A condition wherein a parent wants to be seen as “
cool” by their child/
ren and/or their child/ren’s friends, especially if their child/ren is/are teenaged, and they try way too hard and just come off as desperate. Additionally, any pathetic adult who wants to impress kids/teens, or any older person wanting to impress younger people and be thought of as “
cool” has dadabetes. The current trend of Gen Xers trying to gain “cred” by listing all the (supposedly) hardcore things they went through is a
perfect example of dadabetes in action