61 points

As a single dad, this sucks.

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The comic is utter bullshit.

Flip the man and the woman and change the text to “Can you come back? A lightbulb needs changing” and you’ve got sexism, but this is supposed to be funny because dads are bad?

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of course silly, everybody knows it isn’t sexism when it’s against a man! men aren’t a systematically subjugated group which means that jokes at their expense are “punching up” and therefore have 0 restrictions

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Just do as all dad’s have done in the past. Learn from mistake and teach them a lesson that deflects responsibility from you, “See? And that’s why you shouldn’t just trust people, even if they’re adults.”

That’s how I thank my dad for teaching me how to work on motorbikes instead of blaming him for having my legs covered in burning oil before being stuck under an 80CC’s burning exhaust pipe on my fifth birthday—yes, it was too large a bike at that age.

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13 points

What are you on about? This as confusing as my 60 year old father trying to explain final fantasy 7’s combat system to me on my seventh birthday - no, he did not know what a jrpg was.

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2 points

I don’t necessarily disagree with your take here but I think it’s important to note that an alternate interpretation of the situation could easily be “my dad is such an asshole for getting me the wrong awesome toy for my birthday” and that’s not nearly as mature as the version you came up with.

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46 points

This just in: primary caregiver more likely to remember medical details! I’m a stay-at-home dad, and I have much greater knowledge about my kids’ medical history.

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24 points

And my ex thinks our kids are loaded with ALL the allergies. They’ve been here 2-months without issue, and that’s spending half their time outdoors and in the woods.

It’s fucked up. She’s training them to be sick and dependent on her. When I pick them up, they’re sniffling non-stop. That’s over by the end of the 8-hour trip and doesn’t start again until she gets them back. Rinse and repeat.

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40 points

that would make me worried about her house, black mold can be invisible and have nasty effects like that.

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21 points

Nurse here. This is worth looking in to. That shit can cause lingering lung/respiratory issues if exposure is too excessive.

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3 points

Hey i hate to leach medical advice but is bleaching the walls sufficient?

Im stuck in a 24 month contract and after one month it is clear that all the walls have been freshly painted over to hide mold. I have daily allergic reactions but what else could I do?

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9 points

you do know allergies act up with environmental triggers, right? is her house has something that yours doesn’t, that can be enough. doesn’t have to be deliberate. you should maybe check what allergies they have instead of speculating.

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1 point

Maybe Munchhausen by proxy… But I’m no professional

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3 points

Thought of that too but that’s very rare so probably not it

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24 points

Fuck this comic. I know that my kids have no allergies!

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18 points

Hey, this is bullshit

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