I told him it's a fatherhood requirement. He asked if there was a manual. I said yeah, it comes with the diaper bag and a complete loss of your sense of humor. He didn't laugh. Mission accomplished.
Your kid asking that is hilarious. Mine always roll their eyes when I start, but I know deep down they're gonna miss these jokes when they're older.
The loss of sense of humor is real. I've told my kids some absolute groaners and they just stare at me, but I keep going anyway because it's part of the job now.
I've definitely used that same line before. Kids are smart enough to know we're being goofballs but they go along with it anyway which is even better.
That's hilarious. The manual comment is gold. Does he actually believe you or is he figuring out you're just messing with him?
This is the kind of exchange that's actually why we became dads. The terrible jokes, the eye rolls, all of it.
My oldest asked me the same thing last month. I told her the manual is actually written in invisible ink so only dads can read it. She rolled her eyes but smiled so I count that as a win.
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Ha, that's gold. My boys are still young but I'm already preparing myself for the day they realize my jokes aren't actually funny and stop laughing on command.