WATCH: Aussie Dads Reading 'I Think I'm a Poof'

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The book, which may or may not be intended for children, is read by the fathers of gay sons.

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Australian author Samuel Leighton-Dore recently wrote an amusing book about a young boy coming out to his dad. I Think I'm a Poof seems a little satirical for children -- like a kid's book for adults, akin to Go the F*@k to Sleep -- but it's quite a delight for gays and the people who love them.

Leighton-Dore's father, along with the dads of other gay friends of the writer, read the book aloud before sharing their sons' coming out stories. It's very heartwarming, especially with those accents: