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Dad Loses Patience After Providing Several Seconds Of Emotional Support (www.theonion.com)

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[–] doublejay1999@lemmy.world 5 points 7 months ago (14 children)

Oh Onion, we’ve been friends for more than a decade, but you simply must stop banging on the old stereotypes, it’s 2024 old chap .

[–] Leshoyadut@fedia.io 12 points 7 months ago (1 children)

This is both my dad and my stepdad, as well as the dad of several people I know. Sadly, it is very much not outdated.

[–] MotoAsh@lemmy.world -2 points 7 months ago

They should've said "tired" instead of "outdated", but otherwise I agree with them: The Onion should do better than basic stereotypes. I mean, unless there's some bad dad news I've missed that'd make the parody more timely and creative, but....

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