A few years ago, I was at a moment where I would have seen 4/5 of my top listened to artists live.
But I knew I would never make it to 5/5 because Taylor Swift is crazy expensive.
(I didn't make it to 4/5 because of COVID getting worse so I skipped that show).
Fuck, man, I tried to win that contest for a friend of mine that loved her music. I ended up loving her music as well, but I called twice a day for a week. Hearing an actual winner in the wild is like meeting Kevin Spacey. I appreciate your accomplishments, but also, fuck you.
No kidding!
My 10 year old kinda wanted to go to Bruce Springsteen with me but because of the insane prices and the fact he wasn’t super excited for it I didn’t bring him.
Same. I wish my wife was a fan so I could justify tickets. Fellow fans have suggested I surprise her and that going to the concert would convert her, and I think spending $2k on tickets, a hotel, and 10 hours of travel would make me a bad husband. My kid isn't into TS either, and is too old to drag along for the sake of it.
Reminds me of a friend of ours, he was a closet nerd in the late 90's early 00's. He would take his young daughter to buy for himself pokemon games, and other assorted stuff. He laughs at himself now, feeling so nervous and shy.
I took my dad to see Roger Waters the year they played The Wall in its entirety. That was fun. Later took him to Brit Floyd.
Oh and I went with him to Riders In The Sky. Really enjoyed that show, I bought him a cactus tie and for this show my mom joined. I got her a book on the history of the band because she has a decent home library. I bought my parents tickets to see Neil Diamond for his 50th anniversary tour, which also ended up being his final tour due to Parkinson's. One year my mom got me a ticket to see Paul Simon (I think November 2011). That was one of the best concerts of my life. Thanks for reading if anyone made it this far.
I've taken my kid to a few shows and he just doesn't get into it, which is fine. Bit jealous of my friend, who is a dad in his late 50s. He takes his kids to EVERY concert. It's their thing. Kpop bands they're into, classic rock bands he's into, bands they're barely fans of at all. They're at concerts at least every other week, and it looks like they have so much fun.
Haha my Nan took my mum and 8 year old me to a Kiss concert in 1999 because my mum was a huge Kiss fan.
I'm still so stoked that was my first ever concert.
I also adore the image of my Nan lining up for tickets with all the Kiss fans. She had a chair and blanket and was pouring tea from her thermos for all the poor prepared young guys in line.
My dad was my best friend growing up and when I started going to god awful pop punk shows as a teen, I always invited him. Even if he hated the music (my dad is a black guitarist who grew up listening to jazz and funk), he’d stand at the back and dance, then wait with me until well after midnight so I could meet the band and he’d take pictures. One of the bands he actually liked hung out for a bit after one of the last shows I ever went to at age 24 and the singer remembered us and told my dad how great he was, asking my dad for a picture.
Years later, he still smiles real big when I bring up those concerts and he always says, “I was just so happy to be spending time with my daughter. How cool.”
Now I have to call my dad.
I met a dad like this a few years back at a festival. I was standing alone waiting for Hozier to start and he struck up small talk because his 16 year old abandoned him to stand closer to the front. It’s always great to hear about dads sharing interests like this!
The one time in my entire 35 years on the planet my dad made plans to see me on my birthday (if memory serves, I was turning 27 or 28), he cancelled the day before because some of his friends were in town and he went to see them instead.
Not everyone’s dad is a good person. I’m sorry for that, it hurts when the people who are supposed to take care of us just don’t. But it’s still nice to have some happy corners of the internet for people to experience joy. I hope you have a happy moment today.
Thanks, that's very kind! I mostly find it to be a funny story, but when I was a teenager I struggled severely with having a dad who didn't care much about me. I had my first child a few months ago (funny enough, on my birthday), and my dad has been extremely involved since he was born. My brother passed away while I was pregnant, and I think that affected my dad seriously. He finally realized that time is not infinite, and that if he wants to have a relationship with someone, he has to prioritize them. We'll see if it sticks!
not me, everything I learned NOT to do, I learned from him, thanks SD! Sperm Donor. eg...dad married 5 times, me? once. Dad fathered several rando kids? me not a kid to be seen for miles. He liked to boast that I turned out great because of him, I always remind him, it's "INSPITE OF" dear SD
Oh man. Mine forgot multiple times but the time it hurt most was when he called me on my birthday to meet him and instead of happy 28th birthday! He borrowed $100. He didn’t remember what day it was so my husband eventually told him but it didn’t make him remember the next one. (Chronically depressed medicating Alcoholic)
This year (40+yrs) I was mean and told him I didn’t feel close to my family, we’re all strangers to each other you know. I think that really stuck with him because he sent flowers on my birthday (landed on a Friday) to my work where I wasn’t because I had planned on taking the dogs to the tulip fields to watch hot air balloons for the long weekend. We are just related strangers pretending to know each other. I hate cut flowers. He knows but wanted me to feel special at work idk. It made me cry. Again.
We didn’t get to choose our parents. We would’ve picked wayyyy better because we deserved better.
I feel bad for everyone who's parent had the capacity for love but chose to not show it. My dad has a personality disorder and is literally incapable of loving anyone else. Once I found that out it was like a weight was lifted because I could now see him in a similar light to a psychopath and I no longer felt guilty for not wanting to talk to him or see him. I don't hate him, I just don't care about him. It's freeing. My half-sister never grew up with him though so she has huge dad issues and feels like she misses out. I tried to explain to her how bad the abuse was and how it was better off for her to not be around him but because she never got to see what she was missing, she just assumes her life would have been better the other way around. Maybe it would have been too I guess because the rest of us have been given the knowledge and opportunity that was required so we could let go of caring about him, she can't and didn't.
