Share with Google Home how the dad in your life thinks he knows everything (or actually does) - chance to win £300 NOW CLOSED

[PoppyMumsnet]

To help celebrate dads everywhere this Father’s Day, the team at Google would love to hear your tales of how your dad or your children's dad claims to know EVERYTHING, or at least thinks they do .

Please share your stories of all the amazing things your dad or your child’s dad knows (or things they claim to know how to do).

The team at Google say “Google Home is a hands-free smart speaker powered by the Google Assistant, and it may just save your dad or your child’s dad’s blushes this Father’s Day. Ask it questions. Get real-time answers for the whole family, including the latest on weather, traffic, sports, finance, local businesses and more. It's your own Google, always ready to help”.

Below is a video about Google Home:

Every MNer who posts on this thread will be entered into a prize draw where one winner will win a £300 voucher of their choice (from a list).

Thanks and good luck!

MNHQ

Standard T&Cs apply

[georgedawes]

My child's dad is amazing and I love him to bits. BUT one of his most annoying habits is telling me in a very authoritative voice things which I have just told him as if he thought of it himself. It drives me potty! But to be fair to him he does laugh at himself when I point it out (which I do, every bloody time!)

[Marg2k8]

My Dad is no longer with us, but he used to know that Mum was always right!

[andywedge]

I'm always right, even when I'm wrong I'm right - heeheeee

[hiddenmichelle]

My Dad thinks he always knows quiz answers and immediately after the answer is revealed he always says "I was going to say that" - yeah, sure Dad!

[Ganne1]

My Dad, no longer with us I'm afraid, was French, but he gamely drove around Britain when he visited us. His technique at British roundabouts (there were none in his area of France) was to wait until a car approached and then pull out in front of it. And he was a test driver for a large French car manufacturer!

[ThemisA]

My Dad is a bit of an academic snob and when we play Scrabble he frequently comes up with words associated with particular academic disciplines. We play the game that you can challenge the existence of a word played by another but risk forfeiting your next turn. He once played a word and we all said rubbish to which he replied 'Trust me I'm a physicist' and was so confident we believed him. Later I checked and there was no such word. I still don't know if he was bluffing or really believed in the word.

[maryandbuzz1]

My husband has always convinced my son that he can speak Chinese. He rattles on for ages using words that sound Chinese and my son is taken in. He has told him that he worked in China for a year..... he sounds quite convincing and if I didn't know better I might also think he knows.

[jacqui5366]

I love my dad, especially when we watch quiz shows, especially the chase, whenever he 'gets the right answer' 9 times out of 10 by guessing, he will take a little victory lap around the living room, my little one normally follows - but never knows why. Dad pretends to be a mastermind - I just think his guessing rate is above average.

[sammylea80]

My dad recently got diagnosed with Diabetes but does not want to accept it, he's convinced that the doctors are getting commission for prescribing drugs! I'm a qualified Personal trainer so I offered to help him with diet and exercise which resulted in him telling me that exercise causes heart attacks .... I'm still shaking my head now lol

[daniel1996]

me and my hubby are quite competitive in the kitchen, he thinks he is a chef, I just cook good fresh food and rarely follow a recipe book but he is always behind me checking oven temperature, adding salt and stirring my concoctions . We decided to decide the top cook for New Years Eve when we hold a family party, I made my famous chilli and lemon meringue pie, he made his vegetable quiche and trifle, and we asked our guests (mixture of children under 10 and adults) to pick the tastiest in a fun competition. Yay I won by 7 votes to 5, and never forget to mention this (jokingly) when I am in the kitchen.

[SSCRASE123]

I constantly tell my lad that I know everything. If I get someone I don't know then it's a very quick "Loo Break" with google as my friend to get the answer. He is in awe of me sometimes :-)

[lastkisstoo]

My dad would back up all of his 'facts' with......

'I've been around the block you know!'

He would argue black was white. It was very sweet though when I was having my first baby as he took a very keen interest in all of the baby equipment I would need - telling me what was best and what to buy. He enjoyed that so much I didn't have the heart to say no so went along with him......one puffed-out-chest proud grandad bless him

[compy99]

when I was in Junior school, a boy used to single me out for some reason to be mean and spiteful, I knew that he was a massive Chelsea fan and I mentioned this to my Dad. Dad told me to ignore the boy and if he started again to tell him "my Dad knows all the Chelsea players". Of course I said this and the boy cross-questioned me no end all about his beloved Chelsea, the long and the short of it was my Dad had to go to the library and subscribe to a football magazine (this was before the days of the internet) to get me facts etc to discuss with the boy. It was the final year at that school, so Dad was very relived when we both went to different senior schools. It did the trick the boy didn't pick on me any more, but my Dad never told me again to brag 'My Dad knows..." - I still smile about this now.

[123hartley123]

My Dad was an expert in growing vegetables, although I had to dig out the trenches for the potato's

[janeyf1]

My Dad does seem to know everything, he never forgets a fact. He retains information after reading it once. While I can't seem to remember anything much these days!

[southernsun]

My dad does know a fair bit of useful information about manual things which comes in handy when we need something doing to around the house or to the car. He is slowly getting to know more about technology but does make us laugh with some of his terminology.

[glennamy]

Our Mum wasn't the best of cooks which even she admits too, yet my Dad always boasted about being a fantastic cook but working all the hours under the Sun we'd never had a meal cooked by him, however when he once cooked it was simply AMAZING and he was telling the truth, so from that day onwards when we ate together we would always asked who cooked it, much to the amusement to all except Mum! :)

[becky004]

My partner tells our DS that he knows everything, so when he came home from school asking what a word meant and I replied, OH argued black and blue that it didn't mean what I said it did, a quick google search proved me right and wiped the smile of his face!

[vonniebab2]

My Dad loves to watch all the quiz shows and thinks he knows all the answers, when he gets the answer wrong he always says he didn't hear the question!! yes right Dad x

[maureen3733]

my dad is very intelligent and knowledgeable but has zero knowledge about social media but he insists on having profiles and commenting inappropriately on statuses which are sometimes hilarious.

[MrsDramaQueen]

My husband homeschools our kids. He is an Amazing dad. They do everything from science experiments, to maths and English. He has a broad range of knowledge, and the kids love learning with him.

[lizd31]

My Dad left school at 14 & became a messenger boy at the Post Office but he worked his way up & was in charge of the sorting office & then in charge of special investigations so, despite not having any exams, he did really well for himself & I'm really proud of him & he always says that positivity is the key to success & that you have to believe to achieve in life

[sarah861421]

For years I was convinced that my father could and did make perfect Battenburg cake. He normally had difficulty boiling an egg or making toast so had to be left in total silence in the kitchen to concentrate. Actually he went to sleep for 2 hours whilst my mum went to buy a cake from the cornershop.

[libra101]

My dad who has sadly passed now, thought he was the greatest operatic tenor. He could be heard belting out Benjamino Gigli's 'O Sole Mio' or 'Serenato' from miles around.

I remember buying him a selection of the great Italian tenor's records, so that he didn't have to sing them.

[flapjack35]

Not my dad, but my dad in law, I do love him and get on with him really well, but he's one of those people who reckon they know everything about everything, even if you can prove him wrong, he still insists he is right, bless him, we just tend to nod in agreement with him.