Tried telling my kid a dad joke at dinner and got a completely straight face

Last Tuesday I pulled out my best one: "I'm reading a book on anti-gravity. It's impossible to put down." My 10 year old just stared at me, no reaction, and asked for more mashed potatoes. I learned that kids hit an age where your jokes stop being funny to them and you just have to accept the silence.

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quinn_king162d ago

Did you try the groan louder than him to reclaim the moment?

hill.david2d ago

My kid did the exact same thing with my "what do you call a fake noodle? an impasta" joke. Just a blank stare and then a very serious request for the ketchup. It stings a little bit, you know? But I figure it's just their way of saying they're too cool for us now, at least for a few years.