Ouch. Nerve hit.

I am unashamedly the engaging and fun dad/uncle, and I have had multiple kids of friends straight up say to me I’m their dad, like while playing with them and my son who is their age.

It seems sad at first, but then I think to myself that if they’re so hungry for a father figure I’m going to give them attention and set the best example I can, because these little humans matter. And I do not feed into the father label, of course.

The couple kids that come to mind do have fathers at home. Though admittedly one I never see at get-togethers and the other is a proper piece of shit.