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Original videos by HowToBeADad, or other people’s video shenanigans that were selected for your enjoyment.
21 Next-Level Videos of Pulling a Kid’s Loose Tooth
If something’s worth doing, it’s worth doing right. And I say if it’s worth doing right, it’s worth doing weird! Teething was such a torturous ordeal, so it feels right that there should be some fun and celebration in those little pearly bastards falling out, when it’s time. When a loose tooth is practically breakdancing […]
Parenting Summed Up In 9 Seconds
If you ask any parent how they see themselves in the job of guardian of their kids, they’ll probably tell you it’s pretty thankless. Sure, there are moments of rewarding feelings and on the off-chance your kid actually says “thank you” or “I love you” or just “HELLO DAD” — it feels pretty amazing. But […]
Weird Celebrity Parent Moments!
I’ve often told people that I’m pretty excited/terrified to hear all of the ways my kids will one day interpret my parenting. Every day, I’m arming them with a golden nugget of an opportunity to blackmail or otherwise extort me. It’s part of the payoff of being a dad. The more engaged you are in […]
Video of Kids Saying the Darndest* Things (*Harshest)
Whoa. Kids just… I mean. Whoa. The expression “out of the mouth of babes” refers to an innocent and honest child saying something wise beyond their years. This is juuuuuuuust a bit different. Less wise in years and more like a really old, grumpy person with very few teeth and even fewer sh*ts to give. […]
Travel the World in 3 Minutes
My childhood was filled with experiences that shaped my understanding of the world. As we traveled, the canvas of my life was stretched wider and more broadly. It’s hard to convince someone they should see more of the world when they’re comfortable where they are. More often than not, we’re just trying to overcome our […]
The Cutest Thing You’ll See All Week
Being on the internet as much as I do makes it easy to get cynical about life. You see enough weird or inappropriate or petty stuff, and it makes you question humanity. Or at least its goodness. My father used to say the internet was a mile wide and an inch deep. But that was […]
6yo’s Obsessed First-Time Reaction to The Empire Strikes Back (Video)
The weekend before we had watched Star Wars: A New Hope together for his first time. I videoed it, capturing his excitement and intense curiosity, to the tune of 278 questions during the movie (video here). When I published it online, it went nuts, millions of views of my little padawan’s first adorable step on […]
The Best Dad Joke Ever Seen
We’ve all experienced dad jokes. Whether from our own dads, or a dad joke ricochet from someone else. Some are worse than others. But dad jokes can be the love language of parenting. This dad joke, however, is the best of its kind. And possibly for all time. I have so many questions. Is this […]
Parents Strap GoPro on Toddler’s Head For Hide n’ Seek
All of us have imagined what it would be like to be little kids again. The games we played and the new experiences we had, so much energy stuffed into tiny little bodies. Well, here’s your chance. These parents decided to play hide n’ seek. But the fun twist is what’s on their kid’s head. […]
Dad Shames Kids for Report Card
Listen, I’m not above using any means necessary when it comes to teaching my kids to aspire to greater things. But I think this might cross the line for me. Though it’s sort of visually humorous out of context, the fact is this dad’s making his kids feel ashamed and encouraging their ridicule for the […]
