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Fatherhood Friday 46: Mentally Sexy?
Friday, 08 January 2010 00:00
Written by Joeprah
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I was talking--rather typing instant messages back and forth, with my friend from Australia, Reservoir Dad. He had a brilliant idea that came on the heels of my brilliant post "Dads: Bringing Sexy Back." Basically, the thought is that our significant others find us sexy because we are stand up guys; because we do the dishes on occasion or more than that; because we goof around with our kids; because we love life and instill that in our mini-me's.

Reservoir Dad took the proverbial ball and ran with it and coined the term 'Mentally Sexy' meaning that there is a state of being when our significant others see us doing the dishes or pushing a mop or plunging the toilet and that registers somehow in their brains as 'sexy.'

So, I suggest we have some fun with it. I propose we set up a contest for 2010 to see who the most 'Mentally Sexy' dad is in the U.S. I will create a section here at DB where members can submit movies or photos with captions. For instance, you could submit a picture of you reading the kids a bedtime story and caption it, "I'm appealing because I read to my kids" or whatever. The submissions can be rated and commented on, and simply based on the amount of votes and ratings we decide on finalists.

When it's all said and done we could give away an iTouch or something as the top prize and something cool to the two runner-ups. After the section is in place I will disseminate the contest details--that is as long as folks want to take part.

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What people have to say (10)Add Comment
DevotedDad
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written by DevotedDad, January 08, 2010
Happy FF! BTW- That does sound like fun. I'll have to sit on it (figuatively speaking) for a bit!
Chris_Singer
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written by Chris_Singer, January 08, 2010
Definitely! Could get a lot of laughs from this.
Joeprah
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written by Joeprah, January 08, 2010
It should be a ton of fun.
Reservoir Dad
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written by Reservoir Dad, January 08, 2010
This is going to be huge, and a shitload of fun - us Aussies taking on the Americans to crown 'The World's Most Mentally Sexy Dad'. What a battle!
Daddy Files
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written by Daddy Files, January 08, 2010
I think Joe and Pete's wives should decide the winner. There's just something strange about either Joe or Pete deciding who the sexiest dad is on here. Besides, I think Paul already has an unfair advantage because of his constant flattering of Joe! =)
BellaDaddy
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written by BellaDaddy, January 08, 2010
Happy FF...!
rianvdm
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written by Rian, January 08, 2010
Happy FF everyone! After I bit of a hiatus I return with some serious questions about chldren's stories smilies/smiley.gif
steelydad
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written by steelydad, January 08, 2010
Hello everyone!

I apologize for my lengthy hiatus. Contrary to some rumors, I'm still alive (but barely after being on a cross-country road trip for two months). Anyhow, here's my latest inspiration. Hope you likey!

BTW, I LOVE the mentally sexy idea!
Bolton
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written by Bolton, January 08, 2010
I'm going to go to the gym just in case the womens are judging.
Busy-Dad-E
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written by busy-dad-e, January 08, 2010
Happy FF everyone! Post is a little late, but hey, we have a newborn at home, so I should get bonus points just for managing to write a post. Enjoy our Bab-E Story!

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