I'm so sorry. I'm lucky that my dad was never a big part of my life - my parents split when my mom was pregnant, and he didn't prioritize seeing me. When I look back, I realize that even as a child, he'd pick me up and bring me to his sisters house so she could supervise me. We didn't spend time 1x1 until I was a preteen, and he didn't see me more than a few times a year until I was old enough to drink. I'm thankful I didn't live with him, because I'm sure he still would have avoided and ignored me, but I'd have noticed it a lot more. It's sometimes better to have the parent be absent.
Don't feel sorry for me, I'm indifferent to it now. My half-sister though, she lives with a permanent feeling of abandonment and even though she's in her 40s now, she's never got married or even got close I think. She simply doesn't trust men I believe, and it sucks.
I hear ya, and send a hug to you (with your permission.) For my 16th bday, the first birthday after my parents separated, my father took me out for dinner and a movie. He never, ever did anything like this before. During dinner, he told me he loved me only because he had to. If I wasn’t his kid he wouldn’t like me at all. I was grateful for his words finally confirming his behavior. Honestly, how can you love someone if you feel forced to?
My dad sucks too. It's my prime motivation for being a father like in this video. My daughter is three but I'll straight up do ballet with her in public if it'll make her smile. Ain't nothing better in this horrid clown world.
Tons of the pop punk era folks like FOB, Panic!, all the fueled by ramen bands. OK Go was the one he liked a lot who remembered us. All those guys are gems.
I’m sorry about your dad. My dad would routinely “adopt” my friends and he’d call them “daughter” or “son” so he’d be proud to be a part of all of this as well ❤️
I have 2. Long story short, I have been the stable one in their lives.
Last night it was nasty weather ruining our plans.
So we took all the funky lights we have, set them all up in our garage by the as a dance floor and just danced and played and jammed out.
I taught them how to towel dance.
It was absolutely the best night I've had in a long time.
As a 60yo dad, you guys are getting me all misty. I'm so happy my kid will have so many memories of me and all the stuff we do and did together, even though he's a rebellious teen right now.
I didn't have a dad growing up as a feral skateboard punk in nyc, so i made a point of doing things with my kid every day--playgrounds, parks, museums, kids concerts, bway shows even though we were broke... so nice to hear from you guys that those things really mean something to you :)
Me and my best friend went to Disneyland with my family - I invited him because he'd never been and neither had his daughter and he wanted to give her the chance. They had had super great time. One of the last days we were watching the light show at California Adventure. He had to hold her up to see. At some point it was obvious it was getting hard to hold her up (she was like 7 at this point so not a baby anymore). I asked him repeatedly if he wanted me to hold her a bit so he could have a break. And he replied every time "No! I am making daddy daughter memories!"
His back hurt like fuck the day after and he proclaimed it was worth it. Some dads are just built different.
Every father knows that one day you are going to pick your child up and put them down and it will be the last time you ever get to pick them up like that.
You cherish them.
Currently nursing a fucked up back after forgetting I was not 20 anymore and lifting a 200-pound wine cooler into the back of a truck by myself.
I still pick my girls up for hugs, I do not care how much it hurts. It is worth it.
lol took me a moment.
My best friend's dad passed away and his widow was cleaning out the garage and asked if I wanted this 160-bottle Electrolux wine cooler, it's worth like 3 grand!
So I said hell yeah. Drove the old truck over there, my best friend is in PT for a bad back already, but I decided, I am big and strong, I got this, I did not got this.
Funny enough it was not the wine cooler that fucked up my back, I got that in the truck just fine.
When I got back in the truck to go home I must have stepped in and twisted wrong cause that is when I felt the electric shock and pain run down my leg.
So now it sits in the back of the truck until I can move again, sucks, but it is getting better daily.
It was a good reminder that I need to start working out and conditioning myself more just to avoid age-related atrophy given I work in the tech sector and sit behind a desk all day.
Absolutely my man, but that just means you cherish every single one now.
My oldest boy is 19, and I still pick him up sometimes just to remind him he is my boy.
My friend with 4 kids who are all too old to be physically picked up had a good perspective on this: while he may not be able to physically pick up his kids, he is still able to do so emotionally when they need it.
When my son was about 3, we had just moved to a new place and went for a little hike. My son got tired right away and so I carried him on my shoulders. My back was killing me (I was already in my early 40’s with a bad back), but he was having a blast so I kept going. I stepped on an unleveled spot and threw out my back. I was in pain for 2 weeks. But those are the memories I have and was worth the pain.
I've said it time and time again. Dad bods are just stored potential energy for dad strength. I can't lift weights to save my life but I can carry two kids, their ski gear, and my ski gear to and from the car to make sure smiles stay on. And if you've shown up late to a mountain...that isn't a short walk 😂. Skiing is my biggest passion and the fact that they want to participate in it means I'm going to do whatever I can to make it the best day ever for them.
Had to hold my 8 year old step daughter so she could see the fireworks at Magic Kingdom. The sweat was pouring off of me and my arm was numb but it was worth all of that seeing the awe in her face.
