People Are Sharing The Things That Dads Do But Nobody Knows Why, And They’re Spot-On (30 Tweets)

They think sleep is for the weak and they don't wanna be weak OR they know falling asleep in front of a loved one is rude and they don't want to be rude to their loved one

My husband did this all the time! I think he genuinely didn't know he was sleeping. One time he even asked me why I said he was sleeping, and I was all, "Dude! You were even snoring!"

I have a picture of my father in different states of sleep at every single party or function he attended. The best one, and the one that illustrates just how stubborn dad's are to admit drifting off, is my dad with a plated piece of pie in his left hand and a forkful of said pie hit by the pause button in his brain, halfway to his mouth and eyes shut tight. I used to stand on the corner, across the street from his bedroom window on the second floor, just to hear him snore. I swear his furniture moved back and forth across the floor just like the furniture in any great Warner Brothers Cartoon years ago.

I'm checking my eyelids for holes...

Omg. This is also my husband - how did he absorb the dad-gene?

"I wasn't sleeping. I was squinting" my dad's answer to why he slept through two Lord of the Rings movies.

OMG this was my DAD to a tee!

I'd probably just mean "you can go ahead, I'm awake now."

My brother does this waaaay before he was a dad

I don't sleep on the couch! - my Dad

Its because we are planning to do something soon and just want to stock up on energy by pseudo sleeping. We are awake but we in standby mode

My grandmother would say that like taking a little nap was a sin.

LOL, may I look into my eyes

So you don't change the TV channel.

Dad says "I was keeping my eyes closed so that sleep doesn't get into them"

Every dad everywhere...

And Benjamin Sisco's dad in DS9 had the best response to that ever. "I'm not sleeping. I'm checking my eyelids for holes". Still makes me laugh.

that was my grandpa!

my dad does this a lot

that's what my wife say

Hahaha this is sooooo very true. My hubby will even be snoring and I will slowly take the remote and he will say “I was watching that”. Like yeah right lol.

checking his eyelids for holes

It's satisfying. Try it.

for prevented them to stick to their skin

Because 'in their day' they didn't have to use no stinkin' GPS

They exhausted

This is the "at ease" pose that many servicemen are used to. He's relaxed but observant.

Because they do not want some fancy s**t. They ask what they need.

Well I'm not a dad but I do take grilling or any kind of meat cooking seriously. I mean the animal had to die so you can eat it, the least you can do to respect that, is being really focused on making it really delicious :D

Back pain, mostly

It hides our terrible handwriting.

I think I´m a Dad then... ^^

because silence is golden when you have kids.

Because most food dates are arbitrary

we mentally stop ageing around 18.

because we don't have purses.

Because Homer Simpson started it.

To make room for the desserts.

Why do kids always have to pee as soon as the car moves?

Dumb question. Answer - Easier to get out, easier to load/ unload the trunk when it isn't facing traffic, Dads don't see it as a special showy thing, just an obvious thing to do.

Do you have change in your purse?

Not just dads do this ...

Dad jokes are our God given right and we are going to use them.

The mirrors and seat clearly need to be adjusted, because the car is so badly parked they need to move it.

Put a jumper on, save the world/wallet

Is it an Irish Setter? I talk to Scottish Terriers in a Scottish accent.

They are showing self restraint, they know they will accidentally keep any pen they accept

Free

Never! Why do wife and kids always have theirs on silent and miss every message a dad sends?

Because they would look silly in a Hello Kitty shirt.

Secret for you...we hate texting. We are not 13 yr old girls. A 30 second phone conversation can take the place of 20 text messages and misunderstandings.