>his poetic aptitude for dad jokes was intense, dare I say profound. truly a mind of the ages.
i was going to suggest the opposite as the lameness of dad jokes pretty much supports the premise.
i was going to suggest the opposite as the lameness of dad jokes pretty much supports the premise.
I'm guessing this only applies in a heavily matriarchial society. If it was a patriarchial society, you'd be killed for lowering the status of the head of the family with such nonsense!
I expect if I was worried about social standing I would not say silly things. That I am "Dad" and cannot be fired means I am safe.
For example: I feel super proud when my daughter tells _me_ what I am saying is silly and she tells me why. So much of parenting is about us telling our kids things, what to do, or why something happens. Saying silly things invites the kids to tell us stuff with their own authority.
"What are they going to do, fire me?"
knock, knock
"You've been served"
<opens package to find divorce papers for irreconcilable dad jokes>
But then again, my 10 year old son does better dad jokes than I do. And it definitely hasn't made him the lowest member of our social totem pole.