1950’s Dads vs. Today’s Dads

February 17, 2017

Dads evolve with each generation. Your dad grew up with a very different kind of “standard dad” stereotype in place, just like you will be a different dad to your kids than your dad was to you. Sure, there are some aspects of dadding that are inherited through the ages, but the point is, each generation has a different kind of father.

We’re going to look at dads from the 1950’s, and compare them to dads now.

Dad Puns In The 1950’s

Dads didn’t really “pun” in the 1950’s. If you were like, “I’m hungry,” instead of responding “Hi hungry, I’m dad,” they’d probably stare off into the distance and say, “You know, I remember being hungry. The year was 1945, and I was holed up Verdun, France when the Germans came.”

Then he’d stop talking and take a swig of scotch with a slightly quivering hand. So yeah, he wasn’t really a “pun” guy.

Dad Puns Now

Our take on dad puns is pretty well established, but let’s just say that present day dad puns are about 75% of the reason why you’re on this site.

Dad Grilling In The 1950’s

In the 50’s, it was more or less expected that a mother’s job was to stay home, clean, and cook.

The only time you’d see a 50’s dad cook was if he was having people over for a barbecue, which apparently looked quaint as hell if this video is any indication. At this point, the idea of grilling for your neighborhood in a casual gathering was actually pretty new.

But at the same time, grilling wasn’t just for dads. In that linked video, you see the mother of the house coming over to season hamburgers on the grill, and in some instances they’d even do the grilling themselves.

Dad Grilling Now

Now, the grill is dad’s domain, and he doesn’t reserve it for social gatherings. He’ll grill whenever he wants, and if anyone so much as tries to touch his grill, well, let’s just say no one tries to touch his grill. He’s also drinking a beer, which your 50’s dad probably wasn’t doing during his grilling occasions.

Dad Fashion In The 1950’s

1950’s Dad was dapper. He wore suits and bow ties, and when he relaxed he wore his dress shirt with the sleeves rolled up. He pretty much looked like Don Draper.

Dad Fashion Now

Lol.

Dad Vacation Planning In The 1950’s

Nine out of ten times, a dad planning a trip in the 1950’s basically involved finding a resort that would take care of everything, possibly on the beach, and driving there.

Then maybe once, once, he’d actually fly the family on a trip, spending the whole time talking about how much money he was spending on the family and how they better appreciate that he worked hard to be able to afford to take them on a plane. In fact, he probably never did that. It was the 50’s. Maybe 60’s dad flew some people places.

Dad Vacation Planning Now

Now, when dad plans a trip, he either books a flight to somewhere “exotic” (so either a different country, or somewhere that has a beach), he takes everyone camping no matter how much everyone hates it, or he goes on a road trip that takes about three times as long to get to the final destination than driving nonstop because you just had to stop and look at the world’s largest spool of yarn.

You pretty much have a one-in-three chance of any of those scenarios being your summer vacation.

How Dad Told You About The Birds And The Bees In The 1950’s

“…Um…talk to your mother.”

How Dad Tells You About The Birds And The Bees Now

“…Um…talk to your mother.”

Okay, so some things do actually stay the same.

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