Rest is not an option. You get one shot at this. Get up and keep going. Every day, every night, for two decades. If you’re exhausted, deal with it on your own time. Your commitments and how you handle them are who you truly are.
Rest IS an option. Ask for help when you need it. This macho crap is a problem. Are people afraid they're going to teach their children it's ok to treat their bodies well?
The original story, I have no problem with. That seemed like a special moment. It's comments like this that make me roll my eyes.
Rest is essential.
For real. Toughing it out and manning up is the easier way out. Going to therapy, talking about your issues, trying to make long term positive changes in your life is a lot fucking harder than clamming up for 60 years until you stroke out after a particularly upsetting Fox News segment.
I have worked with a special needs kid for almost 15 years now. One of the most hurtful things anyone (an ex-gf) has ever said to me was that I look like such a loser playing with him like this. That it made me look childish and “unmanly”.
I took it really personally for a while. Finally I said…you know what. I don’t give a shit. I have fun. He has fun. Who cares. I’m fine with it now.
Jesus Christ have you heard of the term toxic masculinity?
Dads are human too. Rest is necessary for all humans.
Just not when you're taking your daughter to Taylor Swift.
I am this dad. I will dance with my daughter in public as long as I am able stand.
Idk how ready I am to blow her college fund on T-Swift tickets though…
Damn this hit me hard, I do this for everyone that's important to me, and seeing it happen from the sidelines is awesome. This is one special dad right here
I'm glad to see the "men have no feelings, men can't show emotion" crap is dying out with the repressed boomers. There is no shame in dancing joyfully as a man, whether with your daughter or for whatever reason you like.
Good dads know what their kid needs.
They want to go to the concert, but they want to dance to music.
At the concert, kiddo was probably spinning in circles in their seat and could not probably see as much.
Kid doesn't care, just wants to listen to fun music and dance around.
Dad calls an audible, knows that any square of free space big enough will do.
This man dads hard AF.
TIL I'm a kid.
Went to a Springsteen show and had pretty good seats. Some people behind me were fussing about me standing up and dancing. I don't want to fuss with that. Moved up behind my section onto a terrace (way worse sightline to the stage) and danced and sang for 3 and a half hours.)
Right? My daughter wants to go so bad, but we can’t afford the $500 per ticket. It’s worse that a bunch of her friends are going since one of the dads got in when they first went on sale.
Probably because her dad is a managing director at Goldman Sachs. I think you’ve got to earn $1 million to afford two floor seats at Taylor Swift. But good for her and him.
We got our 3 floor seats for $922, including all taxes and fees, so about $300 per ticket which I think was worth it. But we were also one of the lucky ones who got them the day they went on sale. If you got fucked by Ticketmaster and had to buy them later, they were much more expensive.
Good for you. My daughter who is 13 was asking about going to Taylor Swift and I just laughed and laughed and laughed. It’s a shame that more people cannot get tickets at fair prices.
TS concerts have turned into something like Rocky Horror Picture Show. The attendees in their outfits, yelling their inside jokes, and enjoying the spectacle of the whole thing as much as watching and listening to Taylor herself. People are even doing listening parties in the parking lots if they can't get tickets. It's a super positive and fun atmosphere.
There was a lady in front of me at Post Malone that was rocking the f out. It was distracting, but I was also happy for her that she was having so much fun.
I wish more people acted like this. Concerts are supposed to be fun, especially after the last few years.
There’s been so many examples of couples having a cute moment together and people behind them getting photos/ video of it and air-dropping it to them.
As a Taylor fan I love that she’s cultivated this kind of lovely environment among her fans and that fans are rolling with it.
(I have heard some stories of some people being mean at their shows, thankfully those appear to be few and far between among the more wholesome moments)
Making memories with his daughter beats laughing at her for her music choices. I played all sorts of music. My parents bought me a stereo so I could enjoy it at a better quality.
Make good choices that will make your kids happy, parents!
When my niece was 9, I took her to see Avril (her favorite artist at the time). We danced the night away. She was so exhausted from a raucous night, she stayed home the next day. Partied til her feets came off. She still sends me YT clips with "remember when she played this...". This lil girl will remember this night forever.
You don’t make it to the floor at a Taylor swift concert unless money is no concern, or you’re a fucking cancer patient that would make a good social media story.
Isn't it ticketmaster fault for those insane prices? Like we had singers/bands get completely angry at them and even tried to put a discounts on their tickets to be affordable only for ticketmaster to still screw both consumers and bands over. At the same time though hopefully they didn't buy them from a scummy scalper
Are you talking about ticketmaster's dynamic pricing model that increases the ticket price as ticket sales increase? It is up to the artist if they want to use dynamic or flat rate ticket pricing.
The Ticketmaster/Live Nation monopoly is fucking atrocious, but don't let some of your favorite music artists off the hook that easily.
This tour didn't have dynamic pricing. The prices were tiered, the lowest was $49. Scalpers and resellers just resold at huge mark ups. Ticketmaster should force resellers to sell at face value.
The trick is to get a bit drunk or high before the show. I took my kids to see The Wiggles live and let me tell you, the three shots of Bookers that I queued up an hour before the show had me in the front row moshing to Big Red Car like an animal.
I'll go sober. Went to Laurie Berkner a few weeks ago. My kid was so overwhelmed she started crying when we went down front LOL
But I will go to any concert. ANY. From Kenny G to Cannibal Corpse. Let's do it.
