{"id":43227,"date":"2025-09-08T20:24:09","date_gmt":"2025-09-08T20:24:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c?p=43227"},"modified":"2025-09-08T20:24:52","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T20:24:52","slug":"funny-dad-memes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/funny-dad-memes\/","title":{"rendered":"18 funny dad memes that capture everything we love about fathers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Let’s hear it for the dads. Whether they’re teaching their kids how to ride a bike, enduring hours of dress-up tea parties with their toddlers or navigating the family road trip while wearing their best white sneakers, dads hold a special place in our hearts. So we’re pretty sure they’re also up for scrolling through and laughing at a few dad memes.<\/p>

Let’s be honest, some of these laughs will come at their expense. Dads have their own unique way of doing things, and sometimes their hilarious and quirky approaches to everything from diaper changes to lawn care make them the subject of some truly funny dad memes. <\/p>

Every dad loves a good dad joke, and so do we. Here are 18 dad memes that perfectly capture everything we love about fathers.<\/p>

1. Say what you will about dad style, but it’s truly one of a kind<\/h2>
\"Dad
Image via SimonCHolland\/Instagram<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>

2. Basically, the dad meme of all dad memes<\/h2>
\"Dad
Image via Memeful.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>

3. If you see a dad with a mustache, you’re about to get a lecture<\/h2>
\"Dad
Image via DadAndBuried\/Instagram<\/figcaption><\/figure>

4. They get it from their father, right? (Just say yes)<\/h2>
\"Dad
Image via cerealonthefloor\/Instagram<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>

5. “Rub some dirt on it” — literally every dad<\/h2>
\"Dad
Image via classicdadmoves\/Instagram<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>

6. “Father” is another word for “toddler wrangler”<\/h2>
\"Dad
Image via DadAndForty\/Instagram<\/figcaption><\/figure>

7. Dads have their own way of doing things — the fun way<\/h2>
\"Dad
Image via FunnyBeing.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>

8. “Star Command, do you read me? This is Dad requesting backup”<\/h2>
\"Dad
Image via TheDad\/Instagram<\/figcaption><\/figure>

9. He can’t stay long; somewhere there’s a lawn that needs mowing<\/h2>
\"Dad
Image via RelaxingMommy\/Instagram<\/figcaption><\/figure>

10. Not all dad memes are funny (*sniff*)<\/h2>
\"Dad
Image via DeathByDiapers\/Instagram<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>

11. You’ve heard of dad bod; now witness dad face<\/h2>
\"Dad
Image via AllStarParents\/Instagram<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>

12. You just don’t grow out of some things<\/h2>
\"Dad
Image via TheDad\/Instagram<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>

13. Dads know how to explain a lot of things, but Bitcoin isn’t one of them<\/h2>
\"Dad
Image via TheCatWhisprer\/Instagram<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>

14. Oh, so that’s where they learn the eternal dad phrases<\/h2>
\"Dad
Image via TheDad\/Instagram<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>

15. Sometimes dads are just big kids at heart<\/h2>
\"Dad
Image via daddvice\/Instagram<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>

16. Dad’s cargo shorts pockets aren’t full of money<\/h2>
\"Dad
Image via do_less_dad\/Instagram<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>

17. Be careful what you yell when the lawn mower breaks<\/h2>
\"Dad
Image via tellmebabyau\/Instagram<\/figcaption><\/figure>

18. The car isn’t moving yet, but he will turn it around<\/h2>
\"Dad
Image via RealToughDad\/Instagram<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Every dad loves a good dad joke, and so do we. These funny dad memes perfectly capture everything we love about fathers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1264,"featured_media":43284,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"enable_toc":false,"care_reviewed_by":0,"care_post_updated_flag":false,"care_updated_date":"2025-09-08T20:24:09.605Z","last_update":"2025-09-08","view_count":36570,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[1136,1101],"member-type":[4],"vertical":[6,17],"platform":[2],"class_list":["post-43227","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-family-and-relationships","tag-holidays-and-celebrations","member-type-all","vertical-children","vertical-child-care-advice","platform-resources"],"acf":[],"created":"2021-06-07","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43227","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1264"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=43227"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43227\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":221799,"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43227\/revisions\/221799"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/43284"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=43227"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=43227"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=43227"},{"taxonomy":"member-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/member-type?post=43227"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=43227"},{"taxonomy":"platform","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/platform?post=43227"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}