75 Of The Funniest Posts From "The Dad" - Where Parents Of The Internet Hilariously Collide
There’s nothing as uniquely life-changing as becoming a parent. You’re suddenly entrusted with the huge responsibility of caring and raising a whole-ass human being.
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Doctors literally just hand you a baby fresh from your partner’s (or your own) womb and send you along your merry way. You’re responsible for your child’s development, meaning being engaged, warm and loving.
That also means playing with them, reading to them, feeding (and teaching) them about nutritious foods. And as they get older, more things come into play, like playdates, what sort of schooling are you going to do, extracurricular activities?
It’s a LOT, and while you’re in it, it feels like it’s never-ending. Each stage of growth is challenging in different ways.
But all of it can be so, SO rewarding. There aren’t the proper words to express how incredible it is to watch and guide your kid as they grow into a self-sufficient person.
A person who has been shaped by your love, attention, family morals, and hopefully, Dad Jokes. Because why put in all that serious effort without taking a few breaks here and there for a laugh?
In the spirit of all things parental and humor, we’ve collected tweets and memes from an online project called The Dad. This is dedicated to sharing the parenthood experience, with a heavy focus on humor, because parents in the trenches NEED IT.
We’ve collected 75 of the best tweets they’ve shared in order to share with you in one handy space. Get your coffee out of the microwave and put on a show for the kids while you take some time for you to enjoy these relatable parenting tweets.
1. Time blends together as you get older
2. What a weird way to be semi-famous
3. Also known as: "A very smart partner"
4. Hilariously appropriate
5. Best party is nap time
6. Badum-Tiss
7. It's a bizarre balance
8. Poor Leo
9. *~*Compromise*~*
10. doesn't feel THAT long ago
11. Timing is everything
12. Numbers don't look promising
13. Clarifying questions are very useful
14. Truly the thought that counts
15. Now I have to force others to let me nap
16. Kids will definitely love it
17. Is it just a Dad thing?
18. Sometimes Glow-Ups happen later in life
19. Gotta read the fine-print
20. Actual ingenuity
21. Life imitates art
22. How do we make this happen
23. Noisy with a side of many little pieces
24. Nuclear-powered love
25. You're doing yourself a favor in the long run
26. Have you considered the neighbors were NAUGHTY
27. I'm familiar with that look
28. My husband doesn't need any more encouragement to keep hoarding screws
29. What's the point of eating the cinnamon roll if you're tossing the best part??
30. Kid is LIVING FOR IT
31. All the restraint
32. effective
33. Good luck and Godspeed
34. They're just saving up for the holidays
35. Mom's carry a lot
36. They basically glued an iPad to a phone
37. Too many questions, time for bed
38. Similar, but very different world than we grew up in
39. Only time will tell
40. True facts
41. Folks love differently
42. Capitalism doesn't make sense
43. So pure
44. Take 2
45. Ugh, I feel you kiddo
46. Maybe HE should just wake up later, ever think of that
47. Gotta start them young for masters level of experience for entry level wage
48. exCUSE YOU
49. Ah yes, the famous man-cold
50. Kids these days wont get it
51. Bliss
52. Malicious incompetence
53. He cant even sit up
54. Now to shrink
55. Hurt so bad they got confused
56. There's nothing romantic about being hangry
57. Feelings change, okay?
58. Not as stealthy as you think
59. Potty training is chaos
60. It's 2022- Why HAVEN'T we invented something better than jeans?
61. Big kids are HARD
62. Wild how things age
63. The *intent* is there
64. An excellent model of partnership
65. How do our bodies NOT ADAPT
66. Because things were much harder
67. It's okay to be wrong
68. Keep your food related resolutions to yourself
69. Laundry repeatedly moves between the bed to the couch
70. It takes many years of training
71. I will *NEVER* give up my spot, sorry hubs
72. Smart kid
73. You can't ever look away
74. Just complete, unadulterated chaos
75. Well, alright
Reading through these tweets helps support the idea that men CAN and DO possess natural parenting instincts, and they aren’t just clueless meat-suits in the way of Moms. Dad’s may have been poorly portrayed in society and media, but things are finally turning around for the better.
And witnessing Dad’s rocking the parenting hustle is only going to help inspire more Fathers to be better. We just love to see it.
You can check out more content from The Dad below, and be sure to share this with your fellow parent friends!