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If it were my choice, I would stack every shelf in dads’ homes with prizes and awards. Emmys, Oscars, Nobels, Pulitzers, Bookers, Grammys, it doesn’t matter, really, just give the damn medals and prize cups to the ones who keep nailing the fathering task like it's no big deal.

Bored Panda has compiled a tribute to dads being dads, which basically means dads being the coolest beings out there.

From a dad waiting 28 years to return a birthday card to his son, to a dad letting his little one paint his toenails, to a dad casually having a tea party with his toddler boy, to a dad delivering a dad joke (at the right place and the right time), it’s fair to say the world is not gonna end as long as we have them.

#1

When Your Daughter Wants You To Join In Her Mermaid Photoshoot You Do Not Tell Her No

When Your Daughter Wants You To Join In Her Mermaid Photoshoot You Do Not Tell Her No

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Tara Brooks
Community Member
5 years ago

This dad ❤️

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    #2

    My Dad Was The Only One At The Office Today, So He Made This Picture And Sent It To My Family

    My Dad Was The Only One At The Office Today, So He Made This Picture And Sent It To My Family

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    Katie Peter
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    This is awesome and should be higher

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    #3

    My Son's First Day At School Today. I Handled It Really Well

    My Son's First Day At School Today. I Handled It Really Well

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    itz kimora
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    this should be higher tbh

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    #4

    My Dad Recently Got A 3D Printer And Made A Stool Sample For His Doctor

    My Dad Recently Got A 3D Printer And Made A Stool Sample For His Doctor

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    Tara Brooks
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    🤣

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    #5

    What The

    What The

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    #6

    My Dad Got To Hold A 3-Week-Old Baby Goat Yesterday

    My Dad Got To Hold A 3-Week-Old Baby Goat Yesterday

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    IlovemydogShilo
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    This is so cute.

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    #7

    Daddio Is A Savage

    Daddio Is A Savage

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    itz kimora
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    "you can no longer send messages to this person."

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    #8

    When You Just Want To Play Your Guitar But Your Dad Is That Guy From Pink Floyd

    When You Just Want To Play Your Guitar But Your Dad Is That Guy From Pink Floyd

    P_U_K_E_K_O Report

    Coraline Brown
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    That's because it is Dave Gilmour and that's his daughter Romany

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    #9

    Feels Bad

    Feels Bad

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    ADHORTATOR
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    rules are rules :-)

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    #10

    My Dad Has Just Figured Out How To Use The Front Camera. This Is The First Picture He Sent

    My Dad Has Just Figured Out How To Use The Front Camera. This Is The First Picture He Sent

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    ADHORTATOR
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    Awwww..........Boxers are best!

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    #11

    So My Daughter Juist Bought A House That Was Buit In Late 1800's. We Found This And She Threw It Out, I Got It Out Of The Trash And Let The Games Begin

    So My Daughter Juist Bought A House That Was Buit In Late 1800's. We Found This And She Threw It Out, I Got It Out Of The Trash And Let The Games Begin

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    Foxxy (The Original)
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    Aww, that’s mean. Funny but mean lol.

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    #12

    My Dad Is Adorable And His Bad Jokes Always Make Me Happy

    My Dad Is Adorable And His Bad Jokes Always Make Me Happy

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    Kenna Cook
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    I'm oustanding in my....living room XD

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    #13

    Cooper Leveled Up On Dog Ability

    Cooper Leveled Up On Dog Ability

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    M O'Connell
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    Don't let the other corgis learn of this...

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    #14

    My Parents Just Got Internet (Bialet Massé) And My Dad Is Already Showing Videos To The Neighbors

    My Parents Just Got Internet (Bialet Massé) And My Dad Is Already Showing Videos To The Neighbors

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    Troux
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    Ok that is adorable...

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    #15

    Womb, There It Is

    Womb, There It Is

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    itz kimora
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    this was epic.

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    #16

    Dad Of The Year

    Dad Of The Year

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    Ariana Grande<33
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    Look at her face 😊😊

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    #17

    I Promised My Daughter A Chocolate Cake If She Pooped On The Potty All By Herself. I Had To Pay Up

    I Promised My Daughter A Chocolate Cake If She Pooped On The Potty All By Herself. I Had To Pay Up

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    actaully...nevermind
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    call me crazy, but that is just so sweet

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    #18

    My First And Newborn Son Is Jaundiced And Receiving Light Therapy. So As An Artist Turned Dad, I Made Sure He Let The Nurses Know How He Was Feeling Behind That Mask

    My First And Newborn Son Is Jaundiced And Receiving Light Therapy. So As An Artist Turned Dad, I Made Sure He Let The Nurses Know How He Was Feeling Behind That Mask

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    itz kimora
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    can we take a moment to admire the art tho like srsly

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    #19

    Working With Dad

    Working With Dad

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    Aski Markup
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    Pay up, you never said he had to be awake.

