raise them. Pic is funny though.
#34
Missed My Master’s Graduation Because Of Aerosinusitis And Rushed To Emergency Room. Here’s My Dad Handing Me My Insurance Papers Pretending To Graduate Me
Marg Dziver 5 years ago
Aerosinustis sounds like a sinus problem.......so why are you completely naked?
Tobias the Tiger 5 years ago
It is, although I believe with most major operations you're only allowed to wear a hospital gown.
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Bob Constans 5 years ago
Being able to have my Diploma handed to me by my Dad (cos he was a Prof) was the best part of my Grad ceremony.
Susan Bishop 3 years ago
Daughter: If you want to come to my graduation, I'll send you a round trip ticket. Me: Why don't you buy yourself a ticket and come to Florida. We'll take a cruise to the Bahamas. Or would you rather have your mom at the ceremony? Daughter: Mom who?
#35
Told My Dad His Toast Could Only Be One Page
IlovemydogShilo 5 years ago
That table cloth and wedding dress look like they’re a part of each other.
Ellen Tannenbaum 3 years ago
My ex husband pulled that at our child’s wedding. The DJ played him off stage the first time he took a breath.
#36
My Dad Mails My Dog Money And Giftcards On The Regular
Lynn Boldenow 5 years ago
OMG, I am so jealous! I have to pay for all of my doggos hamburgers and nuggets myself.
#37
Dad Waits 28 Years To Return Birthday Card To Son
Aragorn II Elessar 5 years ago
When the OP was a kid, he made his dad this snarky card for his 42nd birthday. On the OP’s 42nd birthday, his dad sent it back to him.
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Sue Sanders 5 years ago
Oh Gawd - this is priceless, especially hanging onto the card all those years for the "gotcha" moment.
Anna roberts 5 years ago
WOW, no man I know would be able to keep a card that long and find it when they need it LOL
#38
I'm The Dad Who Was Charged $39.35 To Hold My Son At The Hospital. Here's My Kid In His New Favorite Shirt
IlovemydogShilo 5 years ago
That's so bad. But I guess it was worth it. At least all your other hugs will be free. Great t.shirt. Hope you your wife and this beautiful little baby will always be happy.
danielw 5 years ago
so the vox article has a bit of an explanation: for skin to skin, they have to have an extra nurse come in to watch the baby etcetera. There's probably, also, supplies involved. Why they didn't just roll that fee into the rest of the bill, iunno. Nobody would have thought twice about it.
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Mary Haynes 5 years ago
what the hell, they charged you to hold your own child. American healthcare at it's best.
Wolfstar 5 years ago
Welcome to America, land of the f̶r̶e̶e̶ extraordinarily ridiculous costs of simple things
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Bob Belcher 5 years ago
Yup, and a single OTC Advil for my wife was $8 each. American healthcare is so f'ed up.
Suzi Gauthier 5 years ago
Check the fine print. You never know what they'll charge.
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Christel Nellemann 5 years ago
Sorry for your horrible healthcare system, guys. You should look a lot into healthcare in scandinavia , and I do not mean as lied about by right wing media in the us.
#39
Picking Up My Daughter From The Airport
Hilary Mol 5 years ago
It would be even better if the sign announced her new name was Jenny.
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Samantha Lomb 5 years ago
Nikita is a man's name in Russian. Like Nikita Khrushchev. Someone is going to be surprised by his bride's new voice
#40
We Have A Lightbox With Inspirational Quotes For My 2-Year-Old Daughter. My Wife Hasn't Noticed Yet
itz kimora 5 years ago
...until the inevitable day when she asks, "mommy, what does B*TCHES MEAN?!?!?"
Monday 5 years ago
I mean she's two...she can't read. I'm assuming after she learns to read it'll be more PG stuff.
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#41
My Dad Said He Found Some Cute Baby Pictures Of Me And Handed Me These
Ellen Tannenbaum 3 years ago
Until they turn into teenaged hoodlum raccoons.
