Top 25 Dad Jokes of the Year: 'I just burnt 2500 calories in 20 minutes I forgot to take the brownies out of the oven.'

It seems that one of the most challenging aspects of being a father is getting a genuine laugh out of your kids. It's as if children are conditioned to be embarrassed by the very utterance of words in public from their fathers. Even when dads crack the occasionally great joke (which, in and of itself, is admittedly a rare occurrence), most kids stifle laughter. At best, they have trouble suppressing the slightest guffaw. 

For a dad, that slightest guffaw means the world. In fact, it says so much with so little. It's as if your kid is saying, "All right, you win, that one actually was funny, so I'll give you the tiniest acknowledgment for it." Again, that tiniest acknowledgment carries more weight than most kids could possibly comprehend. As the year comes to a close and as families come together for the holiday season (and, inevitably, more dad jokes), let's take a look at this compilation of the funniest dad jokes of the year, according to Reddit.

Keep scrolling below for the full list. When you're done, check out this list of chaotic Christmas trees.