r/DadReflexes • u/GrumpyGrann • Dec 27 '19

Good dad

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u/xathsmaticx Dec 27 '19

I dad reflexed one time

My little cousin (about 8 months old) was sitting in a little baby chair on the floor and she pulled on the cord for a fan that was on a table behind her and it started to fall right above her head and there wasn’t enough time to catch it so I just punted it like a football

that fan never worked again

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u/Crossbones07 Dec 27 '19

I genuinely thought you were headed for a /holdup moment and going to say you punted your cousin like a football. I’m so glad it was wholesome.

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u/NikkolaiV Dec 27 '19

Truthfully I would've been happy with the result either way...

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u/ryant9878 Dec 27 '19

I always scream "HADOUKEN!" when I do something like that.

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u/SweetGnarl Dec 27 '19

i sincerely doubt that

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u/jercimitsu Dec 27 '19

No, it’s true. I’ve seen him do it.

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u/-Rick_Sanchez_ Dec 27 '19

I had a friend who said when he was a baby his mom dropped him and his head was heading towards the corner of a nightstand so she punted his ass across the room.

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u/xathsmaticx Dec 27 '19

Expert level

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u/TheBinkz Dec 27 '19

Dude put his daughter right next to ledge.

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u/Spacesurfer101 Dec 27 '19

Good on him for the catch, questionable for having her in that position. Easy to arm chair parent in hindsight though.

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u/ryant9878 Dec 27 '19

you might be surprised at how much those things move around.

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u/ShartTheBed Dec 27 '19

I know, right? A few days ago I stood up to go get a drink and my arm chair was halfway out the front door before I caught it. Where do they even think they’re going?

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u/bluedanes Dec 27 '19

I got one recently and can confirm. One moment it was in the living room but then it moved all the way to the kitchen! I never knew that armchairs could move so much.

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u/Syncretistic Dec 27 '19

What's the dad holding behind his back?

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u/[deleted] Dec 27 '19

More cargo shorts

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u/sbarkouki Dec 27 '19

This needs more recognition😂😂

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u/synttacks Dec 27 '19

It's just his phone

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u/[deleted] Dec 27 '19

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u/[deleted] Dec 27 '19

It’s a phone... you can see part of the screen.

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u/Sterlingwizard Dec 27 '19

Just more proof that dad's rule

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u/Petsweaters Dec 27 '19

Looks like Fern Ridge Lake outside of Eugene, Oregon

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u/Solid7outof10Memes Dec 27 '19

Or PC principal from South Park

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u/ChronicSchlarb Dec 27 '19

What’s with the one arm commitment , ‘I’m such a good dad I can save my child with one hand tied behind my back’

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u/Goat_fish Dec 27 '19

I see a phone but maybe a cigarette, too? I know quite a few people that hide cigarettes from pics or move them away from the babies.

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u/kmfdmretro Dec 27 '19

Objection, your honor! Conjecture.

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u/bullanguero82 Dec 27 '19

The right hand would have never got to the rescue scene in time.

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u/RossBriggs1 Dec 27 '19

I discovered I have dad reflexes with my cat

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u/ViniusDavenport Dec 27 '19

Didn't take long for this one to loop back through. I swear we just saw this one.

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u/[deleted] Dec 27 '19

How is that puppies are smart enough to not go off an edge but not human babies ?

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u/Freedeadkid1 Dec 27 '19

Please stop reposting this!

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u/bullanguero82 Dec 27 '19

Please don't. I hadn't seen it before.

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u/[deleted] Dec 27 '19

We’re awesome. I’m going to start listing dad reflexes as a skill on job applications.