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Friday February 10, 2012 Posted 3 months, 1 week ago by Jon Henseler

No joke this guy should win an Academy Award for this video. Like when I saw this video was viral I clicked on it, immediately saw it was almost 9 minutes long and almost bailed because I didn't have time for it. Luckily my subconscious caught up to me and made me realize that it's not like curing cancer was on my list of things to do for the next 9 minutes. So I locked in for the full 8:23 and was NOT disappointed. To say this guy has dad of the year wrapped up is a massive understatement. I mean this has to be a parent's dream right? Just pulling an Office Space printer on your son or daughter's computer? I understand that parenting in any generation has it's problems, but I'd venture a guess that my parents are pretty pleased I was on the very fringe of the internet thing. Worst thing they had to worry about was my a/s/l-ing chicks on AOL chat rooms. Now you've got underage drinking party pictures, poking, sexting and whatever else is going on out there. Well not on my man's watch. Just busting a round in his daughter's laptop like it ain't no thing. And how crazy does Hannah have to be to be calling out her pop? Listen sweetheart, when dad's got a .45 on his hip and puts out cigarettes with his fingers, might be time to pump the brakes on the facebook rants about your first world problems. Just a thought.

PS: In a weird way I still identify a bit with Hannah. I think we all go through that phase when we're 15? I remember I thought I had a BRUTAL life because I had to go to school AND work a 4 hour shift at Walgreens two nights a week. Lay off me Mom and Dad! I had to sleep through study hall and make polite discourse with elderly customers wanting rain checks for prunes! You don't know what it's like!

Double PS: If I ever have kids I'm going to have to deactivate my Facebook right? Can't have your 10 year old creepin' my facebook and seeing picture tags from house parties in 2003. Kind of takes the salt out of the whole 'can't drink or do drugs' argument when dad's in the middle of a keg stand.