Asking Their Own Child For Money, Making Gourmet Sandwiches Every Day For Over A Decade, And 18 Other Dad Moves I Just Couldn't Believe

Please, only be like half of these dads

1. This dad decided to skip his own child's wedding because they required vaccination:

My dad confirmed he and my mom are anti vaccination by declining my wedding invitation. from insaneparents

2. This dad made his son the final sandwich after years and years of gourmet lunches:

My dads post about my brothers graduation from MadeMeSmile

3. This dad actually threatened to burn down his kid's house:

New Threat Unlocked: Arson (my dad threatening to burn my house down) from insaneparents

4. This dad extended kindness to a child who needed it:

Received a random message from an old schoolmate about my dad, who was the janitor when we were all in elementary to middle school. My dad passed away in 2009, so stories like these mean the world to me. from MadeMeSmile

5. This dad absolutely flipped his lid the second his adult child tried to set a boundary:

Step-dad (65) rage texting after I (42) try and set some boundaries. from insaneparents

6. This dad finally stopped beating around the bush and just asked:

My parents moved to my neighborhood this month after living many hours away almost my entire adult life. My dad has dropped some hints about porch coffee with me sometime and apparently just couldn’t wait any longer. from MadeMeSmile

7. This dad really had the audacity to insult his own kid's appearance (and then defend himself for doing it):

My dad always insults my appearance in pictures so I deleted his comments. A man child. from insaneparents

8. This dad lent a helping hand and some kind words because hey, being an adult is hard:

My dad usually isn’t one for words, so this means more to me than you guys could know. from MadeMeSmile

9. This dad got real weird because his daughter said the word "sexy":

my dad on a post I shared from insaneparents

10. This dad showed that he pays attention with the cutest lil' dessert:

My dad Made me a Controller cake for my bday last year :) from MadeMeSmile

11. This dad got nasty and uncalled for over his kid deciding to go to college:

My dad after I told him I'm going to college. from insaneparents

12. This dad risked driving through a tornado just to make sure his kid was safe:

A while ago, but I was working by myself in a gas station when I sent this to my dad. Nothing like a fathers love. ♥️ from MadeMeSmile

13. This dad couldn't even be bothered to take his kid to urgent care:

My sister went to doctors after her nose bled for over an hour… surprising no one my dad didn’t take her from insaneparents

14. This culinarily challenged dad put on his apron and proved it's the thought that counts:

My dad (who has no idea how to cook) knew I’d be in meetings all day so he woke up extra early and made me pancakes + coffee. They tasted awful but they were such a wonderful surprise and i love this man. from HumansBeingBros

15. This dad went through his child's YouTube history without their permission and blew things wayyy out of proportion:

Dad went through my YouTube history remotely and thought that listening to alt music would get the FBI all over me. This isnt even the only thing he done. from insaneparents

16. This dad reacted to his daughter coming out in the sweetest way possible:

I only found out that I’m a lesbian a few weeks ago and came out to parents and on social media. Yesterday was lesbian visibility day and I posted a story on instagram and my dad (english is not his first language) replied this 🥺 from MadeMeSmile

17. This dad reacted to his child coming out in literally the worst way possible:

My dad spewing political nonsense after I told him I was trans and getting the vaccine then swiftly went into no-contact after he verbally abused my mother (his ex-wife). We are encouraging him to go to a therapist but I don't feel like having a relationship at all after this. from insaneparents

18. This dad just wanted his son to be happy:

I'm a 20 year old dude, but texts like this from my dad never fail to make me smile! We were talking about our fantasy football teams. from MadeMeSmile

19. This dad proved how messed up his priorities are:

Dad thinks asking me for money is more important than telling me that my grandmother is in the hospital (she’s okay)… from insaneparents

20. And finally, this dad gave his pride and joy a Valentine's Day to remember:

Going through a crappy break up, moved back in with my parents at 25. My dad surprised me this morning for Valentine’s Day. Yes I cried. from MadeMeSmile

h/t: r/insaneparents and r/mademesmile