Greatest Moments in Pop Culture Fatherhood

Posted by Alex in Everything Else on June 11, 2009 at 1:56 pm

Next week is Father’s Day, and in the spirit of celebrating dads, Asylum has put together the greatest moments in pop culture fatherhood:

Ah, the pop culture dad. Is anyone more bumbling? Film and TV have provided us with a bevy of memorable dads, all perpetuating the stereotype of the well-meaning, but dim-witted (or borderline psychotic) pop. (Actually, sometimes it isn’t borderline.) In honor of Father’s Day, we salute a few of the greatest moments in pop culture dad-itude. They all deserve a "Father of the Year" novelty award … and possibly psychiatric counseling.

From martini-mixing lessons to murdering mobsters, see some of the best moments [of pop culture fatherhood]

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Dad Found Long-Lost Son on MySpace

Posted by Alex in Baby & Kids, Blog & Internet on November 29, 2008 at 1:24 pm

Nijhel "IX: Mendoza (that’s pronounced "nine") searched for his long lost son for 17 years … and found him at last on MySpace!

Kristi Tedesco of KVOA Tucson has the story:

Mendoza wrote commented on his son’s profile with an entry that neither he nor his son will ever forget, "Sorry to post on such a public forum but I’m anxious to get in touch with you soon. Love, your father IX Mendoza."

Chea Mitchell says, "Everyone was sitting down for dinner. I was checking my MySpace account and I get the comment saying it’s from my dad with a phone number. I just stared at the screen for a while and said, ‘Hey, mom. That’s his name, right?’"

They talked on the phone. Mendoza tells us, "It was just like old friends that had been apart for a little while."

Even though Mendoza hasn’t seen Chea since he was an infant, there was an instant connection. He says, "We really like zombie movies and sci-fi movies."

Eventually, Chea came to visit. He says, "I had all these brothers and sisters coming at me and hugging me and it was pretty epic."

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