This weekend is Father’s Day which means at some point before or during that day I find myself reflecting on my current scorecard as a dad. I don’t just keep score on Father’s Day, it’s sort of a monthly thing, but Father’s Day is my fiscal year end, my New Year’s celebration of sorts. It’s pretty easy to beat myself up during these year-end audits. Being a dad is a tricky business. A constant balancing act of quality time with my family and providing. After my first daughter was born I told myself that nothing would ever keep me from focusing 100% on my kids. I honestly thought that money or prestige would never be able to divert my attention from my kids.
There’s no such thing as the perfect dad!
The important part of these hiccups we experience as fathers is that we learn from them. We are always going to make mistakes and we shouldn’t be afraid to admit these mistakes with our kids. This last week I was throwing an adult tantrum in front of my oldest son over a house project. After a slight pause in my bantering, my oldest son put his hand on my shoulder and politely told me to calm down. I looked into his eyes, embarrassed and wavering between deeper frustration and apology. I was thankfully able to recognize this defining moment and I broke down. I quietly explained my frustration and apologized for how I acted. I admitted my mistake and my son lovingly offered up his help with the chore and we finished the rest of the night talking.
Currently, I’m sitting here sifting through folders of images from my “Father’s Day fiscal year” regaining my fatherly confidence as I witness the smiles from birthday parties, baptisms, camping trips, and other shining moments of fatherhood. These are the things that make me smile. These are the memories that help me recognize that I’m doing okay as a dad. These are the smiles that help me know that my children understand that I’m not perfect but that I’m doing my best.
What makes me smile about my dad is he is a man’s man in a sea of women, three daughters and three grand daughters and he loves it, even in my thirties my friends still think he’s halarious and he’s a fantastic poppa and dad.
I never knew my dad but my mother and I lived with her parents. My grandfather was like a dad to me. One of my fondest memories of my grandfather is watching Cubs baseball with him and feeding him cherries or grapes. No matter what he always had time for me.
My Dad gave us 4 kids horsey back rides to brush our teeth and then read a story to us while my mom finished up dishes. Bedtime was always fun!
My dad passed away at the age 40 in 2011 and looking back at old pictures is my favorite! What makes me smile is seeing the love in his eyes when he looks at us in those old pictures 💚❤️💙
I love how my dad is almost 70, cancer survivor and still so ambitious to remodel his house. The He always makes me smile and teaches me to push myself to do more than I think I can.
My smiles from my Daddy these days are from memories. He passed away 13 years ago this July. My Daddy was the kindest, most compassionate man that I have ever known. Today I smile remembering his laugh, his jokes, his love for all. The knowledge of the world he instilled in us has been a blessing. He taught us to work hard and love even harder. So as I get ready to go to sleep tonight, I smile knowing that my Daddy was, is, and always will be my hero and my first love!
My dad makes me snails because he is SO smart, when I have ANY question, he can answer it without blinking. He is a pretty shy guy but can be a little sassy with his smarty pants-ness, too… He’s one of a kind and my favorite man.
Because he knew he wasn’t a perfect Dad he became the best Papa ever! We miss him so much.
My dad can fix anything. I know all kids say that of their dad’s but mine really can. He has taught me so much that I’m confident in not calling a plumber first without inspecting it myself. He makes me smile whenever he says good job to me after fixing something. 🙂
He knew everyone and they all loved him.
My dad has a serious case of sarcasm! I never realized until recently where I got it from. I love that about him. 😊❤🖒
Oh boy where do I begin….my dad is a character in himself. From answering telemarketing phone calls by pretending he was a little girl, or they had reached him while he was showering and it was no big deal to answering every question with a question until they hung up😉 to by bed time stories being about a monster who ate children in the woods lol so glad I got his sense of humor. Now everything I call he answer it “Hello it’s Trump!” “Hello Hillary Clinton” “Can’t talk now your mom is in labor”(lol not even pregnant) at 68 he is non stop cracking me up daily.
My Dad is 74 years old and 29 years ago when I told him the day after Father’s Day that he was going to be a Grandpa for the first time he knew his life had to change. My entire life my dad had drug and alcohol issues I had always accepted him for who he was and loved him, but we where not close. Shortly after telling him about the soon be be baby he checked himself into rehab because he wanted to be in my son’s life. We had no way of knowing the I would have a special needs child who would require a lifetime of direct care. The day Dad checked himself in, I knew he was going to a great grandfather to my children and my siblings future kids.
