Proud Dad Moment (IRL) (Patreon)

I don’t normally share images of my children but this one was super special for me. This week, it was World Book Day in UK Schools where all children dress up as their favourite character from their favourite book. Saying that, sometimes they choose whatever the parent can make for them.

Over the duration of the last year, I’ve been reading (190 something chapters so far) Yu-Gi-Oh! The Manga to my youngest who’s 5, about to turn 6 every other night at bedtime.

When asking her what she wanted to go as this year, she wanted to go as her favourite Duelist, Mai Valentine from Yu-Gi-Oh! I was absolutely flabbergasted by her response but equally, never been so proud. Not only that, she made her very own duel disk with help from Nan of course to go with her costume! Look at that paper mache greatness!

Just in case she couldn’t make a duel disk I purchased a Duel Disk watch from the States and shipped it here, apparently it was an exclusive a few years back from one of those big comic conventions. Pricey but worth it because now I’ve got it, mwahaha!

To go with the look, I had some anime cards specially made from a creator on Etsy. Mai Valentines trusted Harpie’s and co.

The image above is the final look and if you know who the character is, then I must say… she did a bang-up job my little Blue-Eyes.

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Anyways, pretty random for the channel but this really was a moment of go create, be great and it came from my 5-year-old. It is also a very proud moment for me as a dweeb/geeky dad.

I also took a photo where I didn’t look so shit, you know… Just got back from an early morning dog walk, hat hair and in my painting pants. I also love the fact as a nearly 40-year-old man, how much fun I have wearing a trading card game/kids cartoon watch! It’s a piece of shitty plastic from China but It makes me feel like I’ve got a Rolex attached to my arm.

Being a big kid is fucking great and to all those within the community that are the same. You Rock! You often won’t hear this or never in fact but I got you.

Kai

P.S. One day I might get my hands on one of those Kaiba Proplica Duel Disk Replicas I’ve seen from Japan, a Man boy can dream!

P.P.S. If I did, that shit would be in every video!