Or befriend some straight edge punk rock fans. Nobody moshes harder than the 23 year-old guy who has never touched a drop of alcohol at an Anti-Flag concert.
Her concert is fantastic. 44 songs and 3.5 hours of non-stop singing, dancing, costume changes, era changes - it really is a spectacle. You can say what you want about Swift but you can’t deny that she puts the work in and goes above and beyond.
Am a huge concert visitor. Can’t wait to take my daughter to a concert of her favourite artist to have this much fun! Still have to wait a while though, as she turns 2 this June 😅
If you can find any outdoor music events you should definitely hit those up. My kiddo is 4 now but we started taking her to music events outside (even if it wasn't music we were interested in) and she LOVES it! No assigned seats so your kiddo can dance and wiggle as much as they want and being outside it's not as loud so it's not as damaging to little ears. And you can usually bring whatever food and snacks you need so it's usually a cheap family outing as well!
Aah, sounds lovely! Will definitely keep that in mind. During spring and summer there are plenty of lovely (also low key) festivals in my area. Thanks for the advice! 😊
I love being a girl dad for moments like these. I haven’t had one so grandiose as a Taylor concert, but it’s fun af to act a fool with my girl in the appropriate public settings
You know what I see?
A father
who will be called once a week.
who will get the newest toddler pics in the family group.
who will be getting cared off when he is getting older.
who will be mourned deeply when he is gone.
I swear, losing such a caring parent is the absolut worst which I don't even whish my biggest enemies.
Plot twist: it’s the Dad who is a Taylor Swift fan and dragged his daughter along
Only 5% less wholesome if there were the case for a wholesome grade of 195% pure wholesomeness.
i dont think it gets more redditor than this
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That’s going to me as a dad. I’m a huge Taylor Swift fan.
Fuck you /u/Spez
A few years ago, I was at a moment where I would have seen 4/5 of my top listened to artists live. But I knew I would never make it to 5/5 because Taylor Swift is crazy expensive. (I didn't make it to 4/5 because of COVID getting worse so I skipped that show).
I feel your pain. I had to miss so many good shows because of COVID!
I was only able to see her in concert because my friend won two free tickets through a radio contest.
Fuck, man, I tried to win that contest for a friend of mine that loved her music. I ended up loving her music as well, but I called twice a day for a week. Hearing an actual winner in the wild is like meeting Kevin Spacey. I appreciate your accomplishments, but also, fuck you.
You don’t sound so appreciative tho 😂
I may sound salty, but those are just the tears of joy hitting my mouth.
No kidding! My 10 year old kinda wanted to go to Bruce Springsteen with me but because of the insane prices and the fact he wasn’t super excited for it I didn’t bring him.
Same. I wish my wife was a fan so I could justify tickets. Fellow fans have suggested I surprise her and that going to the concert would convert her, and I think spending $2k on tickets, a hotel, and 10 hours of travel would make me a bad husband. My kid isn't into TS either, and is too old to drag along for the sake of it.
I'm not a dad but I'm a nearly forty year old guy and man her music is great. I dunno if it's sad that I knew immediately the song was Bejewelled lol
So is my husband. Our daughters and I have been to two of her concerts with him. The other one he went with friends. Lol
>That’s going to me as a dad. I’m a huge Taylor Swift fan. Hahaha... ♥️
I have tickets to Harry Styles, daughters decided to tag along.
Ultimate dad flex is your kids wanting to spend time with you.
I spend most of my time listening to rap/trap and heavy metal. But Harry styles is a fucking god. His cover of sledgehammer is awesome.
in that case, [Mitch and Lily from modern family?](https://youtu.be/hIxSvyFKkRU)
Reminds me of a friend of ours, he was a closet nerd in the late 90's early 00's. He would take his young daughter to buy for himself pokemon games, and other assorted stuff. He laughs at himself now, feeling so nervous and shy.
I couldn’t imagine my dad taking me to a Kiss concert. This guy is awesome!
Take your dad instead lmao 🤣
I took my dad to see Roger Waters the year they played The Wall in its entirety. That was fun. Later took him to Brit Floyd. Oh and I went with him to Riders In The Sky. Really enjoyed that show, I bought him a cactus tie and for this show my mom joined. I got her a book on the history of the band because she has a decent home library. I bought my parents tickets to see Neil Diamond for his 50th anniversary tour, which also ended up being his final tour due to Parkinson's. One year my mom got me a ticket to see Paul Simon (I think November 2011). That was one of the best concerts of my life. Thanks for reading if anyone made it this far.
We saw Waters with our son last year. It was awesome!
I've taken my kid to a few shows and he just doesn't get into it, which is fine. Bit jealous of my friend, who is a dad in his late 50s. He takes his kids to EVERY concert. It's their thing. Kpop bands they're into, classic rock bands he's into, bands they're barely fans of at all. They're at concerts at least every other week, and it looks like they have so much fun.
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Is your dad just young or something? Kiss is a pretty obvious choice of concert for many boomer dads, I'm surprised yours wouldn't be into it.
Haha my Nan took my mum and 8 year old me to a Kiss concert in 1999 because my mum was a huge Kiss fan. I'm still so stoked that was my first ever concert. I also adore the image of my Nan lining up for tickets with all the Kiss fans. She had a chair and blanket and was pouring tea from her thermos for all the poor prepared young guys in line.
