Trip hit the ball and had a straight shot to first base. He could have reached second base, too. But his dad was the first base coach. Trip had a greater priority: telling his dad that he loves him.
Dad responds, "I love you, too. Run to second base."
-via 22 Words
The passing of a lightsaber to a young Jedi is a special moment @ThatKevinSmith @rizmc @realbdw @lovegwendoline pic.twitter.com/cX2io4CKwa
— Stephen O'Hara (@Sleepy141181) September 22, 2015
Twitter user Stephen O'Hara, a dad from Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire, England, obviously knows how important it is to document the milestones in his little daughter's life. So when he presented the toddler with her first lightsaber, he made sure to catch the moment on video. It's lucky he did, too, as her adorable reaction will be something that she and her parents can look back on with a smile. Via Daily Dot
Avery is out fishing with her dad with her pink Barbie fishing pole. Not only does she catch a fish, it’s a 5-pound, 20 inch bass! And she did it all by herself.
Both father and daughter will remember this catch for the rest of their lives. -via reddit
In a way, getting a pet is good preparation for eventually having children. They both require great care and attention, are expensive, and can endanger themselves in surprising ways.
Are you ready to have a kid? Find out by getting a Pet Baby. It’s a baby, but it’s also a pet. This commercial from the comedy troupe Above Average shows you the advantages of having your own Pet Baby. If you find that you’re not ready, just ship the baby back in the box it arrived in.
-via Huffington Post
If you tell a boy you're going to pull his tooth out with pliers he's sure to start screaming in terror, but tell him you'll be using a drone to extract the tooth and he's liable to start yelling with delight.
Two guys had the same brilliant idea to pull their son's (or nephew's) loose tooth out with a drone, and they both filmed the fun so we can all watch.
First up is Adam and his dad Malcolm Swan who used a Phantom Vision Quadcopter to extract the errant tooth, with Adam totally psyched about his dad's choice of extraction equipment.
Then there's Bruno and his uncle Paul Borrud, who used his drone Phyllis to yank Bruno's pesky loose tooth while the crowd gathered at Ghirardelli Square in San Francisco cheered them on.
Hopefully no one will ever get the bright idea to extract a kid's tooth with a real airplane, or that poor kid will be in dentures before middle school!
Four-year-old JoJo has some concerns about her father's behavior during an upcoming wedding in which she is a flower girl. Just to make sure she and Daddy are on the same page, she has a talk with him prior to the ceremony. JoJo, wise beyond her years, knows full well that you can never be too safe when it comes to such important events. Via Daily Dot
Tiana is six years old. In this video, tells how she wants her divorced parents to be friends and get along. Her mom recorded this after they had a fight and posted it to Facebook.
“My heart is something. Everyone else’s heart is something, too.” Excuse me, I have to go get a whole box of tissues. -via Buzzfeed
Don’t look in the oven! There’s something in that oven. And it’s coming out.
Judy and Gavin Holt have a new production in the works, due for release in March of 2016. It’s terrifying. The sounds, the sights, the smells—it’s a horror unlike any other.
Leave the kids at home. They don’t need to be frightened like this—at least, not yet.
-via Huffington Post
Grief usually makes people look at photos of the dearly departed in one of two ways- either they become the most important mementos in the world, or they get shoved in a box because looking at them causes too much pain.
When Rafael del Col lost his wife Tatiane Valques and unborn child in a tragic road accident back in 2011 he was devastated and left to raise their daughter Raisa alone.
Left trying to figure out how to raise a daughter and deal with grief at the same time, Rafael focused on raising Raisa and honoring Tatiane's memory, and together they overcame grief naturally.
When Raisa was three years old her loving father decided to honor her mother's memory by recreating a photo series shot a week before Rafael and Tatiane were married in 2009, with adorable daughter Raisa standing in for her mother.
The series is an exercise in overcoming grief and paying homage to a loved one who was taken away far too early, and even though Raisa will never really know her mother they'll always be connected by this heartwarming photo shoot.
See more photos from this father-daughter photo recreation series here
In this Japanese elementary school, lunch isn’t just a break, it’s a learning experience. Some of the food is grown in the school garden by the students themselves. The kitchen staff prepare food for each class, and then the kids take over by bringing food to the classroom.
It’s an honor to be on the class serving crew, for which they learn about food safety and hygiene. They also learn about the sources of the meal. The teacher eats with the students, and then everyone brushes their teeth! Students also take care of cleanup, with duties dependent on their age. -via Viral Viral Videos
Jasper Ledbetter of Gray, Georgia proposed to his girlfriend, Paige Evans, and secured an engagement. But he wanted "my little princess" involved in the experience. So he bought a ring, dropped to one knee, and asked 5-year old Maddie to become his daughter.
She said yes!
-via Huffington Post
Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas, recently dedicated a room to nursing mothers. Air Force veteran and photographer Tara Ruby visited the room. She saw it was comfortably furnished, but needed something on the walls.
Ruby remembered using empty offices and restrooms as they came available so she could pump milk during her own service. So she planned a series of pictures of uniformed, active duty soldiers breastfeeding their kids outside on the military base in the fresh air. She hopes these photos will be used to decorate the new room, according to CNN.
Ruby posted one photograph of ten uniformed soldiers breastfeeding to Facebook, but it was taken down. The second time she posted it to Facebook, it stayed up, but several others reported it being taken down when they tried to share it. Facebook has a stated policy that breastfeeding pictures are not subject to takedown, but someone may need to remind them occasionally.
(Image credit: Tara Ruby Photography via Facebook)
What is that horrible monster chasing me?! No matter where I go, it goes, too!
What's worse is that as I cry for help, my family actually laughs at me! I'm surrounded by sadists.
-via 22 Words
In a recreation of The Great Escape, two kindergarteners in Magnitogorsk, Russia, secretly used spades for several days to dig out of their school. After breaking out, they walked for 2 kilometers to a Jaguar car dealership. Their intention was certainly understandable: they wanted to buy a sports car. ABC News reports:
A female driver noticed the unaccompanied children and asked them what they were doing. They told her they had come from their kindergarten to buy a Jaguar but did not have any money.
She put them in her car and drove them to a police station.
The boys might have succeeded in their plot, if they had brought money and maintained a good cover story.
-via Dave Barry
Every day, kids around the world are subjected to brutally lame, pun-based jokes made by their fathers. These are ordinary, innocent children--like mine, who have to face my awful jokes.
Some children are able to avoid much of the brunt of these pathetic attempts at humor. My eldest daughter, for example, no longer says to me, "Dad, I'm hungry." She'll say, "Dad, my name is Natasha and I'm hungry." This disarms that particular joke.
But there are more. Oh, so many more awful puns. This PSA by Nickelodeon Australia encourages reminds fathers to be careful because their jokes leave marks on the soul. Dad jokes are not a laughing matter.
-via Jeremy Barker
