HowToBeADad
@HowToBeADad
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An entertainment experience for parents, or anyone who's had parents, really. Also on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube: HowToBeADad https://t.co/0J79afktXQ
Los Angeles, CA
Joined July 2010
I was just enviously admiring the energy and flexibility of a 3yo and then he kneed himself in the face.
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The older I get, the more irritated I am by the spelling of Wednesday
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I’ve said “well that didn’t sound good” many times in my life while driving. Now that I’m in my 40s, I also say it in reference to my body.
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My dog: *panting in terror and shuddering like a lopsided laundry load on spin cycle* Me: Awww it’s okay, boy. It’s just a rapid series of explosions and guns going off hundreds of times for hours and hours. Don’t be such a scaredy cat.
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Don't be a pessimist and tell me my fly is half open. Be an optimist and say it's half closed!
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Well, it’s Father’s Day and the rest of my family is out of town. So, basically I’m living the dream of all mothers on Mother’s Day
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If you’re having a bad day, find a toddler and ask them to pronounce hallelujah. You’re welcome
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I’m on a weight-loss journey. But I appear to be walking backwards.
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Pausing a movie to explain old tech to your kid makes you really appreciate how far we’ve come, and how old you’ve gotten. Mostly the old part tho
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Little kids putting on clothes is more entertaining than professional wrestling.
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Replaced a fuse in a rival dad’s Christmas lights so the second half of the strand would turn on right in front of his wife and kids.
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happy "let's circle back on this after the holidays" to all who observe!
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You know what’s worse than getting a song you hate stuck in your head? Your kid getting a song you hate stuck in their head. Like 10 times worse man
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Heard a rival dad is planning to hand out king size candy bars for Halloween so now every trick or treater that comes to my house is getting a full rack of ribs.
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My son forgot what earlobes are called so after a pause he said ear sacks. He is no longer allowed to speak if he doesn’t recall a word.
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11-year-old: Are we doing anything fun this weekend? Me: Yes. 11: Actually fun or what you think is fun? She's catching on.
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