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The dads of Twitter have some of the funniest stories and belly-aching jokes to share with us from their everyday family lives. So we here at Bored Panda thought it’d be the perfect way to brighten up your day. You’re bound to relate to a lot of these parenting posts if you’re raising any munchkins of your own at home. Don’t worry, you’re not alone!

Psst, after you’re done scrolling through this list and upvoting your fave dad tweets, check out our earlier posts about hilarious fatherhood tweets right here.

Bored Panda wanted to learn more about being a dad and the challenges that it presents, so we reached out to the Fatherhood Institute, the UK's fatherhood think-and-do-tank and one of the most respected fatherhood organizations on Earth. Dr. Jeremy Davies told us that what children need more than anything is your time. "And time can be hard to find, if you’re focused on earning money—which is part of what you need to do as a parent, but only part of it. So finding time when you’re out at work is the biggest challenge," he said. Read on for the rest of Dr. Davies' insights.

According to Dr. Davies from the Fatherhood Institute, the trick for new dads is to find ways of organizing their lives so they get to do "a good chunk of the hands-on caring" early on. "If that’s tough because of the job you do, maybe there are ways you can tweak your working week to free up more time? If not, and that feels like a problem, maybe you need to think about a different career?" the expert mused.

He advised new dads to get "stuck in" and help out with the childcare. "Don’t hang back like she’s the boss," he said. "Men are biologically primed to look after children, just like women are, and practice makes perfect. If mum seems better at this stuff, it’s almost certainly because she does more of it. The more you do the better you get."

So if you want to get better at changing nappies, bathing your child, putting them to bed, singing to them, and reading bedtime stories, you have to carve out the time to do so. There are no shortcuts. "That’s how you’ll build the bond with your baby, and from that you’ll build a wonderful, lifelong relationship with him/her."

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

How dare you make the bath too wet? How is the poor kid supposed to enjoy it?

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Nope, parents can install themselves as voices in your head so you have to listen to them FOREVER. Checkmate, toddler.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

TRUE! My dad has been gone for over seven years but I knew him so well that when I "talk" to him, I swear I can still hear the response he would give.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I love this child. Let's hope his critical thiking survives into adulthood.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The kid isn't wrong though. Not cold-blooded, just sticking to facts.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's not cold-blooded, must say. It's very reasonable thinking. I'm saying this as a parent

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Fatherhood is absolutely a blessing. But there’s no easy way to say this—your life will change. For the better, of course. But there will be plenty of new challenges. Financial, for starters. However, something as simple as getting enough sleep or alone time with your partner might just quickly become your number one priority. That’s why you’ve got to learn to use every moment that your children are asleep or out of the house. Life doesn’t have to stop when you’re a dad; but you’ll have to adapt.

Even though we like to think of our dads as superheroes who can do anything, they’re as human as anyone else. And fatherhood isn’t done in isolation: you have to know how to work as a team.

Coming up with a system where dads share the responsibilities of caring for their kids with their partners by taking turns means everyone can get some much-deserved rest. And once you've made childcare a part of your daily routine, it's way easier on you because it's now a habit.

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Dads also have to learn to reach out and ask for help when they’re struggling. Ask your family members, your grandparents, your friends, and coworkers to babysit once in a while so you can recharge if you have to.

Parenting’s a marathon, not a sprint. And, even though we might feel alone and utterly knackered sometimes, it really does take a whole village to raise a child, so we need to learn to be humble and ask for support.

Once you’re recharged and amped up about parenting after some R&R, you can go back to being the best dad that you can be. Playing with Legos? Check. Reading bedtime stories that you’re enjoying as much (if not more) than your kid? Check. Monkeying about on the monkey bars in the playground? Check. Fighting the monster hiding under your kid’s bed? Check!

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3 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Haha, love the dad joke but that aside, burial pods sound like a great idea.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Hitch hikers guide to the galaxy taught me that space is big. Like really really big.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

But the thing with that is that people who hate kids, and wouldn't help teach at all would decide to be a teacher to get that big pay check.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have a video of my daughter going through my underwear drawer and putting on about 20 or so pairs all over herself including around her neck like a necklace and on her head lol.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It says a real one like dad pranked them and got them a fake one last time

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I thought the second part starts when you can leave your children alone at home without worrying about them dying

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Eh sometimes it isnt so much growing up as developing undiagnosed mental illnesses, ask me how i know

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