So, Dadman Walking, also known as Shane, introduces himself as an introvert, husband and father of 3 and urges folks to not take him seriously on social media. Though you can’t argue against his posts being spot-on.
Across all the platforms he’s on—Facebook, X (Twitter), Instagram, and TikTok—he shares very relatable and downright hilarious experiences from his life as a dad.
According to X, he’s been around since 2014 and has since amassed quite a following. Across all of the social media platforms, he has a bit over 100,000 followers, and Instagram says there’s 1,225 posts already posted, so there’s quite a bit of laughter to be found there.
Bored Panda reached out to Shane to talk more about his dadly endeavor online.
Shane elaborated that the page was actually his wife’s idea as she saw him already sharing his comical insights—so, why not do it more purposefully?
“I was already writing funny FB posts on my personal page and she said I really should do it at a larger scale and go on Twitter. I had never been on Twitter before and honestly, it took a while to understand how to even use it,” Shane laughed about it all.
The Mrs. was also responsible for the witty name. When she first suggested it, Shane thought it was a good play on words for Deadman Walking and so it stuck.
For those unaware, deadman walking is a colloquialism for a condemned prisoner walking to a death chamber to be executed.
“I really think [humor about fatherhood] helps other parents, especially for Dads to know that they aren’t alone or their kid isn’t the weirdest or is even totally normal. I hit a lot of funny moments and I’ve also hit on some tough serious situations. It’s good to know you’re not alone out there and you have another parent that is going through it. Maybe, just maybe, there’s some good advice tucked in these tweets for other Dads and Moms.”
As you might have already understood, parenting isn’t the easiest of jobs to do. Shane elaborated that one of the biggest challenges as a dad is to stay in the moment. It’s too easy to get caught up in the day-to-day, and kids can be annoying sometimes—which doesn’t help. But he tries his darndest, as one day it might just go quiet around the house when the nest becomes empty and Shane doesn’t want to think back wishing he would’ve paid more attention when it mattered the most.
