I hope you guys don't mind something on the lighter side. This made me smile.

2014-07-01T20:10:34+00:00

Exactly. I babysat for my friend last night. She is a single mom who goes to school full time and works a watressing job whenever she can (I am a single dad/full time student too btw). Often she needs a sitter, but has little money to pay for one.

Anyway, so last night I watched her son (6) for the evening. First we removed the training wheels from is bike and he learned in 15 minutes how to ride a two-wheeler. Next we fixed the fence; I taught him to hammer a nail. Then we happened upon a house on fire. We got to watch as the fire trucks showed up and all the action it implies (big hit for the boy). And last we drove down to a warf I frequent and we caught a few fish. He learned to cast a rod and he caught his first fish all by himself.

I did the dishes, folded the laundry and made supper. When she got home, she had a bottle of wine and wanted to have a glass with me, I passed and went home (she is attractive).

My friend is a bit of a femtard (she met an asshole is all, but "men" have gotten the blame), so I enjoy being everything other than her version of "typical man".

So your cartoon reminded me of this. Nice post.

2014-07-01T18:47:33+00:00

I'm most impressed by dad's ability to bring the plant back to life.

BlindPelican · 2014-07-01T15:41:39+00:00

That was totally cute. I admit, I was expecting a "gotcha" on that last panel. Was pleasantly surprised.

thisisnotatoaster · 2014-07-02T00:17:14+00:00

I was smiling until the last panel. It's bittersweet really. 'Cause it implies that guys don't screw things up like some people think they will (and that dads are actually awesome) but then for the more defensive side of me it says "everybody always has fun without girls in the picture" frown Hopefully the latter was not part of the message.

This was kinda adorable though :3

BrownNote · 2014-07-01T22:25:15+00:00

Apparently he replaced the windows with ones that don't lock. What a silly decision.

Roguta · 2014-07-01T19:19:22+00:00

I had to read that twice to notice that the second time the flat was all cleaned up :). My dad would do something like this as well.

Capitalsman · 2014-07-01T21:13:47+00:00

So nice to see a dad being left along with the kid thing and the house ins't destroyed with him curled up as the kid jumps around.

not_just_amwac · 2014-07-01T23:14:08+00:00

That's adorable and pretty accurate, too.

I also love How to Be A Dad, a comedic website for dads by dads.

MaestroLogical · 2014-07-02T07:23:27+00:00

I interpret it more as the feeling of "What good am I really?" in the moms reaction upon seeing that. She had this expectation of coming home to find that she is indeed, the glue, that holds everything together and that sure enough, by leaving she would return to a mess. Upon seeing that the man had it covered and then some, the whole 'I'm the savior!' mindset is replaced with 'Am I holding them back' and the guilt is transposed in the form of.... blah blah blah. I've actually seen this scenario play out in a few sitcoms over the years. Another one of those catch 22 with regards to womens feelings. We're damned if we do, damned if we don't. If we let the place fall to pieces, we get the lazy do nothing label, if we take care of shit, we make them feel un-needed and on and on.

Title	I hope you guys don't mind something on the lighter side. This made me smile.
Author	DrewsephVladmir
Upvotes	51
Comments	13
Date	July 1, 2014 3:35 PM UTC (12 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/MensRights
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