Hot Take: The Robert Kardashian Hologram Is Kool
Fatherhood on Friday: Admit it. However you feel about the Kardashians, Kim’s 40th birthday gift has a lot of love behind it.
When Kim Kardashian turned 40 last week, her husband (a musical performer of some renown) had a particular quandary: What do you get for the woman who could look at a list of 30 things to buy for $30 million and buy them all?
The answer was a two-minute message from a hologram of her late father, Robert, telling her how proud he is of the mogul, mother, and woman she has built herself to be.
Reaction on social media was swift, and mostly derisive, mainly because showcasing how incredibly stinking rich you are comes off as particularly tone-deaf when so many families are suffering. Plus, it’s hard to overlook the polarizing nature of her eccentric extended family, who derive such dazzling wealth and notoriety despite few discernible talents.
If you set aside the sideshow, though, you have to admit: If it’s the thought that counts, this thought counts pretty highly. Beyond the incredible expense, it’s also incredibly thoughtful and personalized, offering a message anyone can appreciate: Your dad loves you.
And yes, Robert didn’t really record it. It’s synthetic and deep-fake, and it’s scripted by Kanye to say how great Kanye is. But if you had the chance to record a deep-real version for your own kids, you’d totally do it. Just so they’ll always know you love them 3,000:
ON THE PODCAST: Brad Meltzer Announces New “I Am” Installments
Of the myriad genres his career has spanned — fiction, nonfiction, television, comic books, etc. — Brad Meltzer considers his “I Am” series as his proudest legacy, to his and strangers’ kids all over the world. The stories of Anne Frank and Benjamin Franklin (the 21st and 22nd volumes, respectively) arrive at a time that could not be more timely. We discuss the importance of depicting heroes as the fearful and flawed humans they are, and how Brad tries to use their failures to inspire kids to persevere.
IN THE NEWS
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“Here I am reading this letter that my dad wrote to me that would end up becoming his last words.” Since then, he’s been on a mission to help one million dads write legacy letters to their kids.
Two quintessentially dadlike things about this 50-foot ship he made for his daughter for Halloween: He spent a year working on it, and since it’s made from scrap material, it DIDN’T COST A DIME.
This dad’s ingenious new hand soap forces you to spend the requisite amount of time rinsing, just to get it all off.
If you’re considering a vasectomy, here are some basic facts about pain, healing, sex, orgasm, and fertility. (If you’re like this couple and have had four kids in five years, take heed.)
When Michael Strahan spoke at the 2016 Dad 2.0 Summit, we learned how important his dad was to help launch his Hall 0f Fame football career. RIP, Gene.
His son is a huge Dodgers fan, and he lives 90 miles from the ballpark, so taking the chance on buying a Game 6 ticket to the World Series was the chance he couldn’t pass up.
Father of twins Tim Vincent is hosting a new radio parenting series, The Likely Dads, which “shows that men can be good parents as well as sobbing emotional wrecks when it comes to their children.”
If you’re out and about trick-or-treating tomorrow night, you’re probably going to see a lot of these candy chutes on people’s homes.
PORCHLIGHT POSTS
“I cannot claim the news that my father has two other daughters has come as a complete shock. Even if the way I found out was quite shocking.” — Grace Dent, Sometimes I See the Terror In Dad’s Eyes, and It Hurts My Heart
“I’ve made friends with dads from America to Jamaica, and it’s so nice to be able to share stories and parenting tips with people exactly in the same boat as me; they just get it.” — Leon Wenham, I Couldn’t Find Any Support for LGBT Black Dads Like Me, So I Started My Own Group
“I presented a mini-version of the Great Cake Lecture. The topic of the lesson is one of the core functions of government, the fair distribution of resources, a philosophical exercise known as distributive justice.” — John Engel, Election Offers Family A Teachable Moment
“There was a time pop culture preferred fathers and sons to interact like bankers and clients. But that is all over.” — John DeVore, I Miss Big, Wet, Embarrassing Kisses From My Father
“My biggest worry is leaving my kids feeling like they have to take on challenges on their own versus having a support system in place to be able to challenge those things.” — Mike Reynolds on the Dads With Daughters podcast, Being Vulnerable and Open With Your Kids
‘GRAM OF THE WEEK
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Originally published at https://dad2.com on October 30, 2020.
