33 Wholesome Memes For Adorable Fathers Who You Can Rely On (July 20, 2024)

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Briana Viser • Writer and Editor
Jul 20, 2024 1:00 PM EDT

Welcome back parents of the internet. Fatherhood is different from motherhood. It's different responsibilities, different relationships with your children, different expectations. Fatherhood is sometimes put in a spectrum, whereas you have the deadbeat dad types, and you have the wholesome 'girl dad' types. The deadbeat dads are known for their absence, their ambivalence, and their inability to engage emotionally with their children. It doesn't mean they're a bad father, though their love language may be more through providing than speaking. Then there are softer fathers, the 'girl dad' type. 

When a child can engage with their father emotionally, it can grow into an incredible relationship, and sometimes even closer to that of mom and daughter. It's not everyday that the father is able to open up, help his daughters and sons, and talk to them. Let's celebrate the girl dad types who aren't afraid to open up to you. 

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    Dads after hearing a dad joke they've never heard before I think that's the worst thing i've ever heard THE DAD STEK Marvelous
    via thedad
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    THE DAD The Dad @thedad Despite what my wife may say, playing college drinking games with water is a fast and fun way to make sure kids are staying hydrated in this summer heat.
    via thedad
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    OK so the lack of routine this summer is starting to catch up with my kids... SAFETY THIS DEPARTMENT HAS WORKED DAYS WITHOUT A COMPLETE F*CKIN' MELTDOWN 9 9 THE DAD BONS
    via thedad
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    the_girl_nita My grocery list: 1. Don't run into anyone you know 2.Eggs.
    via the_girl_nita
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    the hardest thing in the world. THE DAD diamond vibranium obsidian Realizing that at some point, you picked up your sleeping kid and carried them from the car to their bed, without knowing it would be the last time
    via thedad
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    People who say "Tar-get" You think you're better than me. People who say "Tar-jay" I am better than you. THE DAD
    via thedad
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    professor_neil My newborn and I spent 20 minutes smiling at each other this afternoon, and there are few things in this world better than watching a baby make her first, crooked little smiles. Just pump this straight into my veins and I won't mind the whole sleep-deprivation thing.
    via professor_neil
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    THE DAD The Dad @thedad A neighbor cut my grass without me asking him to, "as a gift." That's the closest any act of kindness can get to being an act of war
    via thedad
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    "paula" ❤ @paularambles thinking about this woman who recorded this as a workout on strava giving birth++ Time Avg HR Cal 5h 37m 81 bpm 914 Cal This activity is Marina's longest workout on Strava! 2 gave kudos
    via @paularambles
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    Waking up after you turn 40: It hurts to be alive. THE DAD
    via thedad
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    Me, after destroying an entire group of 8-year-olds in laser tag THE DAD I did it for me. I liked it. I was good at it. And, I was really... I was alive.
    via thedad
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    liannewilliamsart This evening my 6yo came up to me after dinner and said, oh so gently, 6yo: Mummy, I know you put love in that! Me: Oh really? And what does love taste like? 6yo: Cheese. He's not wrong.
    via liannewilliamsart
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    THE DAD The Dad @thedad Nice try, grocery stores, but we all know you're bluffing about the “security checks" you mention on the PA. You can't even hire cashiers, but I'm supposed to believe Kroger Delta Force is coming after someone for shoplifting a Snickers?
    via thedad
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    keenethery My dad taught me that people are way more important than things. 1am Me: Dad I wrecked the car. Dad: anyone hurt? Me: No Dad: where is it? Me: in the driveway Dad: Ok, go to sleep and we'll look at it in the morning. Then he rolled over back to sleep.
    via keenethery
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    My neighbor telling me he found my kid hiding behind his shed during a neighborhood-wide parents vs. kids water balloon fight, "in case I want to do the honors" ME M ய2 THE DAD
    via thedad
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    My wife when she finds out I got her that gas grill I always wanted for her bday THE DAD
    via thedad
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    _dte My toddler: *screaming* My Apple Watch: Sure is loud in here
    via _dte
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    THE DAD The Dad @thedad Parents that yell at t-ball coaches for making a bad call to "advocate for their kids" should know that your kids do not care. They learned to play this sport like 3 months ago. They regularly get confused about which team they're on. Sit down.
    via thedad
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    deconstructiongirl I didn't teach my sons that a literal exists but I have taken them to the fabric store and in their minds that is very much the same thing THE DAD thedad *shakes fist at the sky* JO-ANNNNNNN
    via thedad deconstructiongirl
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    Watching your kid take over mowing duties and putting down some of the straightest lawn stripes you've ever seen THE DAD F***in' A
    via thedad
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    When you thought your kid had fallen asleep, but they pop up asking if chocolate milk comes from brown cows OF Pixel THE DAD CRIZZLIE ES
    via thedad
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    Skete Stegemeyer @itspeterj My wife and I's friend booked us a table at a restaurant called The Manhattan Project and I'M the bad guy for asking if it's a fusion restaurant? That's a 10/10 joke
    via @itspeterj
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    THE DAD The Dad @thedad My 5-year-old will do menial tasks like making food and cleaning up food for HOURS on a Little Tikes play kitchen, but ask her to take ONE real-life plate to the sink after dinner and she'll gasp so hard she'll nearly pass out on her Little Tikes fainting couch
    via thedad
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    alexfalcone A gift you can give a friend is threaten to come stay with them for a weekend then cancel at the last second so they panic cleaned but then just get to enjoy a clean place without having to host anybody.
    via alexfalcone
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    When all 3 kids have tantrums before noon I've lived through three supposed "end of days." THE DAD
    via thedad
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    Dads since forever: "Looks like we're going to have to amputate" THE DAD
    via thedad
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    annikasharma Today I went on Reddit against my better judgment to see if anyone was talking about our podcast - 1 noticed a user was so enthusiastic about me, my books, and the pod and (given Reddit's occasionally questionable/mean commenting) was filled with gratitude. Then I noticed the username and some peculiarities around it. Y'all, for 3 years, my husband has been hyping me on Reddit without me knowing.
    via annikasharma
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    andykaczynski My newborn and toddler gave me a full night of sleep last night and I feel like I'm on drugs.
    via andykaczynski
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    My kid: [touches the thermostat] Me, on a business trip 1,500 miles away: THE DAD Something's wrong, I can feel it
    via thedad
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    Me, trying to explain to my wife how I'm free enough to take the kids to a basketball game, but not free enough to finish building the deck I started last summer THE DAD
    via thedad
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    olafurw Why is it called "putting on a cowboy outfit" and not "ranch dressing"?
    via olafurw
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    School is out. Summer is here. The first cries of "I'm boooored" come from the living room. THE DAD Ah here we go again.
    via thedad
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    blaire erskine @blaireerskine once I ate an almond joy and broke out in hives so I was like "maybe I'm allergic to almonds" and my dad said “or maybe you're allergic to joy" AND HE WAS RIGHT
    via @blaireerskine

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