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50 Feel-Good Posts From This Online Community Of Dads (New Pics)
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Most men aspire to be dads, Pew research suggests. Even though parenthood is often challenging and takes a toll on parents, this doesn’t stop the majority of them from feeling excited about the prospect of it. For some, this joy continues long after welcoming a new life into the world, proving that being a dad is completely worth it.
Just take a look at these fathers from the awesome “Daddit” community, who share their proudest moments and the rewards of being in such a role. Scroll down to see the most wholesome and silly pictures, showing us just how gratifying fatherhood really can be.
While you’re at it, don’t forget to check out a conversation with dad bloggers Paul Zalewski and Brent Almond, who kindly agreed to tell us more about their experiences being fathers.
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#1
Saw This In Another Sub And Struck Me As A Good Idea. Thought I’d Share Here
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#2
An Accidental Home Birth! (Full Story In Comments)
3.5 weeks early, we were not expecting it. Especially after 2 late babies. Contractions were too short, assumed they were Braxton Hicks (pre-contractions leading up to the real ones)…. Right up until it was too late. I think we have a couple of hours so I’m packing bags as she yells at me to call 911. Yep, we’ve got a head.
On the line with dispatch, we threw clean towels down in the bathtub and I’m helping her breathe and focus while she starts to push. Two pushes. That’s it. This kid knew it was his time. So yeah, we’re delivering a baby in a bathtub as we waited on EMS. I’m walking through a worst case checklist— if the sac doesn’t rupture do I sterilize some scissors with rubbing alcohol? How quickly can I clear an airway? Bulb syringe? Heaven forbid the cord is wrapped …Y’all it was the smoothest birth we could have asked for. Color was great, I flipped him over and thumped/rubbed his back— he coughed up the fluid and started crying right away. We had about 10 minutes alone with him wrapped in a towel to just take in whatever the fk just happened. It was beautiful.
EMS arrives, it’s a lot of large mustachioed firemen who had never been on a childbirth call… but they at least clamped and cut the cord and took my wife in an ambulance while I followed. Absolute miracle… our amateur APGAR assessment was like a 9 and SAT levels 100 when we got admitted. An ounce shy of 6lbs— he’s doing great.
#3
Our Princess Gets Discharged Tomorrow! She Had Her First Round Of Chemo Tuesday And Rocked It. We Also Found Out Yesterday Her Spinal Tap Showed Zero Signs Of Cancer In Her Spinal Cord And Brain
#4
7 Years, Many Miscarries, And 1 Stillborn, I'm Finally A Dad
#5
Unsure If Any Fellow Dads Here Are Celebrating, But Happy World Down Syndrome Day From My Family To Yours 💛💙
#6
Excellent Dadding Spotted In The Wild
#7
My Daughter And Her Favorite Doll
#8
My Daughter Is Officially In Remission! We Have A Long Few Years Ahead To Keep The Cancer At Bay, But It's Working!
cerinamroth 2 years ago
A strong pair. Go, enjoy your life little one! Living in hope that one day cancer will be a thing of the past.
#9
I Let My 6yr Old Choose The Shower Curtain
#10
Hey Dads! I Went Back To School With My Son. We Just Graduated With Engineering Degrees!
#11
The Adoption Is Final! Welcome Home Baby Girl, Welcome To Forever!
#12
Today Marks My Last Day Working Out Of Town In The Oilfields. I've Carried My Daughter's Sock Everyday To Remind Me Why I Was Sacrificing Time Away From Her
#13
That 1% Chance Baby Made It Home And Into My Arms! We Couldn't Be Happier
#14
I Think This Is The Best Picture I've Ever Got ❤️ My Boy Is 3 1/2 My Girl Is 5 Weeks 😍
#15
18 Weeks Old, Got Her First Prosthetic. Happy To Be Part Of The Club!
cerinamroth 2 years ago
An adorable prosthetic! I'm so glad there are people out there making such cute designs to help children with their physical development. It all helps. You've got a cute buzzy bee there!
