Who needs Mrs Doubtfire when you have AI?
A roundup of the hilarious parenting content from the week, guaranteed to make you smile, if not laugh out loud.
Happy Saturday Dads!
At the For Dads HQ, we’re currently working our way through a third bowl of porridge, left aside by an indecisive toddler finally acknowledging that they really did want cheerios after all.
Meal times are the worst. Perhaps a little creativity is all we need, like this smart dad.
Coming up this week…
Don’t waste your money on these baby products
How AI could make parenting easier for you
A genius way of keeping your toddler clean at mealtime
As always, if you enjoyed this week’s edition and think you might know someone else who would, please do share. We know how tough being a parent can be, and sometimes you just need a moment to laugh at some of the craziness.
Thanks for reading, and enjoy that beer once it finally comes.
Fred @
(a fellow dad of 2)
As seen on Insta
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When you realise we’re all just slaves to our kids, even the pets [link]
Inches away from being the hero he had always dreamt of being [link]
Ain’t nothing getting in the way of the midnight munchies [link]
When Call of Duty with the boys means something different now [link]
It’s all in the numbers
Ever bought a product at 2am thinking it would change the parenting game for good, only to regret it the moment you opened the box?
The first-time parent spends an average of £10,000 on their newborn in the first year [link], with 90% admitting they’ve overspent on baby products.
We’re pretty sure that not only would this portable urinal be the weirdest purchase in the world, but that the ensuing therapy would set you back years.
“Sadly it was a waste of money. The lid has no proper seal so despite being properly assembled it leaks out the back of the lid whilst it’s being used.”
Turns out if you tell a sleep-deprived parent that a product will make their life considerably easier, then you can put whatever price tag you want on it…even if you’re a twenty-something influencer who’s clearly never been within 5-feet of a newborn.
We’re big on learning from other dad’s mistakes, so here’s a list of the products you definitely don’t need:
baby towels; a third of new parents say they used them once
baby wipe warmer; I mean what kind of 5* service are your running over there?
baby shoes; how many babies do you know that walked out the womb?
Here’s one you definitely don’t need, but come on, who doesn’t want a novelty burrito swaddle….
Here’s the link just in case this really is up your street. [link]
They will thank you
Continuing our mission to help you become the next super-dad, this week we’re looking to the world of AI.
A few lazy pioneering dads have already starting figuring out how to turn AI into their very own Mrs Doubtfire, and so we thought we’d share a few of their learnings.
Write your own bedtime stories with Chat GPT 😴
As you edge ever closer to the hours in the day when you can finally relax, the art of putting your kids to bed can often feel like a marathon.
Take some of the pressure off with AI and let your kids believe you are a literary genius by using Chat GPT to come up with incredible stories for you.
Engage your kids in the process. Ask them to choose a name and theme, then off you go. You’ll have a fully written epic about the adventures of Steve the unicorn in seconds.
Just be careful the bots don’t take you down this unforgivable route…
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AI-assisted dietary planning and meal prep 😋
If you’re anything like us, on the rare occasions you are left with the responsibility of kids tea you suffer immediate mind blank and have no idea what to cook.
You could revert to your specialty fish finger/baked bean combo, but if you want to be dad of the year, try asking one of the many AI tools to drum up an inventive meal and creative way to make meal time fun.
With a little help from our future rulers, you might even give this dad a run for his money…
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The Dad bod
Who else thought parenting clubs were just for mum and baby?
We’re shaking off our dancing shoes and finding wherever the hell this is right now.
The sass from the guy in red is next level!
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Dad hack of the week
This is pure genius and we’re 100% trying this out.
Wrap the high-chair table in cling-film and you’ll never have to wipe down your toddler’s mess again.
Watch video here.
Probably a huge waste of plastic, but it’s either this or get a dog!
Upcoming dates that it might be worth having up your sleeve:
Half-term (in England) 23-27th October. Don’t forget to submit that annual leave request.
Clocks go back 29th October. Everyone else is likely to enjoy an extra hour in bed, but remember, you have kids!
That’s it for this week folks.
Thanks again for reading, as always we leave you with one HILARIOUS joke to share with the family.
This week we decided to ask ChatGPT to come up with a completely original dad joke; we’re not convinced it hasn’t been told before…
What did one wall say to the other wall?
I'll meet you at the corner. 😉
source: ChatGPT
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