Sep 21, 2012
World’s Best Father documents what an amazing parent he is [30 pictures]
In this ongoing series from photographer Dave Engledow, we get real insight into what it means to be an amazingly good dad. You may think some of the images show him being something less then exemplary in his parenting, but you’d be wrong and he has the mug to prove it…
(via Pleated Jeans, Sad and Useless)
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These are fantastic! He is the Norman Rockwell of the new millennium!
that’s kind of offensive.
You’re offensive, pussy.
agreed
No you are, poopy face
No, you are a poopy face! Poop, poop, poop!
You obviously don’t get it. You aren’t ready for the internet. Stay inside where it is safe and you can’t be hurt by anything that is clearly meant as a joke. It’s okay the world won’t miss you too much, but we’ll get by.
thats awesome!
Stay inside? He’s on the internet fool. He’s about as inside and safe as it gets.
Because of that comment, the first post automatically applies to you.
never heard of a laptop huh? wow you must not get out often.
God’s right.. Lighten up.
As a daughter, and knowing my two sarcastic daughters and their relationship with their Dad – all I could think was what awesome memories this dad is making with his daughter. She’s going to look back on these and know her dad spent so much time with her having fun. And she’s going to love having these unique and hilarious photos. I would have loved it. My daughters would have loved it. What a creative and fun dad, who obviously has a happy and entertained little girl.
You’re exactly right, Darla. This is *obviously* a caring father who is simply keen on satire. He probably spends a LOT more time with his daughter than most parents these days, who turn to prescription drugs and television to keep their children subdued while they fritter away the years of potential precious memories.
No, this really upsets me! How can you call this man a loving father? Not only does he put his daughter in danger, he also motivates other people to do so with their children. What sick times do we live in. We were all created equal, but some people obviously lost their way.
You do realize that these are photoshopped, right? God I hope so, for your own intelligence sake.
If it bothers you so much, go read your bible, preferably the story about Abraham. Then get back to me on how much of a loving father he was.
Photoshop simple as that !
I kinda hope you are Poe-ing us, but I kinda think you’re serious. Maybe it’s best if you spend a little less time believing everything is real and realize you’re online and even those things which are purported to be real are to be taken with a grain of salt. But when something so obviously satirized and comical (and photoshopped) appears, please don’t get offended because you’re the only one who believes what you’re seeing is real.
Oh goodness. Yet another way our humanity is in the toilet bowl. Do you not realize a) this is all photoshopped and b) It’s supposed to be a joke. Just because you’re a follower of God doesn’t mean you can’t live a little and laugh every once in a while.
Stop feeding the trolls.
Shut it, you bible banger. Ever hear of a little something called photoshop? It’s kind of like that imaginary man that you pray to every night before bed, but much more fun.
Worried follower of god – you are a world class moron (as if your username didn’t clearly confirm that!) You should be worried, you are very very stupid. Typical god-squad member. No brains, but all over the judgements. You are disgusting and Jesus would have hated you.
I knew I wouldn’t have to look far for a comment like this. There are far too many stupid people around for no one to have made this assumption.
This is why smart girls have often have much fonder memories of their fathers than little hollow-skulls… especially when they have moms with fake tits and pervy step-dads
I, too, found this slightly disturbing. But, I looked at all of them all the same….
You’re a dumb ass. Just go ahead and throw your computer away.
Only to someone without a sense of humor. (hands Jordan a crybaby rag)
I agree, comparing this guy to a hack like Rockwell is offensive.
Jordan, you are a retard! I’ll bet that you are “offended” by so much harmless stuff in the world. Get a life! And same thing goes for anyone who is offended or takes these photos too seriously. Narrow-minded, worthless, human beings if you ask me.
is that stephen king?
My husband has that same mug….Hmmmmmm
lol….too funny
Someone is having too much fun on photoshop…But, I think he deserves the title
These are cute.
I kept thinking, though, that if these were made-up depictions of animal neglect/endangerment, they would be received very differently by the general population. Not sure why that is, but I’m quite sure it’s true.
Yeah, I think you’re right… that’s weird to think about
A fair point. Maybe it’s because people really ARE this irresponsible with their pets, and the pictures would have too strong a resemblance to real life?
People are this irresponsible with their children too, sadly.
Darius -Yeah it’s so true.
I didnt have daughters, but i spent a lot of time standing on my son’s heads changing light bulbs.
I know it’s true. Remember the ruckus over the bonsai kittens?
Only a small percentage of people are or can be considered irresponsible pet owners. There is a far greater percentage of parents that are irresponsible, thoughtless and neglectful to their children.
Pets aren’t people. People that tend to add human qualities to animals are completely bonkers.
A human being should be more important to other human beings than an animal ever should.