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    #20

    Put On My Dad Uniform Today And Began The Journey Of Fatherhood! I Had To Use My Dads Actual Shoes Cause My Wife Wouldn’t Let Me Buy Dad Shoes

    Put On My Dad Uniform Today And Began The Journey Of Fatherhood! I Had To Use My Dads Actual Shoes Cause My Wife Wouldn’t Let Me Buy Dad Shoes

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    Troux
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    I hope you got to do something fun for your last day of being cool.

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    #21

    My Wife Doesn’t Want Our Newborn Son’s Face Posted On Social Media, So She Asked Me To Censor Over It. Needless To Say, I Won’t Be Asked To Do That Again

    My Wife Doesn’t Want Our Newborn Son’s Face Posted On Social Media, So She Asked Me To Censor Over It. Needless To Say, I Won’t Be Asked To Do That Again

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    Monday
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    Can this be the new official form of censoring please?

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    #22

    My Son Was Shocked When He Saw Me With A Wig

    My Son Was Shocked When He Saw Me With A Wig

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    El muerto
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    kid; "Could I get new one, this one is broke"

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    #23

    My Dad “Trying Out The Plot He Just Purchased”

    My Dad “Trying Out The Plot He Just Purchased”

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    Foxxy (The Original)
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    I have never heard of someone buying a burial plot on advance except in American movies/tv shows. Is it a common thing people do over in the US.

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    #24

    My Dad Wanted To Take A Nice Picture With A Waterfall In Yosemite

    My Dad Wanted To Take A Nice Picture With A Waterfall In Yosemite

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    Emir
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    This is the best one!

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    #25

    Sometimes My Daughter's Pad Falls Out Of Her Bra In The Laundry. Sometimes I Use It To Make My Dog Look Jewish

    Sometimes My Daughter's Pad Falls Out Of Her Bra In The Laundry. Sometimes I Use It To Make My Dog Look Jewish

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    Aragorn II Elessar
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    I do that all the time with paper plates. My puppy pulls it off pretty well.

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    #26

    I Told My Dad That I Bought The Game “Risk” And Wanted To Play It With Him. He Said He’d Never Played. I Show Up To His House And Find Him With Printed Out Battle Plans And Map Strategies

    I Told My Dad That I Bought The Game “Risk” And Wanted To Play It With Him. He Said He’d Never Played. I Show Up To His House And Find Him With Printed Out Battle Plans And Map Strategies

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    Troux
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    I want your dad to do my taxes.

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    #27

    My Dad Was So Proud Of The "Feetloaf" He Made For Halloween. I Think He Nailed It

    My Dad Was So Proud Of The "Feetloaf" He Made For Halloween. I Think He Nailed It

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    Troux
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    That's the best worst thing I've ever seen.

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    #28

    My Dad Told Me It Might Be Hard For Me To Find Him At The Airport Because He Looks So Much Different After Losing Weight

    My Dad Told Me It Might Be Hard For Me To Find Him At The Airport Because He Looks So Much Different After Losing Weight

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    Elijah Westreich
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    rotfl

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    #29

    Throwback To When My Mom Forgot To Submit My Senior Baby Ad For The Yearbook And Asked My Dad To Do It

    Throwback To When My Mom Forgot To Submit My Senior Baby Ad For The Yearbook And Asked My Dad To Do It

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    WilvanderHeijden
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    Or as my dad would write on a card on our 20th birthday: 'While waiting for your departure, we have already removed your wardrobe from the house.'

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    #30

    My Brother's High School Math Teacher Assigned Parental Homework. My Dad Was Not Happy

    My Brother's High School Math Teacher Assigned Parental Homework. My Dad Was Not Happy

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    Monday
    Community Member
    5 years ago (edited)

    I'd be kind of annoyed to if my kid's school sent me homework. I did my time. Edit: Geez people do you not read? I never said I wouldn't do it, just that I'd be annoyed at having to do it.

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    #31

    Dropped In On My Kids’ Zoom Classes - Payback For All The Interruptions To My Work Calls

    Dropped In On My Kids’ Zoom Classes - Payback For All The Interruptions To My Work Calls

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    actaully...nevermind
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    bruh that is ⛓brutal⛓ and i like it

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    #32

    Dad Didn't Tell Us How To Live. He Showed Us

    Dad Didn't Tell Us How To Live. He Showed Us

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    itz kimora
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    yes that guy has his priorities straight

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    #33

    Today I Babysat My Son For The First Time While His Mother Was Out

    Today I Babysat My Son For The First Time While His Mother Was Out

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    lenka
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    Hot tip.... it's not called "babysitting" if you are a parent.

