# Maybe I am subconsciously thinking about becoming a father

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**Created:** [October 28, 2011, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maybe-i-am-subconsciously-thinking-about-becoming-a-father/601103 "2011-10-28T17:59:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![YogSothoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/8edcca/32.png) [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2011, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maybe-i-am-subconsciously-thinking-about-becoming-a-father/601103/1 "2011-10-28T17:59:33Z")

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Or it was just a weird dream. I dreamt that I hired my friend Will to play Ben Franklin as if he were transported to the present, and I had the best time pretending to teach him all our modern society has to offer. Maybe it was a dream about teaching, or maybe I want to be a father so I can teach a kid who’s completely dependent on me. I dunno, I feel odd

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**Author:** ![Sattua](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sattua/32/11906_2.png) [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2011, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maybe-i-am-subconsciously-thinking-about-becoming-a-father/601103/2 "2011-10-28T18:41:10Z")

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I’ve had a similar monologue going on in my head constantly since I was about twelve, except I’m speaking to Laura Ingalls Wilder instead of Ben Franklin.

Parenthood is nothing like that.