I’m not saying don’t take care of your animals or all animals in general. I am saying don’t think pet owners are the equivalent of parents because they are not. Pet owners take care of their animals for the most part. They are willing to do anything and everything for that animal. They are even willing to go so far to as to forsake another human for an animal.
Dogs and cats and many other domestic animals out number human beings ten to one and most people that own them value the life of their pet over people and that is just wrong and inhumane.
MY point here is that pet owners care more for their pets than most parents do for their children.
“Pets aren’t people. People that tend to add human qualities to animals are completely bonkers.”
Mind you, humans are animals.
oh crap humans are not animals!!!
You’re an animal!
Also…
“Dogs and cats and many other domestic animals out number human beings ten to one and most people that own them value the life of their pet over people and that is just wrong and inhumane.”
Please, define you definition of “inhumane.”
Perhaps they value their pets’ lives over other people’s because it was they that were inhumane.
I agree with you Bosch, it’s ridiculous to judge someone for loving a pet! Each to their own. Personally I think it’s inhumane not to love something that is a constant companion in your life….pet or human.
I also have to point out that humans are selfish, jealous and to some extent have to look out just for themselves. I think the point of loving an animal is because they DON’T have those particular human qualities but do have unconditional love and can always be there for you.
NB: I don’t have any pets but know many people who are helped by them
Pets are people too.
People are pets, too.
You and me, baby, ain’t nothin’ but mammals.
So let’s do it like they do it on the Discovery Channel haha
Wait, wtf? This is just comedy with special effects. He is making fun of bad parents, but Im totally sure she didnt have alot of those tools in her hands. Come on…did we all get stupid here?
I used to believe the same thing about people and their pets…..until I became a parent. The kind of love a parent has for their child may not always be apparent to some people(especially people who are not parents) as there are differences in the way a being that possesses cognitive understanding between it’s offspring and itself will act accordingly. Animals and their offspring can be just as questionable and misunderstood. You most likely are not a parent yourself. These photos are ridiculously funny, especially to any normal good parent. It’s funny because it’s so wrong.
Brian, I agree. To add my own two cents, one should also consider that each parent-child relationship is going to be handled differently based on the unique attributes of the individuals involved. For instance; you have two sons. The older one is a bookworm honor student who goes to sleep at 9pm every night, and shows no interest in going to parties or doing drugs. Makes you think “Oh! This parenting stuff is easy!” Then the younger son hits the same age, and he’s a little wild-man! Parties, girls, and the questionable baggie with the residue you found in his pocket. Same parents, but two different sets of rules and boundries. To define one of the key elements of good parenting, is in my humble opinion, consistency with a twist of flexibility where needed. But yeah, these photos are great, because it demonstrates a twisted sense of humor that people just need to LOL at because of the obvious wrongness. :-)
I agree with your point, but fail to see it’s relevance to the discussion it was posted under.
the above would be directed towards deseed.
We are all animals dude. Don’t flatter yourself just because you have half a brain cel more ha, ha!
u might be right….
and i intend to find out!!
unless someone else does it 1st
as for chelsi’s comment, maybe it has something to do with the fact that animals can’t fight back or take care of themselves, or talk, and are pretty much entirely dependent on their owners to, well…live. They can’t feed themselves. Whereas a kid (infants excluded) can say when they’re hungry, need to use the bathroom, when something hurts, etc.
You’re pretty wrong there Action Jackson. Pets, and actually most animals have the ability to take care of themselves from a very early age, since they are born “world” ready, so to speak. I mean, have you ever heard of someone leaving a baby, or a child, by themselves all day long? But how many people have cats and or dogs, and leave them at home while they work, or go out, or even stay someplace overnight? Many mammals can even walk seconds after their birth, where as humans, also mammals but gifted with the ability to reason, are born in a continued developing state. They are COMPLETLEY helpless and would die without the proper, basic, care of another human being. That’s right, animals can’t take care of humans either. It kinda makes you think, huh? The truth is that animals can’t speak for themselves, and that’s what gives humans more value due to the fact that we have the ability to persuade other humans to treat their pets with respect. In the wild, no such respect exists… As for chelsi’s comment, you’re totally right. Humans defend animals waaay more than they defend other human beings. And that’s just sad. But I still think these pics are hilarious! One other things humans have the ability to develope is a sense of humor ;)
Yeah, we are rather pathetic creatures. The worst of it all is that many of us (especially the religious one) actually think that we are better then the other animals or even better then some of our own kind. Pathetic, really.
These are adorable!
I’m glad he has the mug to prove it.
I am totally loving the expressions…the poses….the 3D effect…the grain that make these look like paintings!!! LOVE IT!!
