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I was at the viral ‘Pints and Ponytails’ night. Here's what I learned about today's fathers

A group of dads came together for a tutorial on doing their daughter’s hair. The reaction says a lot about how modern fatherhood is perceived

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Sam Parker
Mar 13, 2026
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Friday nights get a little different after you become a dad

All week friends have been sending me a viral video with the message: “Spotted you in this!”. Thankfully it wasn’t me falling off a stage at a Machine Gun Kelly concert but a very wholesome clip of some dads learning how to do girls’ hair, in which I appear for a few seconds.

The event, which has…

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