A message for the dads

Arcnsparc · 2013-05-24T17:29:21+00:00

I feel like 40 years ago a father would have just punched who ever made that joke in the face.

mvrk10256 · 2013-05-24T19:08:56+00:00

Who the fuck makes pedo jokes about dads playing with their kids....? When did this become a thing?

major_lugo · 2013-05-24T23:06:21+00:00

I've had several comments made towards me when I've been out alone with my daughters (I have twin two year old girls).

For a while it got to the point to where I was so hurt I didn't want to take them out by myself. Having women at Walmart say shit like "That man should NOT be alone with those little girls" while I'm pushing my kids around in a stroller really cuts into you after a while.

Rab_Legend · 2013-05-24T19:37:05+00:00

So society has got to the point were a dad playing with his kid is less normal than a paedo playing with a kid? What the fuck?!?!

primordial_justice · 2013-05-24T21:14:58+00:00

I don't get the reaction to older men with younger children in public places. Surely a pedophile with harmful intentions, would have whisked said child away already. It seems to me the last thing you want to do as a child predator is hang around in public places with these children.

Clauderoughly · 2013-05-24T20:43:26+00:00

Fuck everything about pedo hysteria.

It's another malignant thing that has come out of feminism.

The thought train is.

All men are rapists
If all men are rapists, then all men wanna rape kids.
All men are pedophiles ! QED /feminist logic

justcallmeaddie · 2013-05-24T17:38:44+00:00

Love it thank you. Sometimes I need some reassurance.

TheisticEvolution4TW · 2013-05-24T20:55:28+00:00

This also happens with Movember.

I should start a new thread about the remarks I get when I grow my moustache.

DoubleJumps · 2013-05-25T01:14:45+00:00

I remember one time at a mall, when my father saved a boy from getting his foot mangled by the escalator.

We were sitting down, and he saw the child prodding at the end of the escalator with his foot. He kept doing this until, sure enough, it caught and started to pull his foot down. My dad was on the kid in a flash, pulled his foot out of the escalator, and then kept walking, quickly, like nothing ever happened.

He was trying to leave the area because he was worried someone might accuse him off being a pedophile because he grabbed that kids foot. He was honestly afraid of this.

It's stupid, and I'm still angry that there exists such an atmosphere that he has to act that way.

Sarstan · 2013-05-25T00:15:21+00:00

It's less about someone muttering a pedo joke to themselves and more the people that rush up to the child and ask if they know this man, or just call the cops right from the start.

PantheraLupus · 2013-05-25T02:03:45+00:00

Things like that make me so mad. My SO will no longer bath or change my daughters nappy or take her for a stroll. Why? Because when we babysat his brothers kids, the wife said he wasn't allowed to help with putting the girls to bed, changing nappies or bathing. I have to lay down with my baby for her to have daytime naps, so that poor little niece of his has to deal with a wet/stinky nappy for two hours because his brothers wife is sexist. She's basically implying he's a pedophile. It makes me so fucking mad.

Trosso · 2013-05-25T00:01:31+00:00

i feel it's tragic that a guy and a young boy seen together must mean the guy is a pedophile rather than the guy being the kids dad...

VictoryIsMyValentine · 2013-05-25T01:56:39+00:00

Either half of you guys are making shit up, or your society is really fucked up. I'm just glad it isn't like this here.

CaptainVinsano · 2013-05-24T21:31:02+00:00

I can't wait to play into the pedophile jokes once I have a kid. I'll wear a duster and sport a mustache with big glasses and slick my hair to the side... Man, I can't wait.

2013-05-24T22:59:03+00:00

What kind of shithead would make a pedophile joke? Oh right, the masses of people indoctrinated by modern feminism.

darny · 2013-05-25T00:57:49+00:00

Seriously, what? I have kids, and this has never happened to me.

aus10sdad · 2013-05-25T00:10:39+00:00

Try this shit with me and my babies I will fuck up a bunch of idiots...

GunsGermsAndSteel · 2013-05-25T00:42:13+00:00

Thanks a lot for posting this.

Miss_anthropyy · 2013-05-25T02:58:34+00:00

Nothing is sweeter than seeing a dad out with his kids. I think it's SO cute. I love seeing those good dads out there. Guys, I promise you, there's far more girls who LOVE seeing you be a good dad to your kids than would ever question your motives. Keep on truckin'!

Lurker_IV · 2013-05-25T03:27:54+00:00

Could someone link to or name some of those support groups mentioned in the picture, please?

Radiotech · 2013-05-25T03:49:18+00:00

As a custodial dad, I approve this message wholeheartedly.

geoffgrindd · 2013-05-25T06:39:06+00:00

I feel like I would be doing my kids a dishonor by not taking them in public or not hanging out with them outside of the house.

Dads are too important of an element in cultivating children. We can't throw that away because of what some assholes think.

Arlieth · 2013-05-25T07:05:26+00:00

I notice this post is bringing about a lot of trolls. Interesting.

MemeGoneWild · 2013-05-25T02:49:13+00:00

I can't believe we live in a world where this is an issue.

This is seriously one of the most depressing facts that I have ever been presented.

joshhc · 2013-05-25T02:59:16+00:00

I don't have children, and that hurts. I have a couple of nephews that I don't socially interact with in public on a 1 to 1 basis, on the chance that someone will find a reason to phone police or make comments. I love children, but instead of being able to express that, I'm to be filled with shame and live in fear of admonishment that I may be improperly labelled a pedophile because of an overprotective or ignorant nearby parent.

contrarianism · 2013-05-25T04:53:25+00:00

YEAH I KNOW

2013-05-25T08:27:48+00:00

The fact that this conversation is even remotely necessary makes me want to vomit. Literally, I WANT to vomit.

Epicshark · 2013-05-25T06:37:38+00:00

What is this r/atheism?

Actinopterygian · 2013-05-24T23:58:58+00:00

Umm, if it's not true, why would you let it get to you? That's exactly what they're trying to do. You're just having fun with your child(ren), and they're just immature idiots. I would just laugh at them and maybe tell them to fuck off.

Vacuitymechanica · 2013-05-25T03:58:43+00:00

What is this soft sensitive bullshit? You people need to grow a pair. The problem isn't the jokes, it's your hypersensitivity.

idroppedit · 2013-05-24T22:14:08+00:00

Wtf did I just read! If you would let a dumb thing like that stop you from spending time with your kid then you are a shitty dad. Most dads would walk through hell for their kids. I find this situation disturbing.

Title	A message for the dads
Author	failbus
Upvotes	980
Comments	209
Date	May 24, 2013 4:46 PM UTC (13 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/MensRights
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