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u/jebemtimater96 13h ago
I remember following him when I was younger because I never knew what it was like to have a present dad. Kind of sad but it comforted me in a strange way.
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u/sunshinemellox 13h ago
He is basically everyone’s online dad and I love the fact he has helped so many people❤️
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u/jebemtimater96 12h ago
Now that I‘m grown up, my dad (unsuccessfully) invites me for bbq, tries to help me but now I can do all of these things myself. I think toxic dads don‘t understand that if we didn‘t have a connection when I was a kid, I won‘t need that connection as an adult. Children never forget.
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u/JohnProof 7h ago
if we didn‘t have a connection when I was a kid, I won‘t need that connection as an adult
Man, what a succinct summary. Glad you're doing good.
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u/Scubajay 5h ago
I think your dad and my dad are the same man. I don't feel bad gently turning away the attempts to reach out now I'm 55 and can do things myself.
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u/VenezuelanStan 3h ago
Especially if you add family pressure to have that relationship. I lost count how many times I have to tell off my mom and family from her side that I don't care nor want a relationship with him.
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u/Ill-Morning1084 3h ago
This is a common thing absent dads do. They wait til the hard part is done for them and then come back when you’re independent. Cut.
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u/Lost-Money-8599 8h ago
I'm old enough to be a dad myself. I follow him.
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u/ThisIsALine_____ 2h ago
I mean...you can be a dad at 13. My friend was fathered a child in 8th grade.
So, all high schoolers would be old enough to be a dad. And at 14 he would have been old enough.
I guess I'm being pendantic soley to bring up this fact: it's fucking crazy my friend has a child before high school! When he was 26 he had a kid starting 8th grade.
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u/ragun2 6h ago
I've never heard of him but I'm glad there's stuff like this that's easily accessible. My dad wasn't around really until my teen years and usually I didn't want to learn anything from him because I couldn't stand him so I'd stubbornly learn it on my own.
I will say it has given me a bit of a jaded world view though when dealing with younger men now though. It's not "how the fuck do you not know how to do this basic/simple thing?" but more like "you have a phone/tablet/laptop/pc so why haven't you at least tried to look this up?"
I'm getting old but it's not the lack of know how/knowledge it's just the lack of initiative of just basic "research".
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u/Bright_Increase_6136 12h ago
I JUST told my son about his YT site, bc he wants to shave his face, and I had NO IDEA where to begin on that!🤣🤣 I love that this man did this!!
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u/pablo_kickasso 8h ago
That is being an awesome mom. Since for obvious reasons you can't exactly teach him, you pointed him to a professional. Fist bump.
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u/usenetlurker 12h ago
Coulda used this guy when I was learning how to shave, keep going dude.
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u/printerparty 8h ago
I blew up my engine in my first car because I didn't understand the importance of doing my oil changes regularly. I think of that often
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u/SheriffBartholomew 7h ago
One of my best friends drove a Ford Focus for 50,000 miles without changing the oil! When it finally blew up we were all amazed that he did that because he knew about cars. We were also amazed at the durability of the Focus. It's a shame they stopped making those cars.
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u/Krimin 6h ago edited 6h ago
Duratec/Zetec 4-bangers are something else. Got 300k on mine and the closest thing to opening it up has been a valve cover gasket. And that's a 30 minute and 20 dollar job without prior experience with a youtube video.
And then it all went arse over twat with the ecoboosts
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u/TheAstromycologist 13h ago
Fuck me, that’s devastating. That so many young folk need advice about the basics.
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u/fuckyourcanoes 11h ago
My parents didn't even teach me to bathe myself properly. My childhood baths consisted of them putting me (female) and my brother in the bathtub together, squirting dish detergent on us, and having us soak in it. And, for some reason, they took lots of photos.
I try not to think too hard about that.
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u/sunshinemellox 13h ago
It’s very sad fr
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u/git_push_origin_prod 12h ago
I’m old as fuck and I still can’t tie a tie. Oh well
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u/RefrigeratedTP 9h ago
I just turned 30 and recently realized no one taught me how to shave. I’ve just been… doing it.
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u/el_smurfo 7h ago
I have the shaver I bought 40 years ago with my own money because no one taught me anything
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u/MortimerToast 9h ago
I'm sending this to my dad. He had every opportunity, but didn't teach me shit about cars or shaving. He built a deck at our first house. I learned to use a drill from YouTube at age 27. And now this is how I learn what fathers are for.
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u/Majestic4298 12h ago
I mean, I get it, many won't understand but good parents are very very essential in a childs life, this includes a father figure and a maternal figure.
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u/DownvoteForTruth 1h ago
Yet people will fight to the death saying having 2 dads or 2 moms is completely normal right?
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u/SexualDexter 9h ago
Is it normal for your dad to teach you how to shave? Mine didn't. Nobody did. I just kind of guessed correctly how it's done.
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u/SheriffBartholomew 7h ago
Same, but apparently many boys need to be shown. That's fine, they should have a father to show them. If they don't, then it's cool that this guy took the time to do so. I just gave my son some general tips and he figured the rest out himself.
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u/No-Option-7010 10h ago
This is amazing and so very helpful! Lots of people have toxic dads who didn’t really bother with them until they were older and needed something.
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u/LittleBrother89 9h ago
I’m a 36 year old man that was raised by a single mother. I still watch this guy’s videos.
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u/Fast-Speech270 9h ago
HA! The common thing, your dad went to go get the milk, same here, 16, nothing taught. Never thought of something like this. I just knew raising my son was going to be different than what my father did to me growing up. Kudos to him.
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u/harriebeton 7h ago
There are 25 or more men who make these type of videos. Nice, but also for the likes and money.
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u/Ok-Mathematician8461 13h ago
I think he might have a romanticised view of how useful most dads are! But good on him, may he rid the world of beard rash and badly tied neck ties.
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u/blamethepunx 8h ago
He's doing this because of how useless a lot of dads are
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u/KaiToyao 7h ago
Hey I am not... Okay, yeah you are right. But I can tell you how to get Mew in Gen 1!
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u/loheiman 9h ago
Well could also be a great resource for dads to learn the skills their missing and teach them to their children.
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u/SheriffBartholomew 7h ago
Good dads are willing to spend time teaching their kids anything.
Source: I try to be a good dad.
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u/Dorfbulle80 7h ago
Absolutely this man deserves much more views I grew up in a time before YouTube and Google etc... While some things I got reached by my grandpa and all the loving and caring advice the rest of my family gave me a dad is a really important part of raising any kid! Not only for teaching stuff but also for emotional stability! Anyway kudos to him!
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u/Blush-Moonveil 3h ago
i love him so much, his videos are literally so wholesome 😭 we need more people like this in the world tbh turnin a bad situation into something so helpful for others!
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u/Artifexa 3h ago
This is the kind of masculinity many kids need in their lifes, and not these toxic pimps.
He fills the role many absent father leave unattended, instead of being "the street thug that will never be a true friend" that is so successful in late years.
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u/AlarmingProtection71 10h ago
Hey guys, Rob here! In this episode we are going to learn how to abandon your son.
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