AboutWhat does the meme depict?

Vengeance Dad is an image macro series featuring a digitally composited family photograph. The template prominently depicts a balding father with a significant, grim-looking presence on the right side of the image, and presumably the mother with two children on the left side. The mother and children seem cheerful, contrasting sharply with the father's somber demeanor. Similar to the style of PTSD Clarinet Kid, Vengeance Dad memes typically contain dark, first-person style captions in which the father figure recounts a harrowing or disturbing event involving his family, often framed as his own fault or dark intent.

OriginWho did it first?

Vengeance Dad originated from a post on 4chan's /b/ board on July 1st, 2010. Users were encouraged to caption a particular family photograph that first appeared on the single topic blog Awkward Family Photos on June 18th, 2010. This image, likely meant as a typical family portrait, carries an eerie undertone due to the visual separation and distinct expression of the father from the rest of his family, suggesting a backstory of tragedy or misdeed. The captions commonly depict the father having harmed his family or revealing his psychotic tendencies, often expressing regret about what his family had to witness. ^[1]

Origin: 2010