Dad for a Minute

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Dads for a minute for children who need a dad figure

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Hi. I'm a dad. (fedia.io)

submitted 4 weeks ago by Nougat@fedia.io to c/dadforaminute@lemmy.world

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This place came up in conversation over the weekend. I'd made a similar thing back when kbin.social existed. It didn't take off at all then, and went down with the ship.

That was well over a year ago now, and the landscape has changed (in oh so many ways). Seems like a good time to jumpstart something like this again, and so ... here I am.

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[–] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 4 points 4 weeks ago

Hi dad, I'm dad.

[–] khannie@lemmy.world 4 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (1 children)

Hi Dad. I'm also Dad.

Edit: And thanks for kicking things off again here. I think it's a valuable resource for younger (or even not so much younger) folks who need a dad in their life.

[–] CheeseToastie@lazysoci.al 2 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Yes I'm so happy!! I was really close to my dad so I'll be visiting often

[–] khannie@lemmy.world 2 points 4 weeks ago

Yay! :)

[–] Dadifer@lemmy.world 2 points 4 weeks ago

What happened to kbin? I started with them, but I couldn't use the Voyager app.

[–] CheeseToastie@lazysoci.al 2 points 4 weeks ago

Thanks so much for doing this! I found the reddit one really helpful for practical stuff like DIY questions and also emotional support.

[–] Rivalarrival 1 points 4 weeks ago

/me, checking in.

[–] doortodeath@lemmy.world 1 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Hi dad!

[–] Nougat@fedia.io 1 points 4 weeks ago

Not yet, maybe at about 9PM.

[–] Guttural@jlai.lu 0 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

What is it, though?

[–] Nougat@fedia.io 0 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

I do not understand that question.

[–] onlym3@lemmy.world 0 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

I think the commenter means "what is this place?". It was my first thought too. Like, what is it for? I am a dad, I have 2 kids - is it for me? Or is it for someone or something else?

[–] Nougat@fedia.io 3 points 4 weeks ago

Ahh, I see. My fault for thinking it was self-explanatory. From the sidebar:

Dads for a minute for children who need a dad figure

I believe the "start" of this concept was the "Mom for a minute" at reddit. A person (of any age) may feel like they need a parent to talk to, but for whatever reason, their own parents are not a suitable choice. If you're one of those people, and you feel like talking to "a Dad," this would be a good place to find at least one.