This week on Breaking Down Parenting: A ParentNormal Podcast, I’m joined by the funniest dad on social media, Simon Holland, to break down dad stereotypes versus reality.
In our conversation, we discuss rival dads, how the role of a dad has progressed since the 1950’s and what happens when dads try to be cool. We also break down some of Simon’s (@simoncholland) most popular tweets, such as:
Accidentally played dad instead of dead when I encountered a bear and now it can ride a bike without training wheels.
— Simon Holland (@simoncholland) February 11, 2015
I accidentally said skrt when I meant to say yeet in front of my daughter’s friends and they went sicko mode making fun of me. I’m afraid I’m out of the squad.
— Simon Holland (@simoncholland) June 5, 2019
We keep a potato masher in a drawer because sometimes it’s fun to not be able to open that drawer.
— Simon Holland (@simoncholland) August 15, 2017
Million dollar idea:
Dinosaur chicken nuggets that may cause drowsiness.— Simon Holland (@simoncholland) November 6, 2015
We also talk about some of Simon’s tweets about rival dads such as:
A rival dad mentioned he was up at 6:00 this morning so I told him it must be nice to get to sleep in on a weekday.
— Simon Holland (@simoncholland) October 18, 2019
Gave a rival dad a “how to grill” book right in front of a bunch of people.
— Simon Holland (@simoncholland) June 13, 2019
Asked a rival dad how much it costs these days to pay someone else to change their oil.
— Simon Holland (@simoncholland) October 3, 2019
Asked a rival dad what playing Madden on rookie mode was like in front of a bunch of other dads.
— Simon Holland (@simoncholland) October 10, 2019
One time I told a rival dad that the air pressure looked low in one of his tires right in front of a group of people.
— Simon Holland (@simoncholland) June 9, 2019
You know you’ve gone full dad when you realize you are explaining how water towers work to an entire car full of kids who don’t care.
— Simon Holland (@simoncholland) August 14, 2018
One time a rival dad challenged me to a duel so we raced to see who could move a car seat from one car to another car the fastest.
— Simon Holland (@simoncholland) September 1, 2016
Made it to that level of dad where I’m excited about vacation because I can turn up the thermostat while we’re gone and save some money.
— Simon Holland (@simoncholland) June 18, 2019
You can find more of Simon’s thoughts on parenthood, dad stereotypes and more on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
About Breaking Down Parenting: A ParentNormal Podcast
Breaking Down Parenting: A ParentNormal Podcast is a show that’s for imperfect parents by imperfect parents. Hosted by humorist and imperfect parent of three Chris Cate, every episode breaks down a topic that causes parents to break down, such as putting kids to bed, potty training, the terrible twos, homework, clothing, discipline, cleaning up, cooking for kids, and so on….
By the end of each topic breakdown, parents will hopefully realize they aren’t alone in their struggles and that the craziness all parents go through is actually quite funny when it’s looked at in the right light. After all, the mission of the show is to help parents laugh when they want to cry.
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