Nougat

Hi. I'm a dad.

Hi. I'm a dad.

https://fedia.io/m/dadforaminute@lemmy.world/t/1894884

Hi. I'm a dad. - Dad for a Minute - Fedia

This place came up in conversation over the weekend. I'd made a similar thing back when kbin.social existed. It didn't take off at all then, and went down with the ship....

Mar 10, 2025 at 12:19pmWeb
Show threaddoortodeathMar 10, 2025
Hi dad!
Show threadNougatMar 10, 2025
Not yet, maybe at about 9PM.
Show threadDadiferMar 10, 2025
What happened to kbin? I started with them, but I couldn’t use the Voyager app.
Show threadNougatMar 10, 2025

The lone admin and developer of kbin there had some personal concerns. He meant well, but I think the whole thing was a bit more than he ever intended to take on, especially after the reddit API influx of users.

kbin got forked to mbin, which is still being developed. fedia.io runs on it, others too, but I couldn't say which. As far as "apps" go, I have no problem just using the mobile site for it. mbin/kbin have some limited support for microblogging ("Mastodon" - but don't get me started on terminology), where lemmy does not.

Show threadGutturalMar 10, 2025
What is it, though?
Show threadNougatMar 10, 2025
I do not understand that question.
Show threadonlym3Mar 10, 2025
I think the commenter means “what is this place?”. It was my first thought too. Like, what is it for? I am a dad, I have 2 kids - is it for me? Or is it for someone or something else?
Show threadNougatMar 10, 2025

Ahh, I see. My fault for thinking it was self-explanatory. From the sidebar:

Dads for a minute for children who need a dad figure

I believe the "start" of this concept was the "Mom for a minute" at reddit. A person (of any age) may feel like they need a parent to talk to, but for whatever reason, their own parents are not a suitable choice. If you're one of those people, and you feel like talking to "a Dad," this would be a good place to find at least one.