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    #34

    Missed My Master’s Graduation Because Of Aerosinusitis And Rushed To Emergency Room. Here’s My Dad Handing Me My Insurance Papers Pretending To Graduate Me

    Missed My Master’s Graduation Because Of Aerosinusitis And Rushed To Emergency Room. Here’s My Dad Handing Me My Insurance Papers Pretending To Graduate Me

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    Your Local Lizard
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    Thats so sweet :3

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    #35

    Told My Dad His Toast Could Only Be One Page

    Told My Dad His Toast Could Only Be One Page

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    itz kimora
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    yes but whats the font size 😂

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    #36

    My Dad Mails My Dog Money And Giftcards On The Regular

    My Dad Mails My Dog Money And Giftcards On The Regular

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    Foxxy (The Original)
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    That is so sweet.

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    #37

    Dad Waits 28 Years To Return Birthday Card To Son

    Dad Waits 28 Years To Return Birthday Card To Son

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    itz kimora
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    he really did pull out that uno reverse huh

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    #38

    I'm The Dad Who Was Charged $39.35 To Hold My Son At The Hospital. Here's My Kid In His New Favorite Shirt

    I'm The Dad Who Was Charged $39.35 To Hold My Son At The Hospital. Here's My Kid In His New Favorite Shirt

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    IlovemydogShilo
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    That's so bad. But I guess it was worth it. At least all your other hugs will be free. Great t.shirt. Hope you your wife and this beautiful little baby will always be happy.

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    #39

    Picking Up My Daughter From The Airport

    Picking Up My Daughter From The Airport

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    Tina Ciancia
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    Love the order number!!!!!

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    #40

    We Have A Lightbox With Inspirational Quotes For My 2-Year-Old Daughter. My Wife Hasn't Noticed Yet

    We Have A Lightbox With Inspirational Quotes For My 2-Year-Old Daughter. My Wife Hasn't Noticed Yet

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    itz kimora
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    ...until the inevitable day when she asks, "mommy, what does B*TCHES MEAN?!?!?"

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    #41

    My Dad Said He Found Some Cute Baby Pictures Of Me And Handed Me These

    My Dad Said He Found Some Cute Baby Pictures Of Me And Handed Me These

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    Kenna Cook
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    Ok, but on a side note baby raccoons are really cute

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    #42

    My Dad Put Up A New Shower Curtain And I'm Not Sure How I Feel About It

    My Dad Put Up A New Shower Curtain And I'm Not Sure How I Feel About It

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    Dana Grunwald
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    I like it!

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    #43

    I Asked My Husband How Long The Kitchen Table Is. This Is What I Got

    I Asked My Husband How Long The Kitchen Table Is. This Is What I Got

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    Ruth Mayfly
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    Fifteen and a half bananas.

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    #44

    Being A Terrible Dad To My Daughter

    Being A Terrible Dad To My Daughter

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    KombatBunni
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    Oh I dunno, looks good to me :)

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    #45

    Dad Never Fails To Rip One During Family Photos

    Dad Never Fails To Rip One During Family Photos

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    Candace Fitzpatrick
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    Even the girl in the painting was shocked

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    #46

    Me, Absolutely Wrecked On PS1 By My Dad

    Me, Absolutely Wrecked On PS1 By My Dad

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    itz kimora
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    aww you look like you're trying so hard not to cry poor kid

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    #47

    I Recently Became A Dad And Put My "Uniform" On While Still At The Hospital. I've Been Planning This For A While

    I Recently Became A Dad And Put My "Uniform" On While Still At The Hospital. I've Been Planning This For A While

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    Emir
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    My dad wore new balances too

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    #48

    My Dad Thinks He's Funny

    My Dad Thinks He's Funny

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    Kenna Cook
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    I'd stay away from that root beer if I were you....just sayin

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    #49

    Who Could Be A Better Cheerleader Than Your Own Dad

    Who Could Be A Better Cheerleader Than Your Own Dad

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    itz kimora
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    its funny and lowk wholesome ngl 😂

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    #50

    Had A Kid The Other Day. First Thing I Packed Was Correct "Dad-Ttire" For The Trip Home

    Had A Kid The Other Day. First Thing I Packed Was Correct "Dad-Ttire" For The Trip Home

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    itz kimora
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    welp you nailed it!

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    #51

    My Dad Said He Patched The Hole In The Barstool So Well, "You Can't Even See It"

    My Dad Said He Patched The Hole In The Barstool So Well, "You Can't Even See It"

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    Russell Ellwardt
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    True, you can't see the hole.

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