Not a bro Dad
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Anonymous
Yuck, NO. Bro dads are good looking! Geez |
Anonymous
No. They look stuck in No Doubt videos and get ruddy and fat, and their tats get stretched. |
Anonymous
Guy from SoCal who originally got this thread going: This guy you have described is 100% a Bro Dad. Ps - just found out ain the last few weeks that my DW is pregnant with our first kid (a boy). Still deciding if I’m going to go total SoCal BroDad or hew more to my wife’s DC roots (and not totally embarrass her) 
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Anonymous
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DMV bro-Dad:
Most likely went to Catholic high school Constantly on cell phone with a buddy Talks incessantly about sports, his kids playing sports, his past sports exploits Works in real estate, mortgage brokering, or sales Wife used to be pretty Was in a fraternity; brings that fact up often Has no interest in talking about anything other than sports, his kid's sports, or his past sports endeavors Yells loudly from sidelines at kid's sporting events (and/or is an assistant coach) Plays golf; loves to talk about it The only books he will read are biographies of sports heroes Loves Dewey Beach Loves the Outer Banks Takes over grilling duties at other people's houses Spends far too much money attending sporting events at the college he attended Still goes to homecoming with fraternity buddies Considers other men to be his heroes -- typically a sports star, very successful businessman, or sports broadcaster/personality. Seeks to "friend" as many of these "heroes" on Facebook as possible Drinks copious amounts of beer; used to be Coors Light, but recently "discovered" craft beer and talks incessantly about it Possesses an innate ability to determine within seconds who is a fellow Dad bro and who is not. Once he senses a fellow Dad bro, the two begin a dating phase and are virtually inseparable and/or constantly talking to one another on cell phone ... about sports. |
Anonymous
Who else would be a man's hero besides another man? I've never met a man whose hero was a woman, that would be weird and ghey. |
Anonymous
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I think I might be a bro-dad.
Or bro-stepdad, to be more accurate. I dunno. AMA |
Anonymous
Do you drive a lifted pick-up truck? |
Anonymous
| The bro dads I know tend to be some of the more involved dads when they do pickup and dropoff (compared to the other dads). They're happy and engaged, their kids are healthy without being too crunchy/vegan/restrictive, and they usually remember to bring their kids' lunches and stuff. |
Anonymous
| And we are grateful for our blessings..... |
Anonymous
Agreed. The one bro dad I knows cooks and keeps a vegetable garden too. And yes, he works full time. |
Anonymous
No. I used to drive a lifted Jeep though, but I was single then, no kids. Now I have a Subaru wagon and a motorcycle. For the record, lifted pick ups are kinda dumb IMO, because a full size pick up is too big to run most off-road trails. Jeeps and compact trucks with lifts are functional though. |
Anonymous
It's crazy how many men work in construction in Huntington beach and can afford to live there all while in their mid 30s.. Median home value is 850k. Same as Bethesda and more than DC. Must be a lucrative business. |
Anonymous
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My DH is a bro dad...AMA.
Basic Run down: -coaches all of my boys sports -still plays adult sports -was a D1 athlete and had a short 2yr professional career -calls our boys buddy for sure Fire away! |
Anonymous
Do you have girls? What does he call your girls? |
Anonymous
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On Christmas Day we wanted to drive around looking at Christmas lights. We hit up a new suburb (built in last 2 years), and one that often is touted as being really hip, lots of foodie restaurants, expensive (three years ago, we actually rented there for a temporary housing situation, but couldn’t afford buying there).
Because we left when it was still a bit light outside, we went to big neighborhood park to let the kids play. Waited for it to get darker. A lot of normal parents that I chatted with. “Cute kids,” or “what’s his name. Oh that’s a nice name.” Easy chat that you have with parents as the kids play. . Then, a few bro dads stepped outside. And stood awkwardly close to me and dh, without acknowledging us. Bro dad 1: “hey, how’s your Christmas Day? Had to get outside?” Said in a Keanu Reeves kind of fake smoky voice. (I love Keanu) Bro dad 2: also in smoky Keanu voice “yeah, had to get out. We’ve got like 30 people in there. There’s a ton a food though. Wanna grab some? Seriously we have every meat....” blah blah blah. I noticed one bro-wife is also there. Not going to describe and objectify her, but I gotta say, she seems like the only type that bro dad was going to marry. Bro dad 1 or 2: “yeah, we going to have a football game out back tonight. Head over.” To other bro’s wife: “you girls should head over too.” Blah blah blah That’s all I heard because I moved away. Unlike other parents, there was no chat or eye contact from them. I saw them look me up and down a bit. I notice it every time with the bros. And yep, i wasn’t one they wanted to converse with. Nor was my dh who is ‘average dad.’ (But sometimes calls our boys Buddy.) Remember it’s in the voice. It’s in the polos. A certain type of polo. It’s in the won’t-talk-to-you-for-a-second-ness. Peace out. |