Sometimes it is easy to spot a dad because everyone knows you are officially a dad when you got this or that. Could be a constant stain on your shirt, sand-crusted beach toys in your garage, or a puddle of crumbs on the floor of your car.
We asked our dads what thing makes them an obvious dad. Here’s just some of the hundreds of answers.
You know you're a dad when you own a __________________.
Posted by Life of Dad on Saturday, March 18, 2017
Graeme Pearce: Nothing. I own nothing. All the fun stuff went away and I’m not allowed to buy anything. Lol but I have an impeccably dressed three year old. I think his car is better than mine!
James John: Desire to make sure your family is taken care for constantly and forget about your own basic needs because you love your family more than anything.
Tony Bradshaw:
Spare roll of medical tape and gauze.
Multitool to tighten screws in toys.
Hidden box of YOUR favorite cereal.
Buttcheeks cleaning kit,contained with wipes/lotion/powder/backup diaper in an old babywipe container.
Extra shoelaces….because Knots.
Andrew Bouchard: A million diffrent varieties of pacifiers and teethers. None of which get any use because nothing beats the boob and anything else is an inferior product.
Marco Covarrubias: I don’t have any possessions, just things my daughter allows me to use sometimes.
Brian Craig: Shitload of AAA batteries.
Steve Spong: An empty wallet.
Lukey Muffler Stevens: When you own a knowledge of every damn song from every damn children’s show.
Brian Post: A million hair ties and can never find one when you’re daughter needs one!
Jared K Brett: You know you’re a dad when you own a white shirt with a permanent yellow or brown stain.
Ryan Pittman: Rush albums that you have to convince your kids are better than Drake and Miley Cyrus.
Brian Lloyd: Good insurance that covers all the things getting broke around the house.
Dustin Stewart: When your cooler and all your tools are all moved into the bed of the truck to make room for a car seat.
What’s the one thing (other than the kid) you own that makes you a dad?
*Flickr photo by Virginia State Parks, used under Creative Commons license.