Got Dad?
by | Aug. 9, 2012 at 6:51 p.m.
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Sometimes a picture is worth a thousand words. This one is worth about two: “f*ck that”.

George Takei posted this photo over on his Facebook page about four hours ago. Now I realize George had nothing to do with the creation of this photo and has no real emotional attachment to it, so I’m taking it to the 8BD. He usually shares some really silly, funny and sometimes poignant photos. Being the sensitive, tight butthole that I am – I didn’t find this one funny at all.

First of all, this ain’t my house. It reminds me of that Hyundai Azera commercial with the dad that couldn’t control his sh*t, only this time it’s mom. Take that, moms!

The problem I have with this photo is the subtext. It’s insulting moms AND dads. YES it’s hyperbole, but creatively it’s unimaginative and weak. And before the “it’s just a picture” and “grow some balls” comments get thrown around, there’s no battle to fight here and nothing to gain. It’s just one of those eye-rollers where everyone loves to comment “LMAO THATS SO MEEEE”. Stop. It.

I’m actually curious about the origin of this photo. If you have any insight as to what this was photo was for or who the creative director is, comment below!

What’s your opinion of the photo? Does this photo speak for you?

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Author: Bryan Ferguson View all posts by
Bryan is married and has one daughter and 2 cats. He has been playing music since he was 3 years old. He spends his days surrounded by scientists in Malibu when he's not creating music.
  • http://www.8bitdad.com Zach Rosenberg

    I think that the more we perpetuate the stereotype that kids are so unmanageable that your house turns into a warzone, the more we make it a reality – and the more it makes parents feel like they’ve GOT to escape. Do peoples’ houses get a little untidy? Sure! Is it tough and tiring to be a parent? Sure! But we need to stop putting out the image that it’s SO unmanageable that people doubt that we should be parents in the first place.

  • Peter Morris

    The fairy in the cupboard looks familiar. :-D
    The rest is just usual, Whilst I wouldn’t like to live like that, I wouldn’t want a house that looks like it’s on the market. I want a ‘lived in’ Home.

  • LizzieSavage as usual

    Honestly, my house looks like this 6 out of 7 days a week. I don’t have 5 kids and they don’t eat cake on the floor… BUt the mess is normal around here (my house is clean like with chemicals clean, but messy like stuff everywhere). I allow my boys to get their own cups from the cupboard, so they climb up on the counters. They will also get their own fruit from the fridge, but I know what they’re doing and where they are. I live by the saying “cleaning and scrubbing can wait til tomorrow, for babies grow up, we’ve learned to our sorrow. So quiet down cobwebs and dust go to sleep. I’m rocking my baby, and babies don’t keep.”

    I’d rather be playing with my kids than following them and cleaning up every few minutes.i clean the sink & toilet when they go to sleep, each room is cleaned every few days. Living & playing is more important to me.

    • http://8bitdad.com Bryan Ferguson

      I guess my main point is do YOU look like that? Unwanting of the headache that are 5 kids running rampant and out of control? I agree with the sentiment that a messy house means a happy child, but this hyperbole is insulting to moms and dads by the mom’s demeanor in the photo.

    • http://8bitdad.com Bryan Ferguson

      I don’t know why they couldn’t take it a step further and throw a cigarette in her left hand.

  • http://Www.gizzardstone.com/ Mike Henderson

    That’s 5 kids! Maybe this is a population control message.

    -m

    • http://8bitdad.com Bryan Ferguson

      Right? Maybe it’s an ad for contraception.

  • http://twitter.com/1lapilot Mark Evangelista

    This is EXACTLY how parenthood plays out in my head. Only in my version I’m in a warm bathtub bleeding out. :)

    • http://8bitdad.com Bryan Ferguson

      I think you need to start an anti-parenting blog :)

      • http://twitter.com/1lapilot Mark Evangelista

        I’m not THAT big of a monster. Well almost.

  • http://twitter.com/therookiedad Brandon

    I think this is insulting to parents in general… not just moms or dads.

    Never once when I was a SAHD or has my wife ever looked like that. Granted we only have one child but I do not think that we would ever look that out of it all even if we have four kids… and another on the way.

  • http://twitter.com/LucyMFel Lucilla

    Just coming out of moving hibernation. This picture is not like us but if it were up to me it might be a little messy but not to this extent (my mom taught me a little better than this or an ass whooping would cometh.) We just moved from a house with two car garage and yard to a three bedroom apartment. When we were cleaning up for the move we realized we had lots of crap to get rid of. Having less space means we need to be more organized than we were before. And we still have lots to donate. I am keeping things more organized than before and I am less stressed because I don’t have to worry about our daughter sneaking down the stairs as I cook dinner. (baby gates did not fit in our house either too wide or small) Raul has come up with different ways to make our things accessible and organized. Our daughter’s toys are on shelfs that she can reach and the rest are in bins or trunks. We don’t have six children; we only have one and hopefully we can teach her how to be organized. It really is a joint effort to be organized. My sisters at one point were single mom’s with a combined five children and I never saw this mess once. Again an ass whooping from our mom would be coming to us no matter how old.