I find these pictures to contrasty, over sharpened and poorly lit.
oh my you truly are a DRAMA QUEEN
I don’t think I can BEGIN to say how much I love these photos!
Are these photoshopped or are they hyper-realist paintings?
Fantastic! Of course they’re not real – it’s the spirit of fun behind the creation of them that is attractive!
Agree!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNnUPSSthnc is the real deal
Definitely the world’s greatest father!
Wonder why I’m the only one here that feels horrified?
Trust me, you’re not the only person on the internet without a sense of humor.
It’s really hard for me to see kids put in dangerous situations, and yes, I know these pictures aren’t real. Have worked with many abused children, guess those are just the glasses I’m looking through here. Honestly wanted to know if anyone else had the same feelings.
Yes, he already told you: You are not the only person on the internet without a sense of humor. I’m also pretty sure that you don’t, in fact, feel “horrified” and that what you are feeling has more to do with a need to be a little bit of an attention whore than your life experiences.
“Hey guys, guys, does anyone else share my contrary point of view? Guys?”
“No, lighten up.”
“Well maybe it’s just because the world has turned me into a dark and somber person but seriously, does anyone ELSE feel this way? Someone validate meeeeee!”
I applaud this response.
Me too!!!
You, sir, just won the Internets. Thank you.
Absurdity confuses people. Like a friend said to me:
“We invent zombies to imagine a world less frightening.” – Robert Salsbury
exactly! thankew.
I think most of us (me included) find it funny because it’s so far over the top — the situations are so extreme as to pass beyond credulity — that it becomes funny by way of absurdity. If it were easier to believe the situations could be real, it wouldn’t be half so funny. If you deal with kids who have been through these situations, or you find it easy to picture the reality, then you probably wouldn’t find it funny. Me, I’m quite happy in my rose-colored, Norman Rockwell view of the world, where parents take good care of their children.
Agree, though sure gut reaction might be different if you work with abused kids. If you haven’t,it’s just funny! However, it’s interesting that there’s more sarcasm towards someone who’s talking about children than the responses of chelsi’s comparison of animal neglect/endangerment.
Loser.
He doesn’t put his daughter in harms way. He takes multiple pictures and over laps them to create a final image. For example he will take a picture of the fire in the pan, then another picture of his daughter next to the stove top WITHOUT the stove on, then another picture of himself with the lighter.
If you do the research and just Google his name you can find his official site where he explains his method.
Hey someone should invent some software that could do all that. So you could do it all on computers. Cool.
I have a brother?
I can choose which one is my favorite! I’ve been through the list several times! OMG! They are all so FUNNY!
He actually reminds me a bit of my brother, who became ‘Papa’ to his two granddaughters! Especially when his hair is a mess!!
Thanks for the morning funny!
Fantastic! That little girl will grow up and love these! Great job with the Photoshop!
Horrible post editing. I can not believe you people think this looks good? It looks tacky.
But the images are so good that the post editing doesn’t matter.
btw, show me something better that you’ve done..
“show me something better that you’ve done” is not a valid critisizm of his statement. (not that I agree with him — i just think your responce was dumb)
Critisizm is not a valid spelling of criticism.
Yeah, and why’s that?
And if in your reply you use the words “ad hominem,” so help me I’ll… well, I’ll mostly laugh at you.
It’s perfectly valid because behind the anonymity of the internet, lots of people turn into Internet Warriors and Keyboard Heroes… who like to spew their viewpoint and criticisms (as though anyone really cares) often with a tone of derision and smug superiority.
Many of the people making such comments would never do so in a face to face encounter.
And even if they would… who the hell are they to judge? I mean that quite sincerely and literally. Sure, I’m appealing to authority, but let’s face it– appealing to authority is often a perfectly valid thing to do. Would a court of law allow any untrained person to take the stand and comment on a defendant’s psychological state? No– they would require an EXPERT for that. Now, if you, as an observer, had the opinion that the defendant is batshit crazy, your opinion is still “valid” even if you’re not an expert. However, that does not mean anyone should actually LISTEN to it, or take it seriously. You need to actually know what you’re talking about, to get that kind of respect.
As such, I found the response to be perfectly valid.
I think it adds to the over-the-top, unrealistic affect of hte photos, which as a subliminal message tells people that “These are not real events”. I personally love these as a tongue-in-cheek satirical view of the modern parent, especially as it seems that DAD is the primary caregiver in these photos, which breaks from tradition.
Yeah, I agree, more men should carry diaper bags and shirts with flowers on it. Get real! Real men don’t care about their offspring unless its a son maybe. But then it’s just to preserve the bloodline/name. Men just want to have a good time. Have a drink, have a laugh and f@&*ck around a little.
LOL
I love how expressive he and his daughter are, and how much of a good sport she must’ve been, haha.
