Being a new father, I was already excited to start telling my "dad jokes". Now I learn that dad jokes can help kids cope with embarrassment or awkwardness? You'll never be able to get me to stop telling them now!
By continually telling their children jokes that are so bad that they’re embarrassing, fathers may push their children’s limits for how much embarrassment they can handle
https://www.foxnews.com/health/dad-jokes-help-kids-develop-healthy-adults-study