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Since it's father's day.. - 6/15/2008 5:58:29 AM
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OneOfHisJewels
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What are some things you do or did appreciate about your dad?
If you are a married (or widowed) woman with children, what do (or did) you admire about your husband as a dad to your kids?
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RE: Since it's father's day.. - 6/15/2008 6:05:45 AM
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OneOfHisJewels
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1. He raised us up, along with my mother, in a Godly home.
2. When we were kids, he had a day for each of us in which he took us to work.
3. When he was still active duty Navy when we were little, and he was on deployment, he would send my sisters and me dolls from other countries.
4. He helps his kids out financially, including the fact that I am welcome in the home, although well above the age he has to have me here.
5. He was faithful in reading the word to us growing up.
6. He made sure we were aware of our family heritage/history.
7. We traveled to lots of neat places growing up.
And I can't answer the 2nd question because I'm single. hehe
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RE: Since it's father's day.. - 6/15/2008 8:50:09 AM
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My dad passed away three years ago and I will always be grateful for what he taught me.
He taught by example how to have a relationship with the Lord. He taught me how to work hard and how to laugh every day. He taught me the difference betweeen venting and complaining. He also taught me how to love and care for a spouse.
He was a really good dad.
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RE: Since it's father's day.. - 6/15/2008 4:58:28 PM
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My daddy is amazing.  I love him so much!
He's taught me so much about life over the years. He's a firm believer in letting kids make their own mistakes (with reason) and with that in mind he guided me safely through SO many potentially harmful choices, all the while helping me realize that it was all up to me. He was a jerk to my first few boyfriends, which angered me to no end (of course, looking back he was totally right to hate them LOL).
He taught me so much. To cook and clean (he always told me--jokingly--that I'd make some man a very nice little housewife someday, haha, little did he know!), the ins and outs of every imaginable political system (a pet hobby of his), not to mention the years of martial arts and yoga practice we did together (he's a 5th degree black belt, and a certified yoga instructor). He is spiritual (not religious), but he taught me about many different world religions in hopes that I would someday either choose the religion that most appealed to me or choose to be an educated non-believer. He taught me that public schooling was mostly useless hoops to jump through, and he told me stories of his own teenage rebellion, but he explained that he had missed the fact that they were important hoops to jump through, and his life had suffered as a result of his poor choices.
He is always totally honest with me--I know now that I am "the best mistake [he] ever made", that when I was a baby he dropped me off the change table onto my head at least twice (no lasting damage, LOL), and when I did something wrong he always explained exactly what the problem was and how to make it better next time.
My dad is an amazing person, and the best father anyone could ask for (second only to our Father in heaven, lol). I hope that someday I will be half the parent he is!
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RE: Since it's father's day.. - 6/16/2008 7:09:26 AM
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My dad: I am so blessed to have such a wonderful dad. He has always been very tender and compassionate with us children, and I do not remember him ever raising his voice at us. He did spank, but only rarely, and we could tell he was hurting inside when that happened. One of the things I remember most about my childhood is my dad reading and singing to us in the evenings. He must have read thousands and thousands of hours worth of books, and they were things like Pilgrims Progress and The Hobbit.  He can take on different voices and accents for different characters and we *loved* listening to him read. I believe this is why all of his children are now voracious readers. He also sang us to sleep many, many nights, and again, not your common lullaby but things from Swan & Flanders and musicals and lots of beautiful tunes from Ireland and Scotland.
My dad is very steady and reliable. In all the tumult of growing up, I really appreciated that. He put up with a lot from us when we were teenagers and never became bitter or frustrated or gave up on us. He's also the one who gave me Proper Care and Feeding of Husband's when he recognized that my marriage was in trouble, and in hindsight, I really appreciate that he didn't just blindly take my side in things, but saw the pain my husband was in as well.
My husband: My husband is a great father. Not the least of all his virtues is that he works his butt off on a daily basis at a job he doesn't love without complaining, because he loves his children and wants what he believes is best for them (having mom at home). He is also building a business that he hopes will allow our sons to work with him as they grow older, and I really admire that dream of his. It will be great for our boys. He doesn't do alot of the physical aspects of childcare, but he is deeply concerned for our children and their future, and gives his best for them. He didn't grow up in a culture where physical and verbal affection are frequently given out, and I admire all the more his efforts to be affectionate with our children. As the years go by, he softens up more and more. It's also interesting to me that when our kids are babies they are *so* comfortable with him, either sleeping or sitting on his lap. He's not really a baby-guy at all, yet his own babies recognize something in him that calms them and helps them sleep deeply.
I could write a book about my dad and my dh, but I'll spare ya!
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RE: Since it's father's day.. - 6/16/2008 7:52:50 AM
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My dad: we had a poor relationship growing up. Very poor. But that's in the past and no longer matters. Now that I'm an adult, he's a wonderful father to me, helping me when I need it, and treats me with respect and kindness. He's an amazing grandfather (very much the father he wasn't with my brother and I) and loves my children dearly. He respects the choices my husband and I have made in our lives and supports us unconditionally.
My husband: Amazing father. Before we were saved, he was uninvolved and rather uninterested. Since finding Christ, he has dived headfirst into become the leader of our family we need. He's Godly, kind, generous, strong, firm and wise. He guides our children in the ways of the Lord. He's never too tired or too busy for them. He strives daily to be the kind of parent God wants him to be.
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