Dad Jokes You'll Never Admit Are Actually Kind of Clever

Ben Weiss • Writer and Editor

Aug 30, 2022 2:00 PM EDT

Ah, dad jokes. You gotta live with 'em and you could probably live without 'em

Whether you're eating at a fancy restaurant or you're at an event with mixed company, if your father is present, there will be at least one dad joke. Probably five or six. It's important to remember that the job of a father includes nurturing, love, support, etc. All of that is true. But we cannot forget that the primary responsibility of a father is to embarrass you and to do it loudly with unapologetic confidence. We must also not forget that the secondary responsibility of a good dad is to laugh the most at his own joke. You're not fathering correctly if you're not cracking yourself up while your partner and children cringe. The more we embrace these responsibilities, the more we embrace the artistry of the Dad Joke.

For more classic Dad behavior, check out these parenting tweets, and for now, keep scrolling below for the Dad Jokes of the century.