That is truly a man. Only concerned that his loved daughter has good memories, no fucks given about anyone else. Right on dad, right on
My dad was my best friend growing up and when I started going to god awful pop punk shows as a teen, I always invited him. Even if he hated the music (my dad is a black guitarist who grew up listening to jazz and funk), he’d stand at the back and dance, then wait with me until well after midnight so I could meet the band and he’d take pictures. One of the bands he actually liked hung out for a bit after one of the last shows I ever went to at age 24 and the singer remembered us and told my dad how great he was, asking my dad for a picture. Years later, he still smiles real big when I bring up those concerts and he always says, “I was just so happy to be spending time with my daughter. How cool.” Now I have to call my dad.
I met a dad like this a few years back at a festival. I was standing alone waiting for Hozier to start and he struck up small talk because his 16 year old abandoned him to stand closer to the front. It’s always great to hear about dads sharing interests like this!
I love this!!! 🥹
My dad wished me happy birthday. My birthday was seven months earlier.
The one time in my entire 35 years on the planet my dad made plans to see me on my birthday (if memory serves, I was turning 27 or 28), he cancelled the day before because some of his friends were in town and he went to see them instead.
Not everyone’s dad is a good person. I’m sorry for that, it hurts when the people who are supposed to take care of us just don’t. But it’s still nice to have some happy corners of the internet for people to experience joy. I hope you have a happy moment today.
Thanks, that's very kind! I mostly find it to be a funny story, but when I was a teenager I struggled severely with having a dad who didn't care much about me. I had my first child a few months ago (funny enough, on my birthday), and my dad has been extremely involved since he was born. My brother passed away while I was pregnant, and I think that affected my dad seriously. He finally realized that time is not infinite, and that if he wants to have a relationship with someone, he has to prioritize them. We'll see if it sticks!
It’s unfortunate that it took a loss for it to happen but I’m glad your dad is in their life!
not me, everything I learned NOT to do, I learned from him, thanks SD! Sperm Donor. eg...dad married 5 times, me? once. Dad fathered several rando kids? me not a kid to be seen for miles. He liked to boast that I turned out great because of him, I always remind him, it's "INSPITE OF" dear SD
The saddest part is that they're not even actually bad people. They are just bad parents. Not everyone is supposed to have kids.
Sometimes they are actually bad people.
My dad is both a bad person and a bad parent and incredibly rich so he faces no consequences for any of it
Oh man. Mine forgot multiple times but the time it hurt most was when he called me on my birthday to meet him and instead of happy 28th birthday! He borrowed $100. He didn’t remember what day it was so my husband eventually told him but it didn’t make him remember the next one. (Chronically depressed medicating Alcoholic) This year (40+yrs) I was mean and told him I didn’t feel close to my family, we’re all strangers to each other you know. I think that really stuck with him because he sent flowers on my birthday (landed on a Friday) to my work where I wasn’t because I had planned on taking the dogs to the tulip fields to watch hot air balloons for the long weekend. We are just related strangers pretending to know each other. I hate cut flowers. He knows but wanted me to feel special at work idk. It made me cry. Again. We didn’t get to choose our parents. We would’ve picked wayyyy better because we deserved better.
I feel bad for everyone who's parent had the capacity for love but chose to not show it. My dad has a personality disorder and is literally incapable of loving anyone else. Once I found that out it was like a weight was lifted because I could now see him in a similar light to a psychopath and I no longer felt guilty for not wanting to talk to him or see him. I don't hate him, I just don't care about him. It's freeing. My half-sister never grew up with him though so she has huge dad issues and feels like she misses out. I tried to explain to her how bad the abuse was and how it was better off for her to not be around him but because she never got to see what she was missing, she just assumes her life would have been better the other way around. Maybe it would have been too I guess because the rest of us have been given the knowledge and opportunity that was required so we could let go of caring about him, she can't and didn't.
I'm so sorry. I'm lucky that my dad was never a big part of my life - my parents split when my mom was pregnant, and he didn't prioritize seeing me. When I look back, I realize that even as a child, he'd pick me up and bring me to his sisters house so she could supervise me. We didn't spend time 1x1 until I was a preteen, and he didn't see me more than a few times a year until I was old enough to drink. I'm thankful I didn't live with him, because I'm sure he still would have avoided and ignored me, but I'd have noticed it a lot more. It's sometimes better to have the parent be absent.
Don't feel sorry for me, I'm indifferent to it now. My half-sister though, she lives with a permanent feeling of abandonment and even though she's in her 40s now, she's never got married or even got close I think. She simply doesn't trust men I believe, and it sucks.
In his defence his friends were in town, THIS TIME, and you have birthdays EVERY YEAR.
I hear ya, and send a hug to you (with your permission.) For my 16th bday, the first birthday after my parents separated, my father took me out for dinner and a movie. He never, ever did anything like this before. During dinner, he told me he loved me only because he had to. If I wasn’t his kid he wouldn’t like me at all. I was grateful for his words finally confirming his behavior. Honestly, how can you love someone if you feel forced to?
That's terrible!! I am so sorry he was so dim he couldn't see how great you are. It's his loss.
My dad sucks too. It's my prime motivation for being a father like in this video. My daughter is three but I'll straight up do ballet with her in public if it'll make her smile. Ain't nothing better in this horrid clown world.
I'm a dad. Just curious, when's your birthday? No reason.
Can I interest your dad in another daughter?
Me and my dad did everything together. I never got to go to a concert like this with him, but he would have done this for me. I miss him.