Well, that’s a happy baby girl- that’s for sure.
Very creative with the photo shop!
How can this guy treat his daughter in such a manner? You people make me sick thinking these are good and funny. These disgust me. I will never be accessing your page again for showing such horrid disgusting posts. Also why would I even like you on facebook for that matter.
That’s okay, it does take a sense of humor to enjoy this site
For your sake I truly hope you are joking. If not you need to open your door and take a look around the world outside.
obvious troll is obvious
That’s her FATHER?!?!?! That mug should say World’s Greatest Grandpa.
Hella old. He’s not gonna make it to her graduation!
I’m sorry, sweetie… but not everyone gets knocked up when they’re a teenager, or even in their early twenties. Some of us…oh, I don’t know… wait until we’re financially, psychologically, and emotionally ready to have children.
Further, you were aware that some guys start going grey in their early 30′s, or even in their TWENTIES right? I’ve heard of dudes who started greying or balding as TEENAGERS.
But hey, what do I know? Keep pushing and shoving, and maybe one day, just one day, you’ll force other people to your world view, or even be able to squeeze your own little world, into the little molded paradigms you’ve got there. I’m sure it could happen. Or not. Yeah, probably not, actually.
Butthurt much? Calm down, iwilliam.
i know right? hahaha i thought it was so funny how he went off on her like that! lol!
Wow, the standard is set!!
great pictures, fun!
Wonderful photos. I’m going to share this link on my Facebook on next Father’s Day.
He looks like an older version of Brad Pitt
Hey! Atleast he’s spending time with his kid.
Creative, funny, and just the right amount of ‘over the top’ fun. Hmmm. Why has one of those, “Hey, I should’ve done that!” realizations just hit me?
The only bad thing about these images is the horrendous HDR processing. It just doesn’t work on people. Terrible. Otherwise, funny.
He taught her so many valuable lessons and life skills. What a great dad!
How did he get his toddler to do all these chores? I have a 2 yr old who I would like to have cut the grass and make me turkey, does anyone have any tips for training them to do this like this guy did? Are there instructions to go with these pictures?
Best comment EVER!!!
I don’t know if you’re overusing Shadow / Highlight adjustments or overusing Fill Light / Recovery, or if you’ve found another way to eradicate natural shadows from your work, but can I get some tonal variation up in here?
Fun idea, but photos like these are why people associate Photoshop with amateur image manipulation.
I don’t know if you’re over-thinking/over-analyzing or judgemental/pointyheaded, or if you’ve found another way to miss the point from this guy’s creativity and originality, but can I get some just go with it up in here?
You’re a tool, but comments like these are why people associate a comment section with morons.
agree I dont know why people always have to be so critical… enjoy the moment , or not, and move on
…just because females produce eggs doesn’t make them chickens & just because they produce milk doesn’t make them cows…we produce babies and we are moms…2 legs, 4 legs, swimmers or flyers…we have a common bond…we reproduce our own…this is really cute…(:<)…
Sigh, you are SO boring.
Very creative!! Those are great pictures for the girl when she grows up! Very funny parents :D
I like the detail. Like in the one with the stacking on the cone thing his shirt says “NASA Rocket Scientist.” I find small details like that funny.
To all of those who are offended by this, you are the reason the world sucks today. Political correctness and an inherent wussification has crippled your ability to be human. Please put your head underwater and breath deep.
I just think this is stupid. It isn’t satire, and it just isn’t funny. I get the joke..ha ha…but everyone fawning over this is just ridiculous.
Well you must be fun at parties.
Let’s hope I never meet you there then.
shows he is spending time with his daughter good on ya mate :)
Great pictures, very funny series!
O my god, this is so lovely and the baby is too cute! She really makes these images shine! She’s the star of the world.
Photodiode!
Photoshopped
These made me smile. The little girl has a huge personality already! She’s adorable. And it is obvious that these photos aren’t real. The baby was never really inches away from fire or really holding sharp objects or hot irons. Don’t turn something fun and lighthearted into a huge drama queen debate about animal cruelty and child abuse. There are more serious websites for that.
THANK YOU.
You said exactly what I was thinking.
the best part of it all is the Washington Post sports section the dude rocks.
PEOPLE.
They’re meant to be FUNNY.
BREATHE. Calm down.
They’re adorable. He’s clearly spending a lot of time with his daughter while taking these. Obviously, they’re Photoshopped. Anyone who says otherwise is a troll or an idiot. She will have hilarious pictures of her and her dad when she grows up.
There’s absolutely no need to bring down mood by getting all serious about animal and child abuse. IT’S A JOKE.
You´ve forgotten the face of your father
hilarious
Wait guys……… I think these are shopped…