Thread by @elonjames

So I’ve come to the conclusion that becoming a Daddy is like when X-Men start developing their mutant powers.

At first you can’t control your powers and it’s sporadic and doesn’t kick in when you want it. But the more you practice the better control you get. #DGProper

I’ve been battling my arch nemesis, Sidneto, & I’ve taken some L’s. But my Daddy powers are getting stronger. I’m starting to be able to control them. There’s moments when I’m doing the Dad stuff I’ve seen or heard others do but I didn’t know how they did it. #DGProper

Prime Example:

This morning my wife goes to get the brat up. As I’ve said before, she’s preggers & can’t just snatch the child up for a timeout. She also can’t make her do something. She’s too big and my wife is too pregnant. So the brat tries it w/ her.

ENTER DADDY. #DGProper

So I’m in bed but I hear Sidneto powering up. I’m hearing more cries and screams. I’m hearing “NO!” being yelled and a calm adult trying to reason. I get up and knock on the kid’s door because the wife and I have a rule. We don’t parent over each other. #DGProper

If she’s dealing with the kid I don’t just jump in. Same for her. We knock, ask if you need backup and go from there.

So I knock. The wife gives me permission to come in. Sidneto is screaming and I walk in and don’t say a word. I just hit her with the...

Sidneto:

Her eyes went wide and she just went quiet. And my wife just started snitching on her.

“She doesn’t want to get dress and she ripped her book and isn’t being reasonable.”

Sidneto:

All of a sudden she was like “I GET DRESSED. I GET DRESSED. Mommy! I get dressed!”

Me: “Too late. Honey I’ll take it from here.” I felt all the power from Daddies before me filling my body with “the power of de black dad-dee.”

She tried a swing. Was immediately snatched.

After 1 timeout that child quietly got dressed and went to her mother and apologized. Then she went downstairs and had breakfast while I did her hair with zero pushback.

I’M BECOMING THAT DADDY. Complete with dad voice and dad glare. And I can control it.

DAD POWERS ACTIVATE.

In comics there’s some event that forces the mutant’s powers to kick in. Some moment of stress or trouble. My wife’s pregnancy is doing it for me. She’s just tired with the whole cooking of a human and all. And we can’t have a monster and a newborn. So my powers are activating.

I’ve been wondering how the daddy glare aka “The Look” works for A WHILE. I’ve seen parents do it and just wished I understood it. #DGProper

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But little did I know you have to train. You have to practice before the powers kick in.

But with great power comes great responsibility. A lesson I learned a little later in the morning. #DGProper

I was explaining to the MiL how to handle Sidneto if she’s acting up.

“Don’t threaten. Tell her the consequence for her action, count, then implement consequence. Say ‘Siddy, stop or else. One, ...”

Sid was playing w/ toys. She heard me say “One”

She freezes & looks at me.

My MiL and I both burst into laughter and I had to go hug my child and tell her “I’m sorry, you didn’t do anything. Daddy wasn’t counting at you.”

THE DADDY POWERS. THEY’RE REAL. AND THEY’RE SPECTACULAR. #DGProper