Not a bro Dad

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:What’s the Dc version? I don’t know anyone like this. At all.

I just posted about the east coast version, and it's not at all like the west coast. Bro dads here are the wealthy, obnoxious, loud dads of athletic, Landon-type boys. Not necessarily private school, but usually. They have beautiful wives, beautiful homes, take multiple fabulous vacations per year, own large dogs, and absolutely love that their sons are also bros. In fact, they're proud of that fact. They let their kids have parties at the house, and provide the alcohol, sometimes even drinking with the kids. They buy their sons Jeeps when they turn 16. They're often portly, and may not have been athletic themselves back in the day, but they sure like to pretend they were.

What about their daughters? Or is raising girls purely the domain of Dad Bros' wives? And do the wives fulfill this obligation primarily by buying large matching bows for each one of their daughters' outfits, do their darndest to make sure their little girls look like they could have stepped out of a high end children's clothing catalogue at any given moment of any given day, lecturing their daughters on what is & is not considered to be ladylike behavior while allowing their sons to run wild, & signing their daughters up for ballet &/or "cheer" at the earliest possible age? Or am I thinking of the wives of a different type of dad stereotype?

In any case, do Dad Bros' daughters also get jeeps when they turn 16? I'm pretty sure you can get them custom painted in various pastel colors these days...

You're describing southern Bro Dads. Their wives' motto is "the bigger the bow, the better the mom."

[Anonymous]

The poster on here that wrote so vividly about socal/Utah bro dad needs to expand this into a short book a la Christian lander’s “stuff white people like”

I would love to see detailed write ups about bro dads from various cities/regions

[Anonymous]

Is Crush from Finding Nemo a Bro Dad?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think a Bro Dad is like a Cool Mom. Heaven help the child who has both as parents.

I had a bro dad and a cool mom. Not good.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Do bro dads tend to be fake? Like they're always in a good mood? If so, I know exactly what you're talking about. So tiring. Some people just try too hard and it's exhausting being around them.

Yes. A bro dad I know is constantly "up." I have two boys who are not athletic, and this dad has three very athletic boys. Whenever he sees us, he'll slap my boys on the back and say a version of, "HEY BUDDY!!! PLAYING FOOTBALL YET?? NO?? WHY NOT??? BEST GAME OUT THERE!!" This happens every.single.time we see him. And he's on transmit only, not at all interested in what we actually have to say in response as to what the boys are involved in (hint: not sports). He's such a douche and so completely clueless.

I swear I know this bro dad. He’s a pretty nice guy but always just gladhanding and waiting for his turn to talk. Exhausting.

Are you describing Chip Gaines from fixer-upper? That's the visual.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbxAGb_b7k4

[Anonymous]

Grew up in a SoCal beachside city and ...so many Bro Dads and Cool Moms.

They turned a blind eye to all the underage drinking and parties that happened at their houses on weekends while they (the parents) were up at their cabins in Big Bear.

[Anonymous]

Guy Fieri comes to mind.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Guy Fieri comes to mind.

Guy Fieri is annoying but he is not a Bro Dad.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think a Bro Dad is like a Cool Mom. Heaven help the child who has both as parents.

I had a bro dad and a cool mom. Not good.

Expand please

[Anonymous]

Just another form of white male privilege. I would have thought these men and their gene pools were heading for extinction, but there are seemingly some women who like them for some unfathomabke reason.

[Anonymous]

What is a normal dad supposed to look like? Is there a manual for the appropriate clothing and personality that a guys is supposed to follow? I've lived in DC long enough to understand the button downed nature of the area, and how this could translate into unfamiliarity with a more relaxed surf style of dressing on the West Coast. I snowboard and surf and have children. I can't wait to do it with them. I live in DC. I have mutual funds. I pay taxes. I don't get where all the hate comes from on here. This thread, which at first I found funny, I now find constricting and petty when I really think about how close minded even so-called urban intellectuals can behave.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just another form of white male privilege. I would have thought these men and their gene pools were heading for extinction, but there are seemingly some women who like them for some unfathomabke reason.

barf

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Anonymous wrote:Just another form of white male privilege. I would have thought these men and their gene pools were heading for extinction, but there are seemingly some women who like them for some unfathomabke reason.

You mean like white women? You know like Hilary? Her campaign started this “bro” term as a way to undermine any opposition to her.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Grew up in a SoCal beachside city and ...so many Bro Dads and Cool Moms.

They turned a blind eye to all the underage drinking and parties that happened at their houses on weekends while they (the parents) were up at their cabins in Big Bear.

Yep, a true test of a Bro Dad in Southern Calif is: does he have a cabin in Big Bear?
Does he have a tattoo?
Does he have a pick-up?
Does he have a goatee or a beard?
Is he hot? (You can only be a Bro Dad if you're good looking)
Is his wife hot?
Did he go to one of the Cal States?
Does he live in the same town he grew up in, or nearby?
For vacation does he take his family to Maui?
Does he coach his kids's Little League or Softball team?