For the older generation, the expression “wake and bake” has taken on a whole different meaning than the one youngsters are still familiar with. Rather than partaking in your favorite indulgence as soon as you wake up in the morning if you’re a parent, it’s all about going to the kitchen to toast something. What a major difference between the pre-parenthood and parenthood days.
Here’s the hilarious Chris Illuminati again, the stay-at-home dad and author who created the Message With A Bottle blog, reminiscing about his pre-father days. He’s the expert at leaving funny and candid notes about being a stay-at-home father, and he never runs out of ideas. With dad notes like this around your house, the Illuminati household will never lack humor.
Rihanna Bonding
It’s a beautiful thing when a dad stays up-to-date and connected with the young generation’s world so he can bond and relate with his kids. This dad stayed hip with a hit song. He used three papers for the notes and not because he had three kids. In fact, he only used one note to wish his one daughter luck and to tell the other daughter that she looked good.
Then came the sparkling encouragement: Shine bright like a diamond. Of course, this note wouldn’t end without the humor of a father. He continued with his notes using Rihanna’s song. What a wisecracker!
Dad Tells It Like It Is
This dad is as blunt as can be and knows there’s no way he can find his way around it but to tell it as it is. It seems like his two girls missed the bus and were late to school. He certainly knows the main culprit for the tardiness because he must have spent a lot of mornings attempting to get his daughters ready for school on time.
So he blamed it on oversleeping and on the girls being girls. Basically, he let the girls take full responsibility. One can say that Dad is way too honest. But, umm, do girls really take that long to get ready?
Two Options
Nothing makes you learn a lesson better and faster than being given options, one or two of which are not actually options. Dad gave Dani two choices to enter the house—the key or the rope. It looks like Dani kept forgetting her house key, so Dad had to remind her that being forgetful about the key would give her no choice but to use the rope.
The rope certainly looks like it’s not strong enough to carry much weight. Or maybe the father was telling his child to do something about her key, like getting a keychain. We just hope the backup rope never had to be put into action.
No More Than Three, Please
This note for a son comes from both dad and mom, and from the get-go, one can tell which part is from the father. While there are a lot of requests and advice in the letter, it’s the middle section that is clearly emphasized and can catch anyone’s attention.
We can surmise that mom and dad are the cool parents that a child is grateful for... or is embarrassed to be with. We can only imagine that the talk about the bees and the flowers must have been fun and awkward at the same time. Nonetheless, these parents are the type who understand their kids!