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Suzanne Clark 5 years ago
We had a raccoon who made her nest under our hot-tub. Imagine 5 babies, who discovered the joy of playing on our deck chairs, rocking and spinning and having a great time. Absolutely adorable.
#42
My Dad Put Up A New Shower Curtain And I'm Not Sure How I Feel About It
Grace Skerp 5 years ago
Jeff Goldblum and a gorilla passing judgment on your most intimate hygiene choices....
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Another way of reducing showertime by 75%. Saving water and energy, next level.
Randy Klefbeck 5 years ago
I don't know if I would like a lower primate watching me do my biz.
#43
I Asked My Husband How Long The Kitchen Table Is. This Is What I Got
#44
Being A Terrible Dad To My Daughter
Xandra, The Little Hufflepuff 5 years ago
Labyrinth!!!!!!!!!!!! I LOVE THAT MOVIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Becca Gizmo the Squirrel 5 years ago
Awesome posters! Labrynth and Ghostbusters!! Also the mobile is awesome too!
Katinka Min 5 years ago
Ghostbusters! That's where that is from! Thanks, I knew the pic, but just couldn't remember where from.
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#45
Dad Never Fails To Rip One During Family Photos
#46
Me, Absolutely Wrecked On PS1 By My Dad
chi-wei shen 5 years ago
That's a lesson for your entire life: No one will let you win, not even your dad.
#47
I Recently Became A Dad And Put My "Uniform" On While Still At The Hospital. I've Been Planning This For A While
Foxxy (The Original) 5 years ago (edited)
Have I missed something coz this is the second post with a dad in long socks, new balance shoes and knee length shorts. I haven’t seen or heard about this “Dad” uniform until now.
NMN 5 years ago
Yeah, aside from the belt and high socks both me and my husband have been ready to be dads since kids, according to this "dad uniform" thing
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#48
My Dad Thinks He's Funny
#49
Who Could Be A Better Cheerleader Than Your Own Dad
#50
Had A Kid The Other Day. First Thing I Packed Was Correct "Dad-Ttire" For The Trip Home
s. vitkovitsky 5 years ago
All these dad attires are incorrect. Instead of sneakers, you need regular shoes, the sort you wear with a suit. Also, yes, black socks mandatory, and knee high would be ideal!
Sue Sanders 5 years ago
Good boy! Wondering if the baby blue socks were on purpose? Yeah? Well, okay then. Good boy again.
#51
My Dad Said He Patched The Hole In The Barstool So Well, "You Can't Even See It"
Marcellus the Third 5 years ago
What? No, I can clearly see it, top right in the sunshiney bit.
Lynn Korbel 5 years ago
If my father couldn't fix something with either duct tape or a match book, it didn't get fixed.
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Faith Hurst-Bilinski 5 years ago
Damn! I wish I could have been a dad instead of a mom. I had to raise good people. They have to wear a costume and look like they've spent enough time with a kid for a photo shoot or a Twitter thread!
Onion rings like to make your breath smelly 5 years ago
My dad isnt really in my life. he spends most of the week at work and only comes home for 1-2 nights. Its obvious im his least favourite child. He would never do things like in this post
Beth Adams 5 years ago
That is sad. His loss. Look to your future. You will someday be a caring and fun parent.
Load More Replies... Faith Hurst-Bilinski 5 years ago
Damn! I wish I could have been a dad instead of a mom. I had to raise good people. They have to wear a costume and look like they've spent enough time with a kid for a photo shoot or a Twitter thread!
Onion rings like to make your breath smelly 5 years ago
My dad isnt really in my life. he spends most of the week at work and only comes home for 1-2 nights. Its obvious im his least favourite child. He would never do things like in this post
Beth Adams 5 years ago
That is sad. His loss. Look to your future. You will someday be a caring and fun parent.
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