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07/20/2017 15 Comments

How to Raise a Dad

Okay…so I made it…I made it out of that dark, wet, smelly tunnel…it was scary, but Yippee, I am here!

And, okay…I know my job…I know what I am here to do…I have to take that man, the one that would always put his hands on Mommy’s belly and pretend he couldn’t feel me moving around…and I have to make him into a Dad. I have to do this…I can do this…I will do this. My Mommy told me that I am capable of this…this is going to happen!

Okay…I think I have my steps figured out. There are going to be ten steps that I have to take, but the end result will be me having raised a Dad. Here we go…

Step 1: Make him aware of my presence. Yes, this means crying — a lot. That will be easy. And he’ll surely pay me some attention either in an effort to get me to be quiet, or out of true compassion and dislike of seeing my tears.

Step 2: Be super needy…and smelly. What a breeze this one is. Dad won’t be able to ignore my pungent stench, nor will he be able to merely brush aside my need for a new diaper and/or some milk.

Step 3: Be awfully cute. No practice needed for this one. I came out of the womb with a ridiculous amount of appeal.

Step 4: Be funny. This one may require some help from my bowels, but Dad will surely find my random, loud “toots” to be hilarious. I will also be sure to giggle at him often, even when he’s not really being funny.

Step 5: Take milk from him, too. Okay, I know who my cow is and it is not Daddy. But, I guess just a few times I can sip some cold white-ish goodness from him and that darn bottle thing.

Step 6: Let him put me to sleep and stay asleep for him (at least once). I know how frustrated Mommy gets when I give her a hard time going down, and I rarely go down easy or at all for Daddy. But, if I do this for him, even just once, it will feel like a huge win for him and will also give Mommy a break. Oh, this is a good one! I will do this for sure! Daddy will feel like our superhero. Alright, I gotta do this one asap.

Step 7: Smile at him. Easy breezy when you are cute and happy like I am. Check this box.

Step 8: Hold his finger and squeeze it. This will melt him. I repeat, this will melt him.

Step 9: Say “dada” for my first word. Okay, this one may piss Momma off, but when she realizes that I am “helping to raise a dad” she’ll understand.

Step 10: Be his BFF — now, forever, and always. Right now this is easy as pie, but I do believe when I become a teenager, we may struggle with this.

Good thing I will have already raised a Dad by then…

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  1. Anna Harris says

    07/20/2017 at 7:12 am

    Hi, Nicole! This is such a fun post! Your title is excellent, and definitely made me click your link over others I was browsing through. I love the words you are putting in your baby’s mouth 🙂

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    • jthreeNMe says

      07/20/2017 at 8:57 am

      Thanks for your comment, Anna! I am so glad that you thought this was a fun read! And thanks for the kind comments about why it appealed to you! 🙂

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      • Anna Harris says

        07/20/2017 at 8:09 pm

        Sure thing, Nicole! Anytime… 🙂

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  2. Mo&Jo says

    07/20/2017 at 9:01 am

    So sweet! What a fun, creative post.

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  3. jthreeNMe says

    07/20/2017 at 9:05 am

    Thank you so very much! 🙂

    Reply
  4. Simone says

    07/20/2017 at 10:24 am

    Need to share this article with my wife!
    She is going to love it!

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    • jthreeNMe says

      07/21/2017 at 7:20 am

      Thanks so much! I am glad that you enjoyed it and I hope that she does too! 🙂

      Reply
  5. paras dhankecha says

    07/21/2017 at 1:45 am

    nice article, love to be a good dad

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    • jthreeNMe says

      07/21/2017 at 7:21 am

      Thank you! I am glad you enjoyed and I love that you love to be a good dad!

      Reply
  6. Keith Haney says

    07/21/2017 at 7:28 pm

    Being a father of six I can relate with all the things on your list. And what a fun approach to the topic. Nicely done!

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    • jthreeNMe says

      07/21/2017 at 8:13 pm

      Keith, Thanks for taking the time to comment! I so appreciate that you enjoyed this! Makes me so happy to know you could relate! My husband thought it was pretty funny and pretty accurate as well! 🙂

      Reply
  7. Taurika says

    07/22/2017 at 1:32 am

    This is funny. I love step 2. Who can ignore the smells? Although my husband would just pass them back to mommy whenever possible. I breastfeed and the kids wanted nothing to do with a bottle so dad was left out for a while. Love this post!

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    • jthreeNMe says

      07/22/2017 at 7:14 am

      Thanks for commenting! My husband was the same way about the smells, lol! And yes, I breastfeed for a bit, too, so I know what you mean. I am glad u found the post enjoyable! Thanks again for taking the time to comment, Taurika! 🙂

      Reply
  8. Kiran Singh says

    07/22/2017 at 8:01 am

    This is just too cute! So funny! Loved the creative title.

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    • jthreeNMe says

      07/22/2017 at 8:31 am

      Thank you so much for the kind words and the comment! I am glad you enjoyed it! 🙂

      Reply

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