No more daggy dads:Father’s Day cards move with the times

No more daggy dads:Father’s Day cards move with the times

There are less of the fart jokes,big moustaches and barbecues. Instead,Australians are picking cards for their dads with a bit more sentiment.

  • byAlex Crowe

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When I became a young dad,I felt like I was working it out on my own. The men around me didn’t talk openly about the challenges of fatherhood.

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‘Hi hungry,I’m dad’:The untold benefits of cringeworthy dad jokes

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