The Cool Dad

Now, don't get me wrong. I'm not looking to be the 'cool' dad. I'm not consciously going to try and be hip and hang with the kids and all that garbage. I'm a firm believer that a child needs a parent before they do a best friend. Sure, if you do it well then you'll end up friends with your kid but you can't sacrifice parenting opportunities because it might hurt the friendship, that's forr sure.

However, I am a goofball at heart and I get the feeling I'm just going to get on well with my kid anyway. I get on well with kids in general and I feel like I'll be on my little fella's level.

Jess seems to think the same thing because every time we watch Modern Family, a show that didn't initially impress me but I'm now in love with, she just looks at me and laughs or smiles.

There's a father in the show, Phil Dunphy as played by Ty Burrell, and he's kinda like me in a fair few ways. He's goofy, he's afraid of spiders, he's a big wuss. The more I see the more I see myself. I might not have the perfect comedic timing of Mr Burrell but otherwise the character seems a great deal like what I'll be like in just a few years.

Have a look at the trailer below, it's pretty close.

If you've ever seen the show then you can possibly see something into it, too.

And I don't mind it. I laugh my ass off when I watch Modern Family, Phil Dunphy is also my favourite character, and I got to marry a hot blonde too. It all fits together.