Okay so lets get this straight, my dad is a goofy head.
I’m going to tell you everything that’s funny about him.
Sometimes he is so embarrassing when he is trying to annoy me. One time when he was dropping me at school he started loudly singing things about me and he was very off tune. Then he started dancing. Other kids were looking at him and I was so grateful they didn’t know me. It was the worst.

My dad has these silly characters that he pretends to be to make me and my sister laugh. He does a different voice for each character. There is Squirrel, who just makes squeaking sounds instead of speaking. There is Drew, who is apparently handsome and zen and all the girls like him. He says things like “I am one with mother nature”. There is Andy, the party animal who says things like “party on!” and “let’s get this party started!”.
My dad thinks that he’s the best at everything. He’s not. My Dad is terrrrrible at drawing. His cats look like dead rats. His self-portraits look like blobs. The best thing he can draw are dive-bomber birds. THEY ARE AWFUL! He once entered them in a drawing contest where he thought they were going to win for sure, but they lost – BIG TIME.
I like going on the trampoline. I like having someone to bounce with. I once asked my dad to bounce with me and he said he had to get into his “trampoline outfit”. When he came out, he was wearing a green and yellow onesie that makes him look like a giant yellow telly-tubby. While trying to do a trick, he fell onto his back and couldn’t get up again. His arms and legs were flailing up in the air while he tried to get up. He’s not the best at everything.
But I love him and he loves me.
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