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Sometimes this means they solve crimes in an hourly fashion.
Sometimes they solve it without him, or for him, but this too is the essence of dad.
What could be more fatherly than the pride one feels when ones kids get the job done?
TikTok, not an app particularly known for its heavily dad user base, ishome to an intenseCriminal Mindsfandom.
This makes the definition of Dad TV a little more complex these days.
The core ideas are here: Dad+ TV viewers still long for competence.
Because in Dad+ TV, femininity is no longer a barrier to being Dad.
ConsiderJulia, the Max series about Julia Childs transformation from housewife into international culinary megastar.
You know who can fix it if she bends the rules a little?
But the goals remain the same.
Hes Dad Extraordinaire, firm and encouraging and unshakably certain he can get everyone home safe.
Neo-Dad is where Apple really shines, though.
Apple hasLessons in Chemistry, its own version ofJuliawith even more of a Women in STEM valence.
What could be more Neo-Dad than the proud celebration of gender parity in the sciences?
Neo-Dad thrives by questioning old-school, default assumptions about masculinity and strength.
They are two different visions that come from the same deep fears and fantasies about the world.
It is, in the end, a pervasive promise that everything will be okay.