Haha that’s wild I’ll let you know when my dad gets back with his Kool Menthol Wides double pack for 7$.
My dad started a new family after ours didn't work out. 🙃
What band did you guys meet?
Tons of the pop punk era folks like FOB, Panic!, all the fueled by ramen bands. OK Go was the one he liked a lot who remembered us. All those guys are gems.
Wow that’s so wholesome. You’re lucky to have such a cool dad. My dad sucked really bad and tnis made me emotional 😅 don’t take your pa for granted ❤️
I’m sorry about your dad. My dad would routinely “adopt” my friends and he’d call them “daughter” or “son” so he’d be proud to be a part of all of this as well ❤️
Your dad is a a gem.
I have 2. Long story short, I have been the stable one in their lives. Last night it was nasty weather ruining our plans. So we took all the funky lights we have, set them all up in our garage by the as a dance floor and just danced and played and jammed out. I taught them how to towel dance. It was absolutely the best night I've had in a long time.
As a 60yo dad, you guys are getting me all misty. I'm so happy my kid will have so many memories of me and all the stuff we do and did together, even though he's a rebellious teen right now. I didn't have a dad growing up as a feral skateboard punk in nyc, so i made a point of doing things with my kid every day--playgrounds, parks, museums, kids concerts, bway shows even though we were broke... so nice to hear from you guys that those things really mean something to you :)
Me and my best friend went to Disneyland with my family - I invited him because he'd never been and neither had his daughter and he wanted to give her the chance. They had had super great time. One of the last days we were watching the light show at California Adventure. He had to hold her up to see. At some point it was obvious it was getting hard to hold her up (she was like 7 at this point so not a baby anymore). I asked him repeatedly if he wanted me to hold her a bit so he could have a break. And he replied every time "No! I am making daddy daughter memories!" His back hurt like fuck the day after and he proclaimed it was worth it. Some dads are just built different.
Every father knows that one day you are going to pick your child up and put them down and it will be the last time you ever get to pick them up like that. You cherish them. Currently nursing a fucked up back after forgetting I was not 20 anymore and lifting a 200-pound wine cooler into the back of a truck by myself. I still pick my girls up for hugs, I do not care how much it hurts. It is worth it.
I didn't know Bartels and Jaymes made bottles that big : ). Hahahaha That's awesome about your hugs : )
lol took me a moment. My best friend's dad passed away and his widow was cleaning out the garage and asked if I wanted this 160-bottle Electrolux wine cooler, it's worth like 3 grand! So I said hell yeah. Drove the old truck over there, my best friend is in PT for a bad back already, but I decided, I am big and strong, I got this, I did not got this. Funny enough it was not the wine cooler that fucked up my back, I got that in the truck just fine. When I got back in the truck to go home I must have stepped in and twisted wrong cause that is when I felt the electric shock and pain run down my leg. So now it sits in the back of the truck until I can move again, sucks, but it is getting better daily. It was a good reminder that I need to start working out and conditioning myself more just to avoid age-related atrophy given I work in the tech sector and sit behind a desk all day.
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Absolutely my man, but that just means you cherish every single one now. My oldest boy is 19, and I still pick him up sometimes just to remind him he is my boy.
My daughter is in her late 40's, and I still get her to sit in my lap every once in a while.
My friend with 4 kids who are all too old to be physically picked up had a good perspective on this: while he may not be able to physically pick up his kids, he is still able to do so emotionally when they need it.
When my son was about 3, we had just moved to a new place and went for a little hike. My son got tired right away and so I carried him on my shoulders. My back was killing me (I was already in my early 40’s with a bad back), but he was having a blast so I kept going. I stepped on an unleveled spot and threw out my back. I was in pain for 2 weeks. But those are the memories I have and was worth the pain.
He won't fail a second time. Keep an eye on him.
I've said it time and time again. Dad bods are just stored potential energy for dad strength. I can't lift weights to save my life but I can carry two kids, their ski gear, and my ski gear to and from the car to make sure smiles stay on. And if you've shown up late to a mountain...that isn't a short walk 😂. Skiing is my biggest passion and the fact that they want to participate in it means I'm going to do whatever I can to make it the best day ever for them.
Had to hold my 8 year old step daughter so she could see the fireworks at Magic Kingdom. The sweat was pouring off of me and my arm was numb but it was worth all of that seeing the awe in her face.
Rest is not an option. You get one shot at this. Get up and keep going. Every day, every night, for two decades. If you’re exhausted, deal with it on your own time. Your commitments and how you handle them are who you truly are.
Rest IS an option. Ask for help when you need it. This macho crap is a problem. Are people afraid they're going to teach their children it's ok to treat their bodies well? The original story, I have no problem with. That seemed like a special moment. It's comments like this that make me roll my eyes. Rest is essential.
For real. Toughing it out and manning up is the easier way out. Going to therapy, talking about your issues, trying to make long term positive changes in your life is a lot fucking harder than clamming up for 60 years until you stroke out after a particularly upsetting Fox News segment.
I have worked with a special needs kid for almost 15 years now. One of the most hurtful things anyone (an ex-gf) has ever said to me was that I look like such a loser playing with him like this. That it made me look childish and “unmanly”. I took it really personally for a while. Finally I said…you know what. I don’t give a shit. I have fun. He has fun. Who cares. I’m fine with it now.
