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?
Mostly because Grandma would have killed us if we were bad....
Load More Replies... I can remember my mum saying 'Mrs Soandso said your behaviour at her house was beautiful and you have lovely manners' [me: *beams*]. 'Why don't you behave like that at home?' I remember thinking it was unfair that SHE was grumpy when I had been well behaved. But having had 3 kids myself: mum, I get it.
Either that or they're letting out all that bottled up desire to fight.
As a grandma myself may I just say .....LMMFAOOOOO!!!!!!
It's a parent's job to raise a child right, it's a grandparent's job to undo all their hard work.
Grandma's spoil them and let them do things you don't. So yea, angels. LOL
Common behaviour. Good as gold at other houses and monsters at home.
My mother always says (to motivate me as a mother): children always scream and fight more where they feel the most comfortable. They know the "rules" in a public setting or when they visit someone, but they let out anything they haven't worked through yet, anything that might have accumulated during a day of "public" politeness, when they feel they've come home and can relax - compare it to how you'd feel after a day working Christmas shift in retail. So it's actually a compliment when children act that way around you, because they know they can show you how they feel. It actually helps me, maybe it'll help someone else.
Grandma's usually let them get away with MUCH more cause she can make them leave
Mine act better when there dad is around apparently they think I'm joke sometimes. And over here about to pull my hair out. An he like like tada.
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
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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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