Whoa, Dad!

When you have a fun cool dad that parties and does drugs with you at concerts and a mom who turns into a cruel Disney witch when she drinks, what you gonna do? GO TO AL-ANON! That’s what has helped today’s guest, Harper, who just recently has healed from the chaos of parents with substance abuse.

Even though Noah has good parents, he still wound up in jail because of following his Dad’s cardinal rule ”honesty is the best policy” and to never lie. The big lesson here is: 1) there’s no such thing as perfect parents. 2) don’t EVER tell the cops the truth when it comes to drugs. And 3) sometimes too much support can make your kid ill prepared for the reality of this cruel and manipulative world.

Melanie Mary’s mom went to jail the same time her dad was getting out. And now she is confronting her abandonment issues by taking her life into her own hands and putting herself first for once. Looking after parents when they haven’t looked after you your whole life is something many abandoned children struggle with and face resentment. I’m guilty of it. But in Melanie’s case, she has been taking care of her mom with stage four cancer, only to learn that her mom will never be the mom she wants her to bye.

Kelly was my ideal guest because she lets it all out with tears and yelling. YES! A true comedian and great daughter. Even though she has a great relationship with her parents she still got a little screwed up. Trying to maintain the peace, being mindful of her parents feelings and feeling guilty for her flaws, Kelly works hard at being a perfect daughter. But it will never be enough. As she explains, aka erupts, in this episode. Even when you come from a solid family it can take a lot to maintain that happiness and we end up parenting our parents. Follow Kelly https://www.instagram.com/thisiskellyryan/?hl=en

The women who took everything, his moms. You thought Rob’s dad was bad? Wait until you hear what his stepmom AND birth mom did once his dad was gone. Just when Rob was doing well in school and starting to land on his feat, both of the women in his life abandon, betray and steal from him. This is ep is a two parter because there are truly two key chapters in Rob’s life where his parental figures f***d him over. Through the help of Rob’s teachers and his own persistence, he overcame his family hurdles and turned out pretty damn good.

Erika’s mom left her at the age of 6 to go find herself. And despite everything, Erika has been able to forgive and reestablish a close relationship with her mom later in life. She shares how she discovered and got over her codependency, love bombs and unhealthy relationships. This Author, Executive Producer and Show Runner (AKA POWERHOUSE) has overcome her abandonment issues in a way I’ve never considered before. I highly recommend her book ”Doing It Scared” https://www.amazon.com/stores/erika-bryant/author/B08W2DLFYR?ref=ap_rdr&store_ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true

Comedian Julia Austin became a teenage detective when she caught her dad having a provocative phone call with someone other than her mom. That’s when she was determined to catch him in the act. Julia talks about the lengths she went to, to get encourage her parents to get a divorce and the impact her Dads affair had on her physical health. Now that her dad is with the ”other woman”, Julia and her siblings are a second thought compared to the pretty pretty princess that broke up her family. But that didn’t stop Julia from having such a healthy and grounded outlook on the situation. Julia should write a self help book about how to look past your parents flaws. This girl is smart as F***.

Comedic personality Sharon Fredrickson spent the majority of her life trying to make Daddy proud and get his approval. So much so that she followed a career path and achieved material success that made her miserable in hopes of getting his approval. Although her dad likes to knock her down (emotionally not physically, phew), Sharon is still one of the most authentic and hilarious I-don’t-give-a-f*** people I’ve known. Listen, she DID almost blow it and ruin her relationship but she bounced back. Sharon can teach ya thing or two about sticking up for yourself. Catch Sharon on @REACT @People Vs Food Listen to more eps of WHOA,DAD! anywhere you get your podcasts. Watch this on youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VxIT99mM8g Follow Sharon on: TikTok: @sfredrickson1 Instagram: @sfredrickson https://www.instagram.com/sfredrickson/?hl=en Follow me on: TikTok: Nikkibon Instagram: Nikkibon You actually wanna venmo us? WHOA, THANKS! Sharon’s Venmo: @sfredrickson My Venmo teehee: @nikki-bon If you like what you see and wanna donate and get extra content sign up for https://www.patreon.com/nikkibon

The great Bobby Lee’s here subbing in for Bobby the dad. You may know him from Mad TV, his stand-up specials, his podcasts or every show out right now. But I know him for his daddy issues. K that’s not what stands out about him. But he wouldn’t be where he is today if it wasn’t for the abusive relationship he had with his dad. Bobby’s outlook on life childhood trauma is pretty inspiring. Damn, there’s just something so comforting about saying the name ’Bobby’ on the pod again.

Ryan and I realize that we fall under the category of Daddy Issues comics. Comics who are scared to ask for things because we are so used to disappointment that what’s the point? This isn’t a woe is me story, just a behavioral observation. In this ep, Ryan goes deep about his dad not defending his sister when she was sexually assaulted, what it’s like having a daughter of his own and his deep dark fantasies about killing his dad. Don’t worry he’s not gonna do it. It’s just what happens when you want validation so badly...you would kill for it.

Comedian, Margaux Hamilton, has always had a dad that shows up to every game and swim meet. But when it comes to putting her first, its Margaux vs the girlfriend. And the girlfriend always wins. Margaux has gone through many stepmoms and every time she has struggled with not being a priority in her dads life. He’s there physically but not mentally. Just recently Margaux had to step up to the plate when her dad had a heart attack and was in a coma. While battling if to pull the plug she also had to take on her dads girlfriend who wasn’t making things any easier. Since then, Margaux has had to to step back from her relationship with her dad in order to stop dating guys like her dad.

We continue the conversation with Emily and her dad’s secret. Emily had to cut him off when she realized that her toxic relationships with men were a result of her relationship with her dad. Duh. That’s normally the way. It’s what brought her to this point in time, that is compelling. I dunno which part of this episode is more interesting, that she was in a Christian cult or here dads reaction to the final conversation.