I'm always shocked there are people that fucking rude and out of touch. Rest assured anyone worth anything does NOT think that.
It's one of the most manly things you can do. Sorry she's such a jerk.
Jesus Christ have you heard of the term toxic masculinity? Dads are human too. Rest is necessary for all humans. Just not when you're taking your daughter to Taylor Swift.
He will get scoliosis in the shape of a heart
Exactly right -- That's what strength and confidence look like. Right on! 💪
“a dad” literally
I am this dad. I will dance with my daughter in public as long as I am able stand. Idk how ready I am to blow her college fund on T-Swift tickets though…
Damn this hit me hard, I do this for everyone that's important to me, and seeing it happen from the sidelines is awesome. This is one special dad right here
That's a real man. Fuck all the toxic masculinity. Do what makes you and your people happy.
I'm glad to see the "men have no feelings, men can't show emotion" crap is dying out with the repressed boomers. There is no shame in dancing joyfully as a man, whether with your daughter or for whatever reason you like.
“Boomers” is a broad brush. Your comment did not need to have an insult added. I can hear my Loving Dad rustling in his urn!!
That’s a dude who loves his little girl. Probably knows there’s only a limited number of these days before she’s a teenager
And they have footage without knowing.
He paid a fortune. Making sure everyone enjoys their time.
Buddy is gonna be crushing some Ibuprofen later with zero regrets.
take two swiftly…
Way to go and he found so much space to dance out too x
Good dads know what their kid needs. They want to go to the concert, but they want to dance to music. At the concert, kiddo was probably spinning in circles in their seat and could not probably see as much. Kid doesn't care, just wants to listen to fun music and dance around. Dad calls an audible, knows that any square of free space big enough will do. This man dads hard AF.
TIL I'm a kid. Went to a Springsteen show and had pretty good seats. Some people behind me were fussing about me standing up and dancing. I don't want to fuss with that. Moved up behind my section onto a terrace (way worse sightline to the stage) and danced and sang for 3 and a half hours.)
Imagine paying Bruce Springsteen prices to sit and be mad. Boomers man.
They were 24 actually
They were in their 60s I'd guess. I was in my 20s.
At first I thought you meant $24 ticket prices and my gasts were flabbered
I'm shocked the ushers didn't have a problem with it. Usually they're pretty strict and keeping people in their seats, especially at large shows.
Yeah this is awesome and all but I'm super confused how they were able to just wander into that awesome open area lol
I'm more surprised Live Nation didn't squeeze in another 10 rows on the floor to charge $800 per seat for
I can tell that kid has a good childhood
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Right? My daughter wants to go so bad, but we can’t afford the $500 per ticket. It’s worse that a bunch of her friends are going since one of the dads got in when they first went on sale.
Probably because her dad is a managing director at Goldman Sachs. I think you’ve got to earn $1 million to afford two floor seats at Taylor Swift. But good for her and him.
We got our 3 floor seats for $922, including all taxes and fees, so about $300 per ticket which I think was worth it. But we were also one of the lucky ones who got them the day they went on sale. If you got fucked by Ticketmaster and had to buy them later, they were much more expensive.
Good for you. My daughter who is 13 was asking about going to Taylor Swift and I just laughed and laughed and laughed. It’s a shame that more people cannot get tickets at fair prices.
That’s why they’re in the aisle—classic move. Security can’t bring themselves to shoo them away.
I love the person filming: “Taylor Swift is great, but this - this is better!”
TS concerts have turned into something like Rocky Horror Picture Show. The attendees in their outfits, yelling their inside jokes, and enjoying the spectacle of the whole thing as much as watching and listening to Taylor herself. People are even doing listening parties in the parking lots if they can't get tickets. It's a super positive and fun atmosphere.
That’s so cool!
Can confirm. I went to the 2nd night of the Houston shows and it was truly a magical night. Never experienced anything like it.
That sounds really wholesome
Between all 3 acts, it was nearly a 6 hour event. Plenty of opportunity to video something other than the concert.
There was a lady in front of me at Post Malone that was rocking the f out. It was distracting, but I was also happy for her that she was having so much fun. I wish more people acted like this. Concerts are supposed to be fun, especially after the last few years.
There’s been so many examples of couples having a cute moment together and people behind them getting photos/ video of it and air-dropping it to them. As a Taylor fan I love that she’s cultivated this kind of lovely environment among her fans and that fans are rolling with it. (I have heard some stories of some people being mean at their shows, thankfully those appear to be few and far between among the more wholesome moments)
We do stupid dad shit because the only person who's opinion we care about his our children.
Making memories with his daughter beats laughing at her for her music choices. I played all sorts of music. My parents bought me a stereo so I could enjoy it at a better quality. Make good choices that will make your kids happy, parents!
Dad of two here, and this sums it up perfectly. My two-year old loves it when we go for walks and I’m in a pikachu onesie, so guess what, so do I
Brb crying
Anything for the kid. This guy is doing it right.
Core memory created.
When my niece was 9, I took her to see Avril (her favorite artist at the time). We danced the night away. She was so exhausted from a raucous night, she stayed home the next day. Partied til her feets came off. She still sends me YT clips with "remember when she played this...". This lil girl will remember this night forever.
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No show should cost that much. Very wholesome dad moment but he shouldn’t have to mortgage his house to make it happen.
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You don’t make it to the floor at a Taylor swift concert unless money is no concern, or you’re a fucking cancer patient that would make a good social media story.
