Dad Of 4 Girls Tweets Conversations With His Daughters, And It’s Impossible Not To Laugh At Them (50 New Tweets)
If we were to look at numbers alone, it would be clear that James Breakwell is one of the most popular family content creators on the internet. With over a million followers on Twitter alone, his stuff reaches people from all over the world. But as impressive as it is, the size of his fan army isn't the reason why we at Bored Panda adore him so much. It's Breakwell's actual material that sets him apart, which is unlike the recycled pseudo-inspirational clickbait you so often see on parenting blogs. Take his tweets for example. Sharing snippets from the conversations he has with his daughters, James paints a funny and sincere picture of his household, and you don't need to have kids to enjoy them. His humor is universal.
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We managed to get in touch with James and he was kind enough to tell us more about his family.
"I would describe my parenting style as one of loving neglect," the dad explained to Bored Panda.
"I’m the opposite of a helicopter parent. I’m more of an observe-from-a-safe-distance parent. That way, my kids develop a sense of independence and learn from their mistakes, all while I’m outside the blast zone."
Breakwell thinks it may have been his own folks who shaped him as a father.
"My own parents were very laid back. They never pressured me in any way, yet I excelled at many things. I also failed—hard—at an exhaustive list of activities," he said.
"My mom and dad gave me the freedom to figure out who I was and what I wanted to do. That’s a large part of the reason I’m a comedy writer today. So basically they ruined my life."
Humor, however, is what ties evertything together. "Jokes keep me sane," James said. "A terrible disaster just makes for more content. For example, this week, my appendix ruptured and I nearly died. It made for a great newsletter."
But that's just scrathing the surface. If you are interested in hearing the resr of it, you can subscribe to James's newsletter at jamesbreakwell.substack.com. "It’s the best way to learn more about my parenting style and my occasionally exploding organs," he added.
My 19 year old is too lazy to even use the toaster, can we swap kids?
My youngest was having huge problems with that last school year. She was the only one doing anything, so I gave her permission to stop being the group martyr. She ended up with a C and salvaged her self respect.
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Why do teachers even still do it if they aren't going to grade the group aspect as in the equal division and actual doing of the labor? I'll be honest, as a substitute, I was truly evil. If I had a group project in the syllabus,I was going to assign people who would accomplish that project, not one person per group to unwillingly drag five others and end up doing it themself. I was hugged once for this. I really was
Every time I'm assigned to a group project, nothing happens until I take the lead and assign stuff to people and then keep on behind them to actually do the work😑
And then I know some of them won’t, so I have to do more because of my control issues. I was supposed to do 2/3 of a project (I knew my partner) and she only did 1/3 of her work and complained of boredom during class. So I did some of hers and it didn’t get finished but I don’t think our teachers noticed.
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This is why I always seemed to ake charge and do a lot on my own. The problem with this is people pick up on it and just come to you to get sh!t done.
Yup. I had something similar happened to me in high school. There were five of us in the group and only two of us actually did our parts of the assigned project. I got an A, The other kid got a C, and the rest failed the project.
hated group projects.....there’s always that one lazy a*s slacker
Your eleven year old is my spirit animal, James. It's like you've reproduced me somehow.
Yeah,I been there.Especially the group that stands back and watches while I do everything,then tells the person in charge that I wouldn't let anyone else participate
Remember the "vsco girl" time? I had a group project with a few- we had to make a country. They decided- without me- to name it "Hot-cheeto land" and the "states" various vsco-girl-related things. I was so pissed I ended up in near tears. Even as I write this I'm choosing to work alone rather than in a group
On PB, everyone is always very negative about group project work, so please forgive my alternative experience. Collaborative tasks are becoming way more common here in Wales than they used to be. On the whole, most kids seem to prefer working with others rather than on their own, they get a lot out of it - and the results are more often than not, something they are proud of. When a kid asks if they can work alone, most of the time it is allowed. Occasionally, a group is made up of those who don't like team work, so they can spend a few minutes sharing out tasks before doing their own thing. The projects themselves are rarely graded, usually presented or showcased. A short individual assessment at the end is used to check each child has learnt what they were ment to.
Hmmmm, you all might have something, there - will you come and sprinkle some of that over us in the US? 🤔 💡💡💡
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Well? Can they? It's an important world changing question you know
When i was 3 I would say Mickey Mouse pub house instead of club house
This reminds me of my former wife. She hated having her picture taken because she always ended up looking funny. I explained that was because whenever someone pointed a camera at her she made her "Ew don't do that" face.
Of course. Life is all about time management and prioritizing. You raised her well 🙌
In third grade we would always have lessons on the carpet to I guess be more connected or smthg? Anyways we were bored so my friend tried to show me how to breakdance, and I spun around a bunch and accidentally tripped a kid who was carrying a couple boxes of pastels. He landed flat on his face. The teacher called my parents. It was not a great day
As long as it wasn't someone screaming 'get out of the house now!!!' In your own voice then you should be fine 🙂
She’s right. One of my ears actually bled because I was that stressed out when I got my ears pierced. I’m a wuss when it comes to pain.
life is brief. the world will end. bathes are forever. EMBRACE THE BATH
"If you have 10 cookies and someone asks you for 3 of them, how many do you have?" "10" "Correct! Now, if you have 10 cookies and someone FORCIBLY TAKES 3 from you, how many do you have?" "7" "No, 10 and a dead body."
