On the Coast – Families Issue 97 I December/January 2019 | Page 44

Central Coast DILF Club Central Coast DILF Club The Coast’s Original Dad’s Hangout There’s a great chance you’ve experienced a fresh smell and a new sound in the parks around the Central Coast – its fresh barista coffee and terrible Dad jokes. It’s usually by this stage, you realise that somewhere between ten and thirty Dads and their kids have taken over your favourite park. It’s these dads that are here to crush the negative stigma and challenge the stereotypes associated with being a proactive father. Meet the Central Coast DILF Club – the Coast’s original Dads hangout. What does DILF stand for? ‘Dad’s I’d Like to Friend’. Despite Google, Urban Dictionary and Wikipedia outlining a different use for the letter F, the acronym comes from the group of ‘Friends’ that was established when they kicked off the group in September 2018; a bunch of Coastie Dads that has grown to approximately 2,000 members in early November. The group now runs 30 hangouts across Australia in 6 different states – not bad for a few coffee-drinking Dads in Terrigal. Put simply, the Dads of DILF Club support one another and share the Dadlife experience. They occupy a closed, Dads- only, facebook group where they connect and share stories of dodgy nappy changes, toddler tantrums and sleep deprivation. It’s here you’ll find Dads sharing the ups and 44 KI DZ O N T H E C OA S T downs of parenthood – the funny and the stressful. They run several Dads hangouts where like-minded self-proclaimed DILFs can enjoy a hot frothie (coffee) and a chinwag while the kids have a play. Currently the DILF Club run 6 hangouts in 4 different locations across the Central Coast; Terrigal, Umina, Ourimbah and Wyong. The #originalfrothers also get together on a monthly basis for a night out; kid-free and wife-free to let their thinning hair down over a few ‘refreshments’ and a feed. Professional athletes and public figures who are also Dads often join the DILF hospitality on these evenings to provide inspiration for successfully juggling the two titles! At a recent night out, Central Coast Mariners Captain and striker, Matt Simon, highlighted the real struggles associated with life on the road as a professional soccer player and being a supportive Dad to two. It’s events like this