#16
This Is My Boy N. He Might Not Look It, But Is 25. He Has Nonverbal Autism. Shoutout To All The Other Special Needs Dads Out There!
cerinamroth 2 years ago
He seems happy - I bet it has been a hard road at times, but you have given him the gift of the best possible start in life. You're a star!
#17
After 2 Years Of Being A Foster I Am Now A Full Fledged Legal Daddy
#18
Son's First Dental Visit And He Looks Ready To Drop A Mix Tape
#19
My Wife Helped A Couple Become Fathers And Delivered Last Thursday
#20
How Far We’ve Come. Born At 33 Weeks Weighing 3 Lbs To Now Over 10 Lbs. Still On The Small Side But She Keeps Growing And That’s All That Matters
#21
Lpt: Remember To Keep Emergency Outfits Stashed In All Of Your Vehicles
#22
I'm Not Crying [humor]
![I'm Not Crying [humor]](https://static.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/662a913998223_fmtsq6n2mhe91__700.jpg "I'm Not Crying [humor]")
Michael Largey 2 years ago
Down time with yourself is never as good as up time with your kids.
#23
Thanks, Apple. I’ll Let Her Know
#24
I Have To Brag Because I'm So Damn Proud Of Her
#25
My Son Graduated From Middle School Yesterday! I'm Very Proud Of Him, And I Know His Mom Looking Down At Him Proud Of Him, Now He A Step Closer To The Big League!! It's Hard Raising A Kid In Today's Time But I'm A Oldschool Parent Think God, So He Going To Be Great!! 🙏🏾💜💪🏾
#26
6-Yo Daughter Wanted To Type On My Laptop. After I Got Her To Bed, I Opened It Up To Find This
#27
I Lol’d So Hard When I Opened This Changing Table
#28
You Love To See It
#29
Fixed The Branding On The Baby’s Bathtub
#30
Yesterday, I Was Granted Full Physical Custody Of My 13 Year Old Daughter! I'm On Top Of The World Right Now 😊
#31
The Look On Her Face Makes Every Day Worth While
#32
For All The Dads Of Little Ones, I Present My Favorite Picture:
#33
The Worst Game Of Charades
#34
After Two Weeks In The Nicu We Are Finally Going Home
#35
My Daughter Yelled For Me To Come Quick Because The “Toilet Is Smoking!”
#36
My Wife Found My AirPods
Jack Burton 2 years ago
I remember my first smartphone back in the days, i looked for him for weeks cause i was sure i lost it inside the house. Found it many years later inside a DVD Box.
#37
This Is Me
#38
It’s My Son’s 2nd Birthday Today. What Do Y’all Think?
#39
Dave Grohl, Fellow Father
#40
I Just Delivered Our Baby In The Backseat Of The Car
#41
Little Man Is Cooler Than I Ever Will Be
#42
I Like To Think I've Reached Peak Dad Here. Arrived At Airport 4 Hours Ahead Of Time
#43
"Put This On Reddit And He’ll Be A Meme In 24 Hours"
Firstname Lastname 2 years ago
Fire: my problems Kid with too small a watering can: me, trying to fix everything
#44
First Time She's Fallen Asleep Against My Chest. I Love Her So Much
Jack Burton 2 years ago
When it happens for the first time you don't want to move at all, i use to stay like this because this is just so good and so precious
#45
This Got Me 10 Minutes Of Laying Down Time
#46
How I Eat Candy Around My Kids
#47
My Wife Bought A Grey Canopy For Our Daughter's Stroller And I Could Not Resist The Temptation To Recreate The Rhino Scene From Ace Ventura For Her 1 Month Birthday Pics
#48
Well I Finally Finished It Solo. The Slide Made Me Angry But My Kid Loves It So
Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My! 2 years ago
My parents got us a swing set. Dad poured concrete into the holes so the legs would stay in the ground. My friend's swing set didn't have the concrete. If you swung too high, the legs would come out. Scared me to death.
#49
"I'll Add It To The List Of Other Things To Watch But Will Never Get To I Guess..."
#50
I'm 38
#51
After 3 Tough Losses, Our Rainbow Baby Is Here
#52
Flew From Sea To Boston With Her And She Did Sooo Good! Say Hello To My Little Travel Buddy!