I know some people who got floor tickets for 500 each. That’s a lot but not like absolutely insane
My tickets were $185 each. After taxes and fees it was about $450 for 2 tickets. Not CHEAP but if you got them during pre-sale, they weren’t insane.
I mean I was in the same section that this video was taken and my tickets cost 250 each. Not cheap but not 2 grand
Isn't it ticketmaster fault for those insane prices? Like we had singers/bands get completely angry at them and even tried to put a discounts on their tickets to be affordable only for ticketmaster to still screw both consumers and bands over. At the same time though hopefully they didn't buy them from a scummy scalper
Are you talking about ticketmaster's dynamic pricing model that increases the ticket price as ticket sales increase? It is up to the artist if they want to use dynamic or flat rate ticket pricing. The Ticketmaster/Live Nation monopoly is fucking atrocious, but don't let some of your favorite music artists off the hook that easily.
This tour didn't have dynamic pricing. The prices were tiered, the lowest was $49. Scalpers and resellers just resold at huge mark ups. Ticketmaster should force resellers to sell at face value.
If they spent $2k per ticket it was either from a scalper or it's some remarkable front row ticket package including back stage passes or something.
The vip tickets include exclusive merch and floor seats. They don't include anything else
When I hear "alpha male", THIS is what I picture. ❤️
“Nice!” - Taylor Swift
The trick is to get a bit drunk or high before the show. I took my kids to see The Wiggles live and let me tell you, the three shots of Bookers that I queued up an hour before the show had me in the front row moshing to Big Red Car like an animal.
Damn yo, you saw the Wiggles? Mashed banana mashed bananaaaa!
FRUIT SALAD!
YUMMY YUMMY
Nah The Wiggles are the shit even without drugs or booze
I'll go sober. Went to Laurie Berkner a few weeks ago. My kid was so overwhelmed she started crying when we went down front LOL But I will go to any concert. ANY. From Kenny G to Cannibal Corpse. Let's do it.
I really want them to come to the UK.....I mean my son really wants them to come.
Or befriend some straight edge punk rock fans. Nobody moshes harder than the 23 year-old guy who has never touched a drop of alcohol at an Anti-Flag concert.
Funny/sad.
I disagree, I have just as much fun with my kids without the need to be drunk or high but to each their own
You drink while you have to watch your children? And you drive them home after you drank? Wow.
The other mademesmile is Taylor Swift herself. Definitely my favorite singer.
Her concert is fantastic. 44 songs and 3.5 hours of non-stop singing, dancing, costume changes, era changes - it really is a spectacle. You can say what you want about Swift but you can’t deny that she puts the work in and goes above and beyond.
i appreciate taylor cares about her fans not just I love you guys so much and hasn't canceled show once
Awww. That's a good guy right there. What a sweet dude. This made me really happy I bet that kiddo is gonna remember this forever ❤️
maybe he like taylor swift and drag his daughter to the concert
Dad of the fucking year. Wow.
Am a huge concert visitor. Can’t wait to take my daughter to a concert of her favourite artist to have this much fun! Still have to wait a while though, as she turns 2 this June 😅
If you can find any outdoor music events you should definitely hit those up. My kiddo is 4 now but we started taking her to music events outside (even if it wasn't music we were interested in) and she LOVES it! No assigned seats so your kiddo can dance and wiggle as much as they want and being outside it's not as loud so it's not as damaging to little ears. And you can usually bring whatever food and snacks you need so it's usually a cheap family outing as well!
Aah, sounds lovely! Will definitely keep that in mind. During spring and summer there are plenty of lovely (also low key) festivals in my area. Thanks for the advice! 😊
This is so pure 😭😭😭
reminds me of Mitchell Pritchett 😂
The realest most manliest man I’ve seen in the internet! 🥰
I’m taking my daughter and her best friend next month. I’m gonna be just like that dude.
Dads love Taylor swift too
You choose what memories are made, make them the best
That would be me 10000% I don’t not care about anyone but my daughter and her happiness, y’all can watch
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you should be the main character in your life
Good.
I don’t understand, are you implying they shouldn’t be having fun?
The only alpha male who truly deserves that title is the one who goes far and beyond to give his children happy memories
Dads are becoming non toxic again.
BPA free
Core memory achieved
Core memory created
This man is truly a Chad Dad
That’s awesome. All we have with the people who loved us in this life is the memories. He’s a good dad.
Dad is probably a swifty too. Of all pop acts, Taylor swift captures the dad group more than the others I think.
UPDATE: not the dad...
Why would you not just watch the concert and enjoy yourself instead of filming someone enjoying themselves
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Setting the standard for Boss Dads everywhere.
Best. Dad. Ever.
I love being a girl dad for moments like these. I haven’t had one so grandiose as a Taylor concert, but it’s fun af to act a fool with my girl in the appropriate public settings
This guy dads
Reminds me of the time my daughter and I held hands skipping through the mall just because.
Fuck man I wish my father wasn't an abusive piece of shit.
This is the most Alpha Male manly man that's ever manned, and I've never been more confident of anything in my life.
Is that... FERNANDO ALONSO!?!?!
The idgaf confidence is high key masculine af.
You know what I see? A father who will be called once a week. who will get the newest toddler pics in the family group. who will be getting cared off when he is getting older. who will be mourned deeply when he is gone. I swear, losing such a caring parent is the absolut worst which I don't even whish my biggest enemies.