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To be in awe at what a show off this dad was

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Driveamazdashopatasda · 18/06/2019 14:46

I'm just back from taking my youngest to the paddling pool/splash park at the leisure centre. It's for under eights, so the morning session is full of the usual assortment of parents with babies and toddlers

This very muscled, tattooed dad was there with his toddler son. He was definitely performance parenting, chucking the child around, hooraying all over the place, and quite obviously looking round to check that everyone else was watching him. He was being a bit of a pain, to be honest, perching on top of the giant mushroom spouting water thing, jumping off, making huge waves which caused a mini tsunami to hit the babies in their floaty things, that sort of nonsense. I could see a few of the other mums rolling their eyes. The pool is not huge and is really not the place for that sort of bouncing around.

Imagine our surprise when this idiot then dropped to the ground in the shallowest end of the splash pool and started doing press ups complete with loud grunting and hand claps, and yells of "come on, Child's Name! Time me, time me! Huh! Huh! Huh!" I think he got to about twenty

Child in question was sitting under a stream of water looking utterly baffled.

Everyone was like this Confused

Bloody press ups in the paddling pool!

OP posts:
SleepyGuineaPig · 18/06/2019 14:48

That’s hilarious Grin what a twat!

MauisHouseOnMaui · 18/06/2019 14:55

Oh god, there's one of these at the DC's school. Him and his equally show-off missus turned up to the reception class sports day yesterday in full running gear - lycra pants and vest, expensive trainers - and during the sack race they were off to one side doing warm ups ready for the parents' race.

He won't the dad's race and she won the mums race, a bottle of Budweiser each was the prize. I wouldn't make that much of a twat of myself for a bottle of warm beer.

JustGoing · 18/06/2019 14:55

GrinGrin
I shall name this Pratformance Parenting.

I probably would've complained about the mini tsunami part though. Either to a lifeguard or to the Pratt himself.

MsMightyTitanAndHerTroubadours · 18/06/2019 15:04

@MauisHouseOnMaui Smack the Pony did a sketch about mothers like that, and I swear I saw the inspiration for that as ds1's swanky nursery as a couple of women just happened to find their running shoes in the car, and another whipped off her button through dress to reveal running shorts and a vest top!

@Driveamazdashopatasda what a shame no one else managed to out press him! :o Is there not a superfit parent in your group to show him how it's really done?

Bluerussian · 18/06/2019 15:20

How embarrassing. He sounds disgusting. If he was my husband I'd have had him put down long ago and certainly not had a child with him.

Sundancer77 · 18/06/2019 15:24

😂🤣😅

GummyGoddess · 18/06/2019 15:24

Are you going again next time? Hopefully he'll do something equally ridiculous again!

HollowTalk · 18/06/2019 15:25

Child in question was sitting under a stream of water looking utterly baffled.

Grin Grin Grin

Zoeputthatdown · 18/06/2019 15:27

Some parents have to provide a spectacle for everyone else, don't they.

SnuggyBuggy · 18/06/2019 15:27

Makes me glad I'm married to a couch potato

IShitGlitter · 18/06/2019 15:28

what an utter twat 😅😅😅

QueenoftheBiscuitTin · 18/06/2019 15:31

He's clearly in love with himself.

in2dagroove · 18/06/2019 15:31

Hilarious what an arse. I think it would have made my day just to laugh at him.

Itwouldtakemuchmorethanthis · 18/06/2019 15:33

I’d absolutely LOVE this. Grin. Could you not have simpered at him just a little to see what happened next? Some people are just oblivious about how they are perceived. I’m jealous.

listsandbudgets · 18/06/2019 15:34

Makes me glad that DS's school provides dressing up clothes for the parents race - try running in a Tudor style dress and a ridiculous wig. children love it - nobody really wins. Its all a bit shambolic :)

Cocolapew · 18/06/2019 15:36

That's fantastic Grin

Throughthenever · 18/06/2019 15:37

Perhaps he was single and hoping to find a new step mum for his child? Like a peacock showing his feathers

Limpshade · 18/06/2019 15:37

GrinGrinGrin

Some fantastic imagery there, OP, thank you.

AnthonyCrowley · 18/06/2019 15:39

Oh dear, what a sad twonk.

PeapodBurgundy · 18/06/2019 15:44

I thought OH was bad for performance parenting! I'd have loved to witness this Grin

Isitweekendyet · 18/06/2019 15:45

Thank you for this OP.

I howled 😂

What a twat.

Pinotjo · 18/06/2019 15:47

Keep your phone handy for next time, take a video, you could go viral! Wish I'd seen it! What a dick!

Goingonagondola · 18/06/2019 15:49

I think we all recognise this man.

ACPC · 18/06/2019 15:50

Was he roaring everything at his baffled baby? I always wonder why these people think everyone is deaf. WATCH DADDY PUSH UP! ISN'T DADDY STRONG BAFFLED BABY 🤣

Sexnotgender · 18/06/2019 15:50

Makes me glad that DS's school provides dressing up clothes for the parents race - try running in a Tudor style dress and a ridiculous wig. children love it - nobody really wins.

Genius! I love itGrin

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