18 Ways Lebanese Dads Show Love

Lebanese dads don’t ACTUALLY have to say they love you, they’d rather show it. Here are a few strange ways Lebanese dads show love.

1. Buying you tons of something you said you wanted the day before

“3abele karaz” *comes home with 15kg karaz the next day*

2. Letting you drive before you even get your license

Is it to show love or train his new personal chauffeur? We’ll never know.

3. Comparing himself to your friends’ dads

The embodiment of “ana bayye 2a2wa men bayyak”

4. Making you cry at the kitchen table when teaching you math

“WLEK WHAT’S 2×10?”

“MA BA3REF”

5. Having inside jokes about your mom together

Mom hates us for this.

6. Acting cool in front of your friends

7. Saying “s2al emmak” when you need something

He wants to say yes but knows your mom will kill you both.

8. Making dad jokes

“Baddak tesma3 nekte sari3a?”

“Sure”

“Kholset”

9. Getting you some breakfast before you wake up

“fi knefe bil matbakh”

10. Making fun of your mom in front of you when she’s not around

Momma didn’t raise a snitch.

11. Getting competitive when talking about your cousins

“Nehna ahsan mennon”

12. Letting you stay up to watch movies with him

We love breaking the rules together.

13. Not letting you go out with your friends for the most bizarre reasons

“La2 dakheelak jeye 3asfe”

14. Replying with a thumbs up emoji to ALL your texts

Or “K”.

15. Acting like he forgot your birthday

But he actually had a surprise prepared. He forgets it any other day of the year though.

16. Acting 20 years younger than he actually is

Okay dad.

17. Constantly reminding you that he’s the best dad ever

18. Making fun of you over anything

Does your dad really love you if he doesn’t bully the hell out of you?