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Not a dad, but am 'guilty' of about half of these with friends and family.




What others would you add?

Me ... any time someone brings their kid to the adult rugby, I make a comment about signing them up or question their eligibility. Same with people who are 'too old' or clearly not athletic (must have done that three times to old people with cruiser bikes while volunteering as a traffic marshal at an elite road cycling race on the weekend ).

EnergiseR2 wrote: Tue Jun 07, 2022 9:27 pm Very very dad. The closer my eldest girl gets to.the teenage years the worse I am getting. I can't seem to stop myself mortifying her. It's like it's biological

How extreme are the eye rolls? My niece is 9 and I'm already seeing it when my brother's girls are over at my parents' house. My dad thinks he's hilarious. He is not.

Niegs wrote: Tue Jun 07, 2022 11:32 pm

EnergiseR2 wrote: Tue Jun 07, 2022 9:27 pm Very very dad. The closer my eldest girl gets to.the teenage years the worse I am getting. I can't seem to stop myself mortifying her. It's like it's biological

How extreme are the eye rolls? My niece is 9 and I'm already seeing it when my brother's girls are over at my parents' house. My dad thinks he's hilarious. He is not.

Yeah, what dad hasn't copped a few eye rolls in his day? The sprog also had a terrific deadpan "great" response if I got enthused about something she thought was uncool. I kinda miss that stuff since she's flown the nest and I don't get to be so "daddish" silly anymore. Guess that's just the natural order of things.

Niegs wrote: Tue Jun 07, 2022 11:32 pm

EnergiseR2 wrote: Tue Jun 07, 2022 9:27 pm Very very dad. The closer my eldest girl gets to.the teenage years the worse I am getting. I can't seem to stop myself mortifying her. It's like it's biological

How extreme are the eye rolls? My niece is 9 and I'm already seeing it when my brother's girls are over at my parents' house. My dad thinks he's hilarious. He is not.

I'm the "bad uncle" - it's great.

Free reign to pull all the funny stuff

I can't believe the list doesn't have hi hungry, I'm Dad

How can the list not include "when I was your age,......." when your kid complains about the latest technical gadget not working perfectly.

Talk in an exaggeratedly silly accent. Kids love it when you do that.

Need "Its like Blackpool (Illuminations) in here" when a light left on

Kiwias wrote: Wed Jun 08, 2022 6:15 am How can the list not include "when I was your age,......." when your kid complains about the latest technical gadget not working perfectly.

Especially with regards to unlimited on demand children's shows vs. Kid's hour on the telly.

assfly wrote: Wed Jun 08, 2022 6:11 am I can't believe the list doesn't have hi hungry, I'm Dad

That's one thing that has surprised me becoming a dad. The sheer enjoyment at embarrassing my kids.

Poshprop wrote: Wed Jun 08, 2022 11:19 am Need "Its like Blackpool (Illuminations) in here" when a light left on

I always use 'Crystal Palace'

Guilty of lots of the above

I don't do the eye roll, instead I use a single raised eyebrow - used to drive my kids mad.

Outstanding effort!

My sons are dads now so it doesn’t work but my grandchildren really love my puns.

Thought of another one as some club execs and I were volunteering at a local community barbeque... someone brings a big platter of something to a table, dad takes the whole thing as if that's his serving and says to the kid "I've got mine. Where's yours?" or something to that effect. (i.e. me replacing a tray of hotdogs while a line of kids waited)

Niegs wrote: Thu Jun 09, 2022 3:02 am Thought of another one as some club execs and I were volunteering at a local community barbeque... someone brings a big platter of something to a table, dad takes the whole thing as if that's his serving and says to the kid "I've got mine. Where's yours?" or something to that effect. (i.e. me replacing a tray of hotdogs while a line of kids waited)

Another one 'My house, my rules'

I don’t really do those dad comments, but I do:
Fart loudly
Grunt with effort if I reach for something like the remote Contol
Wear slippers

Buying slippers was my 'Cortes burning his ships' moment in the war over turning the heating on this winter.