#53
I’d Say Year 1 Was A Success…
#54
Such A Proud Day! She's Been So Confident Inside, But First Proper Outside Walk, Holding Daddy's Hand! 13 Months And Proud! !
Chickens are fluffy 2 years ago
So proud!! She's doing great! One day she'll start running and never stop
#55
It Was Suggested That I Post This Here. When I First Started Trucking, I Was Told You Can’t Lose Weight While Driving A Truck. In January I Got Serious About Weight Loss, Motivated In Part By My Inability To Play With My Daughter. I Have Lost 90 Pounds So Far. Only 110 More To Go
cerinamroth 2 years ago
Good for you! Being healthy so I can really be there for my kids is what motivates me most as well. That, and being a good role model.
#56
After Lurking For 9 Months, I Finally Feel Like An Official Member,
#57
Little Guy Broke My Heart Today. End Of Paternity Leave And First Day Of Childcare. Me Too, Buddy. Me Too
#58
I Don't Have A Lot Of Friends But I Really Want To Tell Someone. My Little Guy Lost His First Tooth!
#59
My Oldest (11 Yo) Bought A Spider-Man Man Suit So Spider-Man Can Watch Spidey & Friends W/ His Little Sister & Little Brother
#60
This Is The Beautiful Picture I Have Ever Taken
#61
He’s Here! :) After A Few Hours Of Labor, My Little Man Is Here :) Mommy And Him Are Doing Well. He’s A Big Long Baby 😂
DefinitelyNotTheDuolingoOwl 2 years ago (edited)
What an absolute cutie!! And look at all that hair 💕
#62
Was Originally Told My Son Might Never Wake Up And Today He Crawled!
#63
My Dad And My Daughter. Probably One Of My Favourite Pictures Ever. 🥲
Just-4-2day 2 years ago
Now you just need to get it framed. You can give it to him for his birthday, Christmas or Father's day.
#64
My Dad Was Never The Most Emotional Or Forthcoming Person. He’s Older Now And Has Changed His Ways Slightly. I Found His In A Folder Of His Old Stuff Today. ❤️
#65
It’s Going To Be Hard To Top My First Father’s Day. I Got To Bring My Boy Home!
#66
Finally Here Just In Time For Father's Day
#67
I Built A Playground For My Kid. Bonus Back Pain For Me
#68
My Wife Donated 402 Ounces Of Milk Today. This Will Go On To Help Nicu Babies At The Children’s Hospital Of The King’s Daughter. I Couldn’t Be Prouder Of Her!
cerinamroth 2 years ago
Well done to your wife. Pumping that much milk is hard, time-consuming work even if you produce a lot.
#69
The Daycare Struggle
#70
Turns 3 In 2 Weeks. Soaking In These Moments Because I Know In 10 Years I'll Wish I Had More. Work 6 Days A Week To Support Them But Still Regret The Time Lost
Did you hear that? 2 years ago
My husband works 6 days a week too and I just love watching him still make time for our girls.
#71
Remember That 1% Baby? He's Now 2 Years Old!
#72
Really Proud For My 3 You Right Now
#73
This Is The Nicest Thing I've Ever Received In My Entire Life
#74
I Never Had A Dad To Fish With. This Guy Wanted To Learn So We Learned. We Don't Catch A Lot But It's Fun
cerinamroth 2 years ago
It's such a blessing to be able to give our children what we wish we could have had. And mostly, it's the free stuff - time and love. None of the other stuff really matters.
#75
For All The Dads..you're Not Alone
#76
After Hearing Shouts Of "Dad! Help! I'm Stuck!" From The Other Room... This Was How I Find My Son
#77
My Son Might Be A Sith Lord?
#78
How Many Dad Levels Did I Go Up After Building This?
#79
Buckling In, Fellow Dads. Have A 2.5 Year Old Girl And Wife Is Pregnant With Triplets. Completely Spontaneous
#80
My 6 Year Old Drew This Great Picture Of Me With All Of The Things I Love. She Did A Great Job On My “Bike”
#81
Single Dad... His Mom Is Remarried And Pregnant, Fiancé Recently Cheated And Got Pregnant, Both Due The Same Week In August! At Least I Have You Little Man!
