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6 September 2007

10 Reasons Why Geeks Make Good Fathers

As my wife likes to often point out to my children, I’m a geek. No shame in it - be proud of who you are. Stand on the mountain tops and share with the world - “I’m a geek, and I’m proud!” Any who - Here’s my ten reasons why my children should be happy to have a geek dad…

Laser TagPlaying vs Silly Adult Talk.
During a party, while Brad and Muffy are over talking stocks and bonds with the rest of the ‘adults’, I’ll be outside playing laser-tag with the neighborhood kids. (Side note: Bushes provide great hiding - but laser’s can get through the thin ones.)

CheatingZero chance of cheating on my wife.
Let’s face it - that’s just way too much effort. I’m excited I fooled got one to marry me. I’d rather sit and watch “Real Genius” than go wooing in some bar. So, what exactly did they do with all that popcorn?

DivorceZero chance of divorce.
OK, there may be times I need to actually walk away from the computer, but, as in number 3 above, we got one hooked, let’s not blow it here. Again - way too much effort to go through all that dating stuff again.

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100% chance of yearly Renaissance Faire trips.
Now what kid doesn’t like watching some guy on a horse with a big stick try to hit some other guy on a horse with an equally big stick, all while slurping on the pickle juice dripping down their arms from the pickle on a not so big stick.

MythTVFree TiVo.
Buy a TiVo? Gasp - who would think of such a thing, when you can build your own with the wonderful MythTV. Now the kids can catch up on the latest “Scooby Doo’s” and “Myth Buster’s”.

rocketFree science lessons.
Yea, honey. I really am building this 20 foot model rocket for the kids - it’s educational.

Fire TruckFree tours of the local fire house.
See above.

ClockAll clocks in the house set to the atomic clock.
Now, the kids won’t be a nanosecond late for school. N0w, only if I could fix all those blinking VCR clocks in the world.

UpgradeUpgrades, upgrades, upgrades!
Yes, that’s right, son, our house computer network is now 101.253 times more powerful than Nasa.

Revenge of the NerdsGeek love for the wife.
Just think of the Darth Vader scene at the Moon Walk in “Revenge of the Nerds“. “Wanna do it on the Moon ?”…

…Fellow geek dad’s (and, of course, mom’s), please share your wisdom with all the present and future (and unknowingly future smile_party) parent’s, by adding to the list in the comment’s below…

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  • techfreakstuff
    I read you post and its really true in some cases, but some cases really appear hilarious. I have written a similar post to yours, just a Day before you did! You can check it out here: http://techfreakstuff.com/2009/09/reasons-girl-...
  • poorblogger
    Hm.. I will become geek to be a good father...
  • If I Stumble any harder, I'll fall and never get up. Autobots, roll out!
  • Tony
    just putting it out there
  • Akrid
    I'm a teenager, but I always worry about these things like mad. I try hard to retain what I'm thinking for future use. I feel bad saying it, but I would be a touch sad if my children didnt grow up to be geeks. And like Lukie said, I hate the thought of falling into a clique and losing myself in the process, thereby losing potentially losing all emotional sensitivities in the process.

    also, Tony, stfu.
  • Tony
    You are obviously not much of a geek because YOU DON'T KNOW HOW TO USE APOSTROPHES. Or, to help you better understand, I guess I should say YOU DON'T KNOW HOW TO USE APOSTRPHE'S. Just what are those laser's possessing, anyway? Jesus Christ please don't have any more children.
  • Hahaha, very good :)
  • Lala
    That's cute. My boyfriend is a geek, so now I know what I'm headed for ;-)
  • well done, man
  • When my kids (now grown and knee-deep in geekiness) were growing up, I could admit to having set fire to a 100 year old barn and a classic automobile with an errant Estes rocket.

    They also had a Dad who knew the XT computer inside and out ... and hopped it up with additional ram, math co-processor and souped up CPU. One of the first Dads on the block with a real HD (40 meg!) and a color monitor.

    Now Dad blogs and has commissioned Son #1 to write some software for me.

    Yeah, having a geeky Dad isn't all bad. ;-)
  • dan
    I recently listened to a podcast--perhaps the best and geekiest (called RADIOLAB), which said that the less aggressive male baboons actually fathered a lot more babies because the chicks liked spending time with them when they weren't in heat.

    Of course, when they're horny, they still go after the "Alpha-betas," not the Lambda, Lambda, Lambdas.

    But, the rest of the time--Gilbert and Wormser have got it made.
  • heather evans
    what happens if your a geek... but also a GIRL >.
  • Hey man,

    Just wanted to say that I found this post after pushing that "Geeky SU Stumble!" button... Awesome post! I have gave it a thumbs up.

    Best Regards,
    Garry Conn
  • I am a pagan,goth,polyamorous,geek,rennie chick and i am dating a geek guy and i love him with all my heart.I wouldn't want to date a jock or some good looking idiot.
  • Lukie
    I'm just a teenager and I'm already pretty geeky (as my friends and family love to mention continuously) but I really hope to continue my geekiness and not succumb to the temptation of being one of the "cool kids"; I shudder at the thought actually.
    If I ever have kids I'd do everything in my power to make sure they're as geeky as me ^_^
    I'm so glad my sister sent this site to me . . . though I wonder how she found it because she is considerably less geeky than myself.
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