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Dad Loses Patience After Providing Several Seconds Of Emotional Support (www.theonion.com)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 10 months ago (1 children)

This is both my dad and my stepdad, as well as the dad of several people I know. Sadly, it is very much not outdated.

[–] MotoAsh -2 points 10 months ago

They should've said "tired" instead of "outdated", but otherwise I agree with them: The Onion should do better than basic stereotypes. I mean, unless there's some bad dad news I've missed that'd make the parody more timely and creative, but....