Music

5 photos of dads enduring One Direction for their kids

by Tyler Munro

August 12, 2013

One Direction concerts are a luxury young kids can't begin to comprehend. The ticket prices range from expensive to exorbitant, merchandise doesn't fare much better for the wallet and then there's the noise. Here we should clarify that we're not talking about their music—it is what it is. But the shrieking? It's a unique sound that can only be pulled off by large groups consisting mostly of young girls, and One Direction concerts take that tendency and amplify it by tens of thousands.

One Direction concerts are a luxury young kids can’t begin to comprehend. The ticket prices range from expensive to exorbitant, merchandise doesn’t fare much better for the wallet and then there’s the noise. Here we should clarify that we’re not talking about their music—it is what it is. But the shrieking? It’s a unique sound that can only be pulled off by large groups consisting mostly of young girls, and One Direction concerts take that tendency and amplify it by tens of thousands.

Curated on Reddit, these are just a few dads representing the many who endure something they so clearly are not into so that their kids can be safe and enjoy themselves. For the dads who don earplugs and e-readers and ironically wear “Harry’s future father in law” shirts, all so their kids can see their favourite quintent live. Give yourselves a pat on the back. You’ve earned it.