🎶It was a normal day (it was a normal day) We were waking Up, Not a mess upstairs (No mess allowed upstairs) The Kids Woke up with a mischievous grin (Mess)🎶
I was always in a panic about remembering my locker combination. For the life of me I could never remember it until I was at my locker.
The sheer discrepancy between effort and result here is astounding. This is honestly inspiring.
That's...really sad. But whatever floats your boat? (And fair tbh)
What is it about "Can I borrow a saw?"? I worked for this law firm (in accounting) and I called the supply guy, asking whether I can borrow a hacksaw (just to yank his chain). He said they didn't have one. Two minutes later he and five lawyers showed up in my office, curious about what I needed a hack saw for.
At first I was like:" ...a 10-year old, a 9 year-old, an 11 year-old, a 6 year-old, a 7 year-old, a 5 year-old...How many kids does this man have?!". Then I realized time passes.
I looked it up, he has 4 daughters who love the color pink.
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Most of his tweets are made up and didn't happen for real. He even uses old and known jokes.
The whole parent influencer/tweeter/content creator seems wrong to me, like…don’t depend on your children for Internet points. Actually, shield them from social media til they’re old enough. And don’t get me started on YouTube families that have channels for the family AND separate channels for the children💔. Just let them be.
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The entirety of the MCU was fake, yet earned 26.6 billion dollars. News papers are fact (probably) and....
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is it just me or are some of these pretty rude & impolite things for kids that young to be saying to their dad, if these aren't just made up? banter is always great & can be a fun way to show affection but some of these are just... kids being mean for the sake of being mean. that's pretty sad. if it was just a few tweets like that it would be funny, but this guy has been featured on bp for years & pretty much all his content is about his kids "roasting" him or being inconsiderate to others, which makes them seem pretty unlikable... i know his content is made up for attention, but why does he paint his kids as such rude brats? (before you downvote, keep in mind that downvoting gets an account banned. disagreeing with someone isn't a reason to ban them.)
Can't tell you how much I agree, both with the on-topic and with the downvoting issue. In fact the latter is what keeps me from going on a rant about how on earth he can consider this behaviour funny and even share it... well, sort of what you said.
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5 year old. Why do you make up fake stories and post them online. Me. I seek approval and likes from strangers on the Internet. 5 year old. You're a d******d dad.
This is just modern Bazooka Joe type jokes... 2 panel gags with an attempt at cleverness. It's more than what I did today but still...
I remember the day my teacher told our class "You can become the president of the United States!". And my classmates were excited. I knew that day she was a liar . I went home and expected my beating. I didn't have to say a word that day . And many more to come
Also, When You Contribute To A Panda Challenge List And Add A Headline, It Will Automatically Look Like This And It's Annoying.
Load More Replies... At first I was like:" ...a 10-year old, a 9 year-old, an 11 year-old, a 6 year-old, a 7 year-old, a 5 year-old...How many kids does this man have?!". Then I realized time passes.
I looked it up, he has 4 daughters who love the color pink.
Load More Replies... Most of his tweets are made up and didn't happen for real. He even uses old and known jokes.
The whole parent influencer/tweeter/content creator seems wrong to me, like…don’t depend on your children for Internet points. Actually, shield them from social media til they’re old enough. And don’t get me started on YouTube families that have channels for the family AND separate channels for the children💔. Just let them be.
Load More Replies... The entirety of the MCU was fake, yet earned 26.6 billion dollars. News papers are fact (probably) and....
Load More Replies... is it just me or are some of these pretty rude & impolite things for kids that young to be saying to their dad, if these aren't just made up? banter is always great & can be a fun way to show affection but some of these are just... kids being mean for the sake of being mean. that's pretty sad. if it was just a few tweets like that it would be funny, but this guy has been featured on bp for years & pretty much all his content is about his kids "roasting" him or being inconsiderate to others, which makes them seem pretty unlikable... i know his content is made up for attention, but why does he paint his kids as such rude brats? (before you downvote, keep in mind that downvoting gets an account banned. disagreeing with someone isn't a reason to ban them.)
Can't tell you how much I agree, both with the on-topic and with the downvoting issue. In fact the latter is what keeps me from going on a rant about how on earth he can consider this behaviour funny and even share it... well, sort of what you said.
Load More Replies... 5 year old. Why do you make up fake stories and post them online. Me. I seek approval and likes from strangers on the Internet. 5 year old. You're a d******d dad.
This is just modern Bazooka Joe type jokes... 2 panel gags with an attempt at cleverness. It's more than what I did today but still...
I remember the day my teacher told our class "You can become the president of the United States!". And my classmates were excited. I knew that day she was a liar . I went home and expected my beating. I didn't have to say a word that day . And many more to come
Also, When You Contribute To A Panda Challenge List And Add A Headline, It Will Automatically Look Like This And It's Annoying.
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