A ‘MANTASTIC’ SPACE ADVENTURE
Dad might be the man of the house, but when it comes to the one who has the last say on how the house would look like, inside and out, mom is the big boss. As such, dad is left tugging at the skirt of mom, begging her to give him a space in the house that he can call his own dominion – the man cave.
If you are living in a cave and is clueless as to what a man cave is, it is that space in the family’s home where the man of the house and his pals can do man stuff. Man caves might be an allotment in the basement, attic or garage with furniture like cabinets, a mini ref, couch, small table and TV. The place is perfect should dad’s brahs come over; they can do their thing such as play video games or cards, watch sports shows on TV, chug some beer and pig out. They can be slobs in the man cave, free of worries that they might upset the lady of the house.
Dad’s man cave is the roomin the house where momhas no domestic power over; well not entirely. Since it is dad’s own little kingdom, the decorations inside his man cave are all manly choices making his room a “testosteroom”: posters of rock bands or ball players; novelty items like a ginormous beer bottle, a statue of a Barrel Man that reveals a “big” surprise for the ladies; dad’s collection like toys or comic books which are usually offlimits to his kids; and other useless items he has acquired that he can’t seem to throw away.
You’ll know it’s a man cave as it usually fits the following descriptions: the fridge contains nothing but beer, leftover food, and more beer; the cabinet is full of canned food and/or junk food; and the room has a distinctive aroma of cigarettes, beer, sweat or a combination of these three smells. Mom will not dare go inside dad’s man cave without being armed with an industrialsized can of disinfectant spray.
Dads on a budget will just prefer a small man cave with simple accoutrements, but for those who can splurge, their man cave will bring Batman’s batcave to shame. A luxurious man cave could boast of a basketball court or a bowling alley or just for the heck of it, both; a state-of-the-art gaming console with a TV of billboard-like proportions plus a badass sound system; a bar with a bartender on standby; and ful- ly-automated lighting, air-conditioning, entertainment and security systems – these things are so huge they should not be called man caves but rather, “mansions”.
The type could be simple or complex, either way, a man cave provides rest and relaxation for dad. According to some studies, a man cave can be beneficial to a marriage as it provides a refuge for the husband from stressful surroundings.
If the family is planning to build a man cave for dad, there are a number of websites that showcase creative designs for man caves. You can get some tips there to make dad’s man cave a “mantastic” space adventure. After all, dad has always got our back; it’s time that we gave something back to him in the form of a relaxing “dadcation” inside his very own space of peace and quiet – the man cave.