Recently, Mackenzie Pearson’s essay, "Why Girls Love The Dad Bod," shone a light on how the "dadbod" is quickly becoming the male ideal.
Men everywhere are asking, "How can I too get a dadbod?" Luckily for them, I'm here to help!
1. Attend two to three children’s birthday parties per month.
2. Set this reminder three or four times per day.
3. You should also set this reminder for the time you generally go to the gym.
4. Start to mainly go to see kids movies like Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked.
5. Simulate how kids wake their dads in the night by setting your alarm to go off five or six times as you sleep.
6. Train yourself to look down on dads who are in shape by telling yourself they must be crappy dads who let their partners do all the work at home.
7. Instead, look up to dads who have gained a few pounds and own it.
8. When eating out, pretend you're with a child and order a plate of mac and cheese in addition to your own food.
9. If possible, hire someone to spoon feed that cheesy manna from heaven directly into your mouth.
10. Play hide-and-seek with a roommate or friend after work.
11. Make a rule that you can only watch adult programming after 9 or 10 p.m.
12. Go shopping for some epic dad clothes.
13. Slow your metabolism by skipping meals, taking naps, and eating complex carbohydrates.
14. Hire someone to trail you at the supermarket and beg for junk food.
15. If eating salads is a part of how you keep fit, start eating salads at kid-friendly places like Chuck E. Cheese's.
16. Stock your home with candy at every single holiday.
17. Never forget that the dadbod isn't just a look, it's an attitude.
18. Become an actual dad.