#82
My Guy Was Headed From The Hospital To The Parking Lot Fully Loaded. Godspeed, Unknown New Dad
#83
Hope They Remember
#84
He Asked For Me Tonight!
#85
4 Miscarriages, A Week Of Induction, 48hr Labour (With A Failed Epidural), 1 C-Section Later. Sadie Is Finally Here. Proud Member Of The Dad Clan
#86
Pop Got Hopped, Now Pop Needs Ibuprofen
#87
(Dad Joke) You Should Have Seen The Look On My Wife’s Face When I Told Her This Cheese Was Made Backwards
#88
(Nsfw) Countertop Porn : Baby Twins And Toddler Are Now At An Age Where I Can Afford Cleaning While They Play, I Havnt Seen My Countertop This Hot Since Forever
#89
Nothin Hits Like The First Cup Of Coffee Before Everyone Wakes Up
#90
My Beautiful Daughter Was Born Last Night. Love Her To Death Already!
#92
*laugh/Cries In Dad
#93
My 5yo Son Is A Genius. This Is What He Wanted For Breakfast: Banana On A Hot Dog Bun With Nutella And Peanut Butter. Side Of Milk
Firstname Lastname 2 years ago
Done this without the Nutella. Can confirm, kid is indeed genius.
#95
My Wife Has Been Away For The Weekend On A Girl's Trip. It's Been Dad And Son Days Of Hot Wheels, Mariokart, Making Pizza, Wrestling, And Watching Movies. She Comes Home This Morning, So I Guess I Should Start Cleaning Up
#96
How To Enrage Two Toddlers
#98
My Wife Vetoed My First Draft Ivf Baby Announcement
Andrea Pereira 2 years ago
Why? Shirtless Jeff is awesome!!! Must be those pesky pregnancy hormones...
#99
Our Daughter Makes A Rejection Pile For Dinner. My Wife Was "Confused" Where She Learnt To Do It
#101
My Daughter Is Now 10 Weeks Old And So I Made A Giant Sandwich In Her Honour
#102
I'm Starting To Think That I Won't Be Healthy At All This Year
cerinamroth 2 years ago
Good lord, the first two winters are hell! But after that, it does start to get better.
#103
Best Dad Hack So Far. Fussy Toddler Refusing To Eat? Put It On A Skewer, Snip Off The Sharp End Then Watch Them Eat The Very Same Thing They Refused Seconds Before
cerinamroth 2 years ago
We had quite a lot of crisps, sweets, cake etc. put out at my daughter's 7th birthday party but the thing that got gobbled up fastest was the rainbow fruit skewers. I had to make another two batches on the hoof because we ran out so fast!
#104
Based On A True Story
Raphapablap 2 years ago
My stepmother told me to collect all leftovers for a week in a container just to see how much extra food I was eating when finishing the kid's unfinished meals. Was a real eye-opener.
#107
Any Other Dads Wake Up Early To Play Video Games And Drink Coffee While Their Family Is Still Sleeping?
#108
My 6 Year Old Daughter Made A Sign For Her Bedroom Door To Keep Her Little Sister Out
#109
10 Year Old Daughter Is Quarantined With Covid In Her Room. She’s Ok, But Being A Little Demanding. Lol
#110
Anyone Else Feel Like We've Gone Too Far? (Hotel Room Setup For A 15 Month Old)
Manana Man 2 years ago
My ex taught me the trick of not accommading their sleep needs at all. Our kids could sleep in the middle of a noisy party. If they got tired they would just curl up somewhere and go right to sleep. They knew they would wake up in their beds.
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tee-lena 2 years ago
Give him a second hug for me. Someone should get my allotted dad hugs
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Joshua Moore 2 years ago
These were so awesome. Got a little teary eyed here and there!! So very nice!!!😁🥰💜
tee-lena 2 years ago
Give him a second hug for me. Someone should get my allotted dad hugs
Load More Replies... Joshua Moore 2 years ago
These were so awesome. Got a little teary eyed here and there!! So very nice!!!😁🥰💜
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