About r/daddit
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The community at a glance
r/daddit is a Subreddit for Parents with roughly 2.0M members. It has been around since 2010. It uses a forum format for communication. On the Hive Index it ranks #7 in the Parenting communities list.
Roughly 113K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Looking For A, Dad, and Looking For. Common discussion themes are Advice Requests and Pain & Anger. Product recommendations often mention book recs and carrier recs.
Community Topics
Community Features
This community has a forum
Subreddit Analysis
via GummySearchMember growth over time
All time (yearly)
- 2013: 10K members
- 2014: 9K members
- 2015: 9K members
- 2016: 16K members
- 2017: 18K members
- 2021: 210K members
- 2023: 662K members
- 2024: 738K members
- 2025: 189K members
- 2026: 89K members
Past year (monthly)
- Sep: 3K members
- Oct: 2K members
- Nov: 9K members
- Dec: 9K members
- Jan: 9K members
- Feb: 9K members
- Mar: 13K members
- Apr: 12K members
- May: 12K members
- Jun: 14K members
- Jul: 19K members
- Aug: 359 members
Themes
- Advice Requests18 posts in the past month
- Am I being unreasonable about not wanting my MIL to be our primary childcare? Looking for objective input from other parents.
- New Dad here. How long did it take for it to sink in for other dads?
- Need Advice
#118Advice RequestsAm I being unreasonable about not wanting my MIL to be our primary childcare? Looking for objective input from other parents. · New Dad here. How long did it take for it to sink in for other dads? · Need Advice - Pain & Anger13 posts in the past month
- Overreacted at an expecting Dad. Not my best moment.
- First time my wife has ever considered the divorce
- I just lost it on my daughter. Feeling pretty horrible
#213Pain & AngerOverreacted at an expecting Dad. Not my best moment. · First time my wife has ever considered the divorce · I just lost it on my daughter. Feeling pretty horrible - Ideas1 post in the past month
- New Costco (Kirkland brand) vs Huggies diaper absorption test.
#31IdeasNew Costco (Kirkland brand) vs Huggies diaper absorption test. - Solution Requests1 post in the past month
- Looking for a good exercise routine
#41Solution RequestsLooking for a good exercise routine
Topics
- Looking For A47 posts in the past month#147Looking For A
- Dad22 posts in the past month
- Dads with multiple boys — how often do they fight?
- Turning 30 dad with no hobbies
- Question for the Dads
#222DadDads with multiple boys — how often do they fight? · Turning 30 dad with no hobbies · Question for the Dads - Looking For20 posts in the past month#320Looking For
- Looking20 posts in the past month#420Looking
- Kids12 posts in the past month
- My wife 18 months ago when I suggested that 3 kids might feel overstimulating
#512KidsMy wife 18 months ago when I suggested that 3 kids might feel overstimulating
Flair
- Advice Request49 posts in the past month
- Update: 2.5yo’s extreme preference for Mom is breaking my heart. Dealing with rejection, sadness, and creeping resentment.
- My wife is awful after having our son
- My wife had a miscarriage today
#149Advice RequestUpdate: 2.5yo’s extreme preference for Mom is breaking my heart. Dealing with rejection, sadness, and creeping resentment. · My wife is awful after having our son · My wife had a miscarriage today - Story30 posts in the past month
- Have no family to tell
- My wife said I "arrived"
- Overreacted at an expecting Dad. Not my best moment.
#230StoryHave no family to tell · My wife said I "arrived" · Overreacted at an expecting Dad. Not my best moment. - Humor29 posts in the past month
- I might need this someday. Ya just never know.
- In honor of yesterdays post with Allen Keys. We all have this box as well.
- My wife 18 months ago when I suggested that 3 kids might feel overstimulating
#329HumorI might need this someday. Ya just never know. · In honor of yesterdays post with Allen Keys. We all have this box as well. · My wife 18 months ago when I suggested that 3 kids might feel overstimulating - Discussion25 posts in the past month
- Dads, please stop assuming that every dad in here has identical life circumstances to you and they are simply "doing it wrong"
- Monthly reminder to not let your kids play Roblox unattended...
- Do the Weekends Ever get Less Exhausting?
#425DiscussionDads, please stop assuming that every dad in here has identical life circumstances to you and they are simply "doing it wrong" · Monthly reminder to not let your kids play Roblox unattended... · Do the Weekends Ever get Less Exhausting? - Support20 posts in the past month
- It’s been a month since my son passed
- As a father of 3 wonderful children, I'm disgusted by my own parents.
- Does the husband hate get you down?
#520SupportIt’s been a month since my son passed · As a father of 3 wonderful children, I'm disgusted by my own parents. · Does the husband hate get you down?
Product recommendations
- book recs6 posts in the past month
- Dads who are working on a healthy relationship with their spouse and kids, what books do you recommend?
- Dads who are working on a healthy relationship with their spouse and kids, what books do you recommend?
- Any good book recs to read to a 2 y/o?
#16book recsDads who are working on a healthy relationship with their spouse and kids, what books do you recommend? · Dads who are working on a healthy relationship with their spouse and kids, what books do you recommend? · Any good book recs to read to a 2 y/o? - carrier recs2 posts in the past month
- Baby Carrier Recs
- Carrier recs for 2XL Dad
#22carrier recsBaby Carrier Recs · Carrier recs for 2XL Dad
Community Reviews
Frequently asked questions
- Who is r/daddit for?
- Best for Parents enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion.
- Is r/daddit free to join?
- This listing is not marked as paid-only. Access rules and any fees are decided by the community.
- How many members does r/daddit have?
- Roughly 2.0M members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
- What platform is r/daddit on?
- r/daddit runs on Reddit. Reddit communities (or "subreddits") are forum-based groups on the popular social news aggregation, web content rating, and discussion website Reddit. Reddit is commonly known as "the front page of the internet". Users submit content to the site such as links, text posts, and images, which are then voted up or down and discussed by other members. From investing Reddit communities, to professional ones, to ones just for laughs, you're likely to find a community for you on Reddit.
- What topics does r/daddit cover?
- On the Hive Index, r/daddit is organized under Parents.
- How do I join r/daddit?
- You can join r/daddit by clicking this link, or pressing the "Go to community" button above.
- What are the Parenting communities like?
- Communities for parents at all stages, from pregnancy through raising teenagers. Reddit has active subreddits for specific parenting styles and age groups, with Facebook groups drawing hundreds of thousands of members for pregnancy advice, newborn questions, and general parenting discussion.
Monthly Stats
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- Views /mo (-42%)
- 12
- Visitors /mo (-40%)
- 2
- Referrals /mo (-67%)
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