Need a dad for a minute?
from khannie@lemmy.world to newcommunities@lemmy.world on 11 Mar 10:00
https://lemmy.world/post/26662270

!dadforaminute@lemmy.world has started (back) up. If you need advice from any dads or just need to get something off your chest, feel free to drop by.

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oce@jlai.lu on 11 Mar 11:23 next collapse

When reading the description, I also thought about dads asking for advices from other dads, could it be both? Also, why not include moms with something like parentforaminute?

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khannie@lemmy.world on 11 Mar 12:22 next collapse

It’s an analogue of the same subreddit which was spawned on reddit after “momforaminute” became very popular over there. I used to contribute on the dad one on reddit and I’m just a contributor making folks aware of the one here rather than being a mod or anything.

Also, I suppose kids come to different parents for different areas of advice and / or differing relationships with their parents. Certainly that’s the case with my own kids.

I also thought about dads asking for advices from other dads, could it be both?

I don’t see any reason why not but again I’m not the mod.

edit: I do recall quite a few of the folks asking for help or advice being ones who had grown up without a dad and they felt a certain loss in that regard so were reaching out from that perspective. Also people whose father had died and they used to go to them for advice in a specific area.

oce@jlai.lu on 11 Mar 12:56 collapse

Also, I suppose kids come to different parents for different areas of advice and / or differing relationships with their parents. Certainly that’s the case with my own kids.

If it is based on the gender of the parent, it could be a social construct that the Lemmy community may want to challenge.

tatann@lemm.ee on 11 Mar 14:09 collapse

Well, if it’s a question about blue balls…

RowRowRowYourBot@sh.itjust.works on 11 Mar 14:55 collapse

transwomen know about that and can give advice from personal experience.

illi@lemm.ee on 11 Mar 12:58 next collapse

dads asking for advices from other dads

There is !dads@feddit.uk that could work - though not too active.

Also !parenting@lemmy.world might fit this need

tired_n_bored@lemmy.world on 11 Mar 21:09 collapse

Hi thank you for mentioning me. r/dadforaminute is a subreddit I used to regularly contribute on Reddit and was focused on people asking advice from a fatherly figure. Yes, parentforaminute would be broader but I just started dadforaminute as the Reddit equivalent

HubertManne@moist.catsweat.com on 11 Mar 19:52 collapse

let me know if wierduncleforaminute becomes a thing.