Dads dare.
Dads do. Consider how brave it is to be a good dad. What it takes. What the 'man' has to give up to be a good dad. Damn. It's a lot. Man stuff. Give it up, you're a dad, now. Be proud. It's the best, most challenging, most-in-your-face role you'll ever have. Dad. Congratulations, dad. Not too many are going to thank you, yet.

Dads are heroes for all of the right reasons.

Dads aren't nerds. Dads do nerdishness, just as they do great things, but by definition dads aren't nerds because dads have the ultimate purpose. To carry forth. To take forth; to be the future by helping children be prepared for the challenges they will face.

Ha. The future. Ten years ago? Find an iPod ad from the 90s. The future is not ours, it's theirs. My dad didn't blink, but he was random as a dad, too. Was he as responsible as he could have been? No. But he provided the freedom that built me.

I am my dad's extension. As are my children, and my grandchildren, and each of the 1000s of children I've worked with over the past 37 years.

Dads laugh.
They cry, too, but dads laugh, and more dads that can laugh with children then the better those children will be.
Laugh dad, laugh.
That's funny. Dad. Proudly. Laugh proudly, dad.