25 Reasons Kids Should Be Left Alone With Their Dads
When you beat dads down over and over and make moms distrustful of them (even in jest), all it makes society say is "don't leave your kids alone with dad -- you KNOW what they do!" And then guess who has to deal with the pressure of raising kids, working, and doing their damn thing? Moms.
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Making fun of dads because they are "pretty much just giant children" is soooooooo 2011. Maybe y'all ain't heard, but dads are getting all sorts of respect lately -- not because they're doing anything different, but because -- ugh -- who didn't want to loosen up the grip a little, amirite?
Buzzfeed didn't get the memo, so they put out a hilarious article titled "24 Reasons Kids Should Never Be Left Alone With Their Dads". And besides some of the photos being genuinely funny with no real gender-specific blame to lather onto dad, it's just kind of, well, you know... phoned in.
But here's the thing: when you beat dads down over and over and make moms distrustful of them (even in jest), all it makes society say is "don't leave your kids alone with dad -- you KNOW what they do!" And then guess who has to deal with the pressure of raising kids, working, and doing their damn thing? Moms. So lay off, kk?
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In light of this, I present to you 24 reasons (plus a bonus, you motherlovers) your kids should be left alone with their dads.
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