New Dad, Same Bad Jokes

Q: Why is that baby still in diapers?
A: I’ll give you two reasons: number one and number two.

Calling new dads! Cackle and eye-roll your way through baby’s first year with 365 hilariously horrible dad jokes for parents who have no idea what they’re in for. Classically corny plus new cringe, these jokes help first-time dads take a load off, tickle their loved ones, and give baby their first giggly groan. New Dad, Same Bad Jokes won’t make it easier to be a new parent, but it will soften the blow with some hearty LOLs, new-dad tips, and prompts to document the messy, endearing, and hilarious moments of first-time fatherhood. While baby might still be little, this dad joke book is full-groan!

Inside, Dad will find:

• A joke a day for baby’s first year! Baby jokes and a whole lot more. 365 classic puns, one-liners, and Q&As to give you a zing when that coffee won’t quite cut it.
• Hilariously useful Dad Hacks. Stop pee mid-air? Wrap baby like a burrito? Help mom eat one-handed? Tips you didn’t know you needed to survive year one.
• Space to record early memories of baby. Prompts to jot down the sweet, the silly, the stinky as baby grows from swaddled to swindler.

“The perfect gift for every new dad, New Dad, Same Bad Jokes will take the edge off the new routine of no sleep and lots of crying (for everyone). The master of the dad joke, Slade brings his prowess to new dads everywhere even though it may take them longer to read a joke a day while buried under a pile of diapers, bottles, and wipes during those first few weeks after the baby comes home. Slade had me laughing at the introduction of the ‘trauma of bath turds’ and kept me laughing until the joke on Day 365. New dads would be remiss without their own copy of New Dad, Same Bad Jokes. Make sure that the new dad in your life has this collection of essential ‘full-groan’ dad jokes.”
—Jackie Schoemaker Holmes, PhD, sociologist, empowerment specialist, and author of Eating Her Young: Poems for the Disruption of Motherhood
 
“Slade Wentworth kicks fatherhood up a notch for new dads by giving them the one coping mechanism we have to keep us from going insane on an hourly basis: the dad joke. Also packed with helpful hacks, the only thing this book needs to help any new father through those early years is a chapter on cocktail recipes. Oh, that’s good. Maybe we’ll do a collaboration.”
—Rodney Lacroix, husband, father, and bestselling author of Romantic as Hell: Tales of Woe, Tips of Woo
 
“A man can learn how to be a good dad. Unfortunately, a man can’t be taught how to be funny. Thankfully, New Dad, Same Bad Jokes is the perfect training manual for unfunny fathers. Slade Wentworth has assembled a collection of one-liners, knee-slappers, put-ons, and puns guaranteed to delight every new dad. His jokes will even bring a chuckle on those exhausting days spent listening to his wife explain the difficulties of caring for a newborn alone (because dad is too busy hiding in the bathroom). Not only is New Dad, Same Bad Jokes chock-full of father-approved zingers and eye-rollers, but the helpful dad hacks and writing prompts sprinkled throughout will keep dad entertained long after the novelty of having a baby wears off.”
—Chris Illuminati, author of The New Dad Dictionary: Everything He Really Needs to Know—from A to Z
 
“Slade is not only a brilliant writer but also a shining example of what it takes to find a healthy balance in life’s greatest adventure: parenthood. Parenting is a serious undertaking, but if you mix it up with a little bit of humor and lighthearted advice as Slade has done in New Dad, Same Bad Jokes, you’ll come up winning. Everything Slade writes puts a smile on my face. I’m sure it will do the same for you.”
—Michele D. Pollak, speech-language pathologist and author of Octo-Mommy
 Slade Wentworth is a dad, author, and cook who cracks jokes like he cracks eggs, often making a mess of both. As a father of two, Slade found a passion for writing parenting humor and dad jokes as soon as his firstborn first pooped in the tub. He’s built a social media community of involved parents and a following of foodie enthusiasts on Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok @thedadbriefs.

A native Floridian, Slade has lived in New York and Seattle and currently resides in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. He’s enjoyed a 25-year career in publishing, advertising, healthcare, and technology. He’s currently the content marketing director for Floyd Lee Locums, a premier healthcare staffing firm, and the founder/content creator of The Dad Briefs, a social media marketing company.