{"id":797396,"date":"2026-07-13T11:06:13","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T11:06:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/797396\/"},"modified":"2026-07-13T11:06:13","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T11:06:13","slug":"reddit-users-father-has-gone-viral-for-his-detailed-chart-of-birthdays-preferences-and-pet-peeves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/797396\/","title":{"rendered":"Reddit user&#8217;s father has gone viral for his detailed chart of birthdays, preferences and pet peeves"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A dad has gone viral after his daughter shared a detailed spreadsheet he keeps on his fridge, tracking personal details of his friends and family.<\/p>\n<p>Posting to Reddit, the user wrote: \u201cMy dad keeps a spreadsheet of friends\u2019 and family members\u2019 birthdays, likes, and dislikes on his fridge.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The sheet was separated into columns of the months, the names of his friends and family, then three likes and three dislikes for each person; ranging from the wholesome to the oddly specific.<\/p>\n<p>Some entries were strikingly specific and detailed, with one person such as \u201cCarol B\u201d having \u201cyellow cake chocolate frosting\u201d and \u201clightning bugs\u201d listed among their likes.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile \u201cSally\u201d enjoyed \u201cpoodles\u201d and \u201cwarm sweaters\u201d but disliked \u201clicorice\u201d and \u201cwaiting in line.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Others revealed more personal touches, including the father, \u201cMitch\u201d listing himself and naming his wife \u201cKathy\u201d as one of his likes.<\/p>\n<p>The sheet also reflects strong opinions, with a shared consensus among those on the list of a shared dislike of Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Photos of the worn, taped-up chart, complete with quirky fridge magnets &#8211; quickly drew attention online, with many users charmed by the effort.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to hang out with your dad\u2019s friends. I think we\u2019d get along,\u201d one user wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m thinking you should get him a laminator for his birthday,\u201d one user joked.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJan hates jalape\u00f1o poppers and racism,\u201d a second wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cISIS and oysters are solid choices,\u201d a third wrote of one person&#8217;s dislikes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTell your dad I was born in November. I like spreadsheets and glitter. I dislike artificial watermelon flavour,\u201d another chimed in.<\/p>\n<p>Some praised the gesture as thoughtful.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is the cutest thing I\u2019ve ever seen,&#8221; one person wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat about it is odd? This just helps the old guy remember things about people he cares about in his life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Many agreed the spreadsheet was ultimately a sign of care &#8211; a meticulous effort to remember what matters most to the people in his life.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A dad has gone viral after his daughter shared a detailed spreadsheet he keeps on his fridge, tracking&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":797397,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[64,63,447,134,174687,1625,2579],"class_list":["post-797396","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-celebrities","tag-entertainment","tag-excel","tag-lifestyle","tag-reddit"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/797396","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=797396"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/797396\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/797397"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=797396"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=797396"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=797396"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}