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Probably, if you ask any of us to make a top ten list of people who have had the greatest impact on us, in a positive or negative sense, and literally anyone can be there - almost certainly, our parents will be on it.

Our relationships with parents can be completely 'cloudless' or incredibly difficult, they can end in therapy for both sides - but still, our memory always retains stories about parental figures. Touching and funny, sad and amusing. And a separate niche among these tales is occupied by stories about dads.

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It all started with a Twitter post by user Laurie Charles urging netizens to share the most 'Dad-like' moments they ever had. Apparently, the topic starter touched some particularly sensitive strings in the readers' hearts, because numerous stories fell as if from a cornucopia. Someone has harbored and still holds a grudge against their dad, someone has an incredibly touching story in their memory, and some folks even remember completely ridiculous and awkward moments about their dads as well.

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QuirkyKittyGirl
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My Daddy has a secret weapon in his pants. We call it the "silent but deadly" fart. Its got to be one of the worst smells on Earth. I have legit had to leave the room before, because my eyes were BURNING!

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I admit, honestly, as a father of three children myself, it was incredibly thrilling for me to read all these stories. Some of them seemed to me completely inappropriate and I have no idea how this is actually possible. And some tales literally gave me goosebumps - and I understood that these were examples of genuine 'dadness' in the best sense of the word. In the end, parenthood is primarily about love, understanding and acceptance. At least in an ideal world...

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Hugh Cookson
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Normal ; my late Mum, when we were younger (4 boys, 10, 8, 6 and 2 plus a Bearded Collie called Rags and miscellaneous cats / rabbits / hamsters etc), with my Dad away regularly because he was in the military, would regularly get every name wrong - including calling me and my brothers 'Rags' on more than one occasion. We laughed about it later in life ....

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zak
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's what I would do if I had a kid, so you know what wrong info to correct when you explain things 🤷🏼‍♂️

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Lynn Morello
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My kids send me messages through different media apps. I don't respond because I am not on those apps... All day, every day,... ANY day.

RiceRiceBaby 929
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This sounds like me. My kid would have alot to say and I have short replies.

DrBronxx
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My dad basically sends either jokes or one word responses. It's gotten to the point where he just comes across as sarcastic. When I messaged him about my son's 1-month check, with all his bloodwork, his weight, and some more details (all positive, thankfully), i got a "Great" in response. He was genuinely happy, but it just came across as very sarcastic. All of my siblings can attest to having similar impressions.

ILoveMySon
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Hahaha. My son gave up and now calls me. I am the luckiest mother EVER.

Mary Lou
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My dad went to China for three weeks back in the 80s when traveling that far was still a much bigger deal (and China had only just started to open up for tourism btw.) Got a postcard with the only text: "best wishes from China, your dad"

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In fact, what kind of father you will be has a very strong impact on the lives of your children - even if you are minimally present in this life. “Your father is your first male role model - good or bad - and that relationship often shapes how we view men,” Essence quotes clinical psychologist Dr. Sherry Blake. “There are many ways relationships with our fathers can affect our own romantic ones. They can cause fear of abandonment, inability to trust, low expectations of men and even feelings of insecurity or security."

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That is why it was so important for me personally to read these dozens of stories: to have my own examples of what should be done with my own kids, and what should never, under any circumstances, be done.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Usually the French think the Quebec French is slang and that we speak like peasants.

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James016
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The way this is worded it suggests that the herring order was not an accident

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Caroline Kimber
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

At least he didn't accuse you of taking drugs like how my Dad was with me whenever my eyes looked red 😂

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We believe that you also have your own amusing and not only stories of interaction with your male parental figures, both from childhood and already in adulthood, so we will be grateful if you share them in the comments below this post. And also just feel free to scroll this list to the very end and point out the tales you liked best - after all, some of them are really worth a good laugh, some tears and much respect.

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Sherman
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is hilarious. This is something that would set off my pops too. Then he'd come micro manage how I was doing it & then take over completely.. lol

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AspenHasIssues
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

when my brother came out as trans, my parents cried. they weren't happy tears. :|

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Sassawrasse
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

One time we were caught in an afternoon storm on a pontoon boat. The gale tore one of the metal poles holding up the canopy right out. Then I became the pole holding the canopy on. For a full hour.

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Sven Grammersdorf
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"Swing it to the left, swing it to the right / Think about baseball, swing all night!" - Warrant, "Cherry Pie" (1990)

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My brother and I were a remote together. We lived in a town that had 3 TV stations - ABC 30 miles away in Cincinnati, NBC 40 miles away in Columbus, and CBS 40 miles away in Dayton. My brother would manually change the channel between the 3 while I fussed with the antenna since they had to be pointed different directions for each channel. Sunday afternoons were the two of us dancing between football games.

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Terry Tobias
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I was my dad's little fishing buddy. All his friends loved that I was a little girl that was a serious fisherman.

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Adam Zad
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Had an interview at a mirror factory. Told them it was a job I could really see myself doing.

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Hendo
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I sang in my head to the tune of postman pat!!! God I hope that was right?!

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Lakota Wolf
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That is hopefully NOT a typical Dad Moment™️, though I’m happy OP is away from their toxic family member!

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