Adults Share the Most Dadlike Things Their Dads Have Ever Done

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Ally Perry • Writer and Editor
Jul 14, 2023 8:00 PM EDT

The relationship between a person and their dad is one of those things that many would rather save for unpacking in therapy. However, many of us are fortunate enough to have at least some good or funny memories surrounding the dude who gave us life and/or helped to raise us. 

The essence of stereotypical dadness is a peculiar thing, a mixture of poorly expressed emotion and terrible jokes. Sometimes it's terrible, sometimes it's wonderful, and most of all it's guaranteed to spawn some very memorable moments.

This is the philosophy shared by a recent Twitter thread, asking individuals to share the best dad moments that their dad ever shared with them. There were a range of responses, all united with varying levels of humor and an acknowledgement of the strangeness that comes with our male parental figures. It's true that there are plenty of deadbeats out there, but most of the guys in these examples seem just fine. 

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  • 01
    Human body - Laurie Charles @thestuffofmemes What was the best DadTM moment your dad ever had?
    via thestuffofmemes
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    Font - Laurie Charles @thestuffofmemes After I sent a 12,000 word letter to my parents coming out as trans, my dad texted me: "I always wanted a daughter, I had no idea this was how I was going to get one!"
    via thestuffofmemes
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    Rectangle - k staples @okstaples Replying to @thestuffofmemes Probably being named Keith
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    Font - 30-50 Elons in a trenchcoat @occularmandible Replying to @thestuffofmemes When I came out to my ma as Bi as a teen she was upset and told me not to tell dad. When I told dad while watching Gone in 60 Seconds, he went, "yeah, Angelina Jolie is very hot" and that was that. Love you dad.
    via occulamandible
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    Font - Rt Hon Lord Fr Zoltan PC KG G... @barking_madbark Replying to @thestuffofmemes My own Dad.... buying me a fishing rod for Christmas and telling me "it was from ... err... Santa... err... ah well, you'll have worked that one out by now."
    via barking_madbark
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    Gesture - frank @unlikelyfrank Replying to @thestuffofmemes He called my partner by my ex's name and I'm pretty sure he accidentally once called me by the dog's name
    via unlikelyfrank
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    Font - Claire Allan #InTheDark @ClaireAllan Replying to @thestuffofmemes I don't think there is a person he has met - be it old friend or stranger in the airport - who he hasn't told about his daughter 'the author', and shown them the links to buy my books.
    via ClaireAllan
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    Font - fragile wall cow to @jolenestarshine Replying to @thestuffofmemes Accidentally took us out of school for our skiing trip a week early, got to the resort, found out we were early, and just decided to stay anyways as driving back home and then to Tahoe again a week later would be a waste of 5 hours or so.
    via jolenestarshine
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    Font - nodrog Peg Gordon @nodrogp Replying to @thestuffofmemes My friends in HS knew my locker combo so they'd steal half my sandwich at lunch (my friends' parents weren't lunch-makers and my dad made amazing sandwiches); my dad found out and subsequently made two sandwiches for my lunch after that so none of us would be hungry
    via nodrogp
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    Font - katie @anaphylactica my dad was a radio dj for a while in the 90s and his first job was at a country station (he hates country music) and sometimes hed get bored and play this song called Planet Texas solely bc he thought it was really funny that there was a country song with laser gun sound effects
    via anaphylactica
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    Font - R. deValmont @RdeValmont I was about 17, and I came downstairs ready to go out to a goth club wearing a black PVC corset, a face full of makeup, and knee-high boots. Dad sighed, and said 'Well at least you're not wearing ripped jeans, I suppose. I hate them.'
    via RdeValmont
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    Glasses - Megan Arnold @LilShakei My dad goes to the races every year, takes a stupid mask, hat, glasses or whatever he can find, looks for the TV cameras and camera bombs every time. Here's some examples: TRA
    via LilShakei
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    Font - JUST WALK O old johnny cans @cansfordaysmate My sister was 19 and rang home at 3am in midwinter "dad the taxi queue is so long!" Dad said "OK, see you in the morning" hung up and went back to sleep.
    via cansfordaysmate
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    Nose - sai-brows :) == @scusemegirl He asked who his own son was and then stated that he "looks different." Yes, because he was one day out of the womb Who's that 21:38 He looks different 21:39 OW Hi Riyad lol 21:32 He was one day old 21:39 09:28: 21:
    via scusemegirl
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    Organism - zakiya (growth era) @medabovewater my grandpa only has 9 fingers and me and my (6) siblings all know a different story for how he lost the 10th and none of us know which one, if any, is the truth
    via medabovewater
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    Photograph - Gigi Rosemay @gigirosemay.1d : He went to Pisa, didn't hear from him for like a whole day then received this with no context, and he only sent it to my Mum and I, not even to my other siblings Imao Padre >
    via gigirosemay
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    Font - 00 1000 The corpse of England's World C... @JurassicArse When he told me that, as a young teen, he took a half hour detour around a part of London, whilst visiting his sister, because they had signs reading 'Pedestrians Only' and he was a Catholic
    via JurassicArse
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    Font - Lisa McGee @LisaMMcGee He was driving me to Belfast airport from Derry. I was hungover and putting a lot of make up on, he gave me side eye and said " that's enough - I'll have a different person sat next to me by the time I hit castle Dawson roundabout"
    via LisaMMcGee
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    Font - Paddy Duffy @PaddyDuffy Was watching a news archive show once that showed a hostage situation from the early eighties. Da comes in, sees the footage and goes "God, I remember that well". I say yeah huge story at the time eh and he goes "No no, I was there! Anyway, what will we have for dinner?".
    via PaddyDuffy
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    Font - Michela's Haligtree @micheladlondon When I was 2, I somehow unleashed every ball from a display like this one all over the store. Recently, he sent me this ← Dad ☐ & a: Monday, Apr 18, 2022-1:55 PM D Ah yes. Memories
    via micheladlondon
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    Font - Red Tickseed @RedTickseed dad spent months building a dolls house for my sisters for christmas. it would've cost loads to buy an actual one & all the furniture, but he made it from offcuts of wood & stuff :) idk if that's a DadTM moment but it was a very lovely thing he did
    via RedTickseed
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    Font - Professor Pingosaurus @Pingosaurus Listening to the radio in his truck, the DJ said "next up we have Huey Lewis and the News" and when I tried to carry on the conversation, dad said "in a minute love, I want to hear the news"...
    via Pingosaurus
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    Font - @bitternezbelovd I was born with lung issues & whilst me & my mum were still in the hospital, he went home & dusted EVERYTHING in the house to the point where he dusted every single page of every book we owned
    via bitternezbelovd
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    Font - Hazelnut @HazFlo8 Went to a house party at 15 and drank the guts of half a litre of vodka, got brought home by friends, next morning mam grounded me, I was getting sick, dad asked what I'd been drinking and when I said vodka said 'should have had lager instead'
    via HazFlo8

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