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A dad rushed to his 12-year-old daughter’s ballet class when she got her first period. When the teacher questioned why he came instead of her mom, he calmly said, “She doesn’t have her mom. She has me.” His daughter later thanked him quietly.
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On Halloween, a dad answered the door to trick-or-treaters and responded to “Trick or treat!” with “Treat, please!” Confused kids gave him candy, but no one came back.
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A dad answered a telemarketer asking about ductwork cleaning by pretending to be a duck, quacking before hanging up.
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Using a walkie-talkie, a dad tricked neighborhood kids into believing a plane was crashing, sending them running around in panic — all while laughing loudly from his window.
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A dad answered the door in his underwear at 8 a.m. when a salesman came by. When asked why, he said if people didn’t want a show, they shouldn’t come for the matinée.
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A dad made his child drive 3 hours to a nature preserve, then enthusiastically photographed plastic birds put out to replace missing migratory ones — not realizing they weren’t real for a while.
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A dad mistakenly took candy from a toddler, thinking the child was offering it, only to realize the kid just wanted to show it to him.
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When a teenager showed up at a girlfriend’s house wearing ripped jeans, her dad taped all the holes shut with duct tape before letting him inside.
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When meeting his daughter’s boyfriend, a dad was asked when she should be back. He replied, “Have her back by Sunday,” implying she could stay the weekend.
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A dad gave his child a sealed envelope, asking them to keep it safe. Over 20 years, he checked on it occasionally. After his death, the child opened it — it was blank. It was their special, quirky bond.