Over the past 29 years my dad has been blessed with 7 grandkids and has been there for all of them. It never mattered why I called and said I need you he was there jumping on a plane to sit with me for weeks on end when my oldest was in the hospital or to return only days after flying home when I said the doctors are telling me my sons only hope at any quality of life is a radial brain surgery, he came right back to meet with doctors with me to help me make the hardest choices I have ever had to make.
All seven grandchildren love him and rely on him in ways that would not have been possible had he not walked into that rehab all those years ago. My dad is my hero, for both what he has given up and for what he has been through to help get me to where I am today.
What makes me smile about my dad is when he tries to make a joke but it is just so corny (he is in his 80’s) and the funny stories he can tell about things that happen to him on occasion.
Your blog makes me smile! As a dad, tickling my kids and seeing them smile. Hearing them tell me I’m their best friend and getting hugs all the time. Being a dad is the best.
My dad is always there for me. He has been my rock all throughout my life. Olus, where would I be without the corny dad jokes?
My dad cracks me up. He taught me how to be patient but doesn’t let me forget I am totally gullible. He worked so hard when I was growing up, making 50,000 to support a family of 4. Sounds like plenty but my parents believed in making our lives memorable. My dad put an addition on the house when I was 3 and it to this day remains unfinished because my dad wanted my mom, brother and I to experience travel, Disney, camping, hobbies, sports, and family. He put his interests on hold 100% of the time. Now I go to Disney as a 27 year old and am in sticker shock. My parents taught us to work hard for what we do but to enjoy the little stuff and treat ourselves and my dad led the family in this thought. When my mom had leukemia in HS he had to play both roles and even when the doctors gave him bad news, he kept us hopeful. He balanced work, bringing us to visit mom everyday, and school needs so well. He kept us calm and positive trough it all and never showed us how scared he was (she went into remission when I got into college). I just got married and he made my dream wedding come true. I know he doesn’t have the money or the time but he found ways to make sure I was happy and I couldn’t ask for a better person to be raised by (fart bombs and all). Happy Fathers Day!!
My dad is someone who I can go to with any problem I may have and he will talk me through it. Even when I decide to change my plans last minute he is there to help me and he has always been a shoulder to cry on and a good laugh when you need it. My dad makes me smile because he has the goofiest jokes that no one really understands except the two of us because we have the same weird sense of humor.
Our Alaskan fishing/camping trips!
I smile just thinking about my dad! He showed me and my siblings how to have fun and go on adventures growing up. He also taught us to work hard so you can have fun! Our favorite thing to tease him about is that he will wipe off my parents kitchen counter whenever it is used before he can leave the kitchen. 😄 Lastly he is the best grandpa to my two sweet boys! He accepted and loved my first born, who has Down Syndrome, without hesitation. My dad is my hero and I am so thankful to have him in my life!
My dad is and always has been very patient with my special needs daughter.
What makes me smile about my dad is everything we’ve overcome. He has TBI (or traumatic brain injury). We started as best friends before his TBI but then afterward became rivals as I was growing up while he was healing. He found a wonderful therapy regimen that he looked for just to become the father he knew he could be. My mother has since passed but he still takes multiple days a week to help me around the house with what he can while I’m still adjusting to becoming an adult. His persistence makes me smile. He may not be perfect and has a darn good excuse for not being perfect but he tries harder than anyone I’ve ever known. -Rachel
I love that my Dad was able to adopt me and step up to being the best role model ever!! ♡
My dad is a seriously great cook. I love the way he loves through food. My son is better for it.
I love my dads since of humor he’s like a child and I love that he’s always keeping up with the kids and on their level
My dad absolutely loves being a Grandpa to his 4 grandsons. My sister and I have bought various “best grandpa” paraphernalia over the years. He wears each piece with such pride it makes my heart mealt. No, he was not our biological father, but adopted and raised us as his own and my children are so blessed to have Grampy Charlie in their lives!
Me and my dad had a falling out when I was younger but we have recently put it behind us. He is an amazing dad who isn’t perfect but is perfect for me and that makes me smile (:
Saw dust and peanut butter. The smell of those two things will always remind me of the dad’s in my life. My own dad. And my husband and father of my children.
My dad is a carpenter. I spent many hours with him as he worked on projects. I LOVE going to lumber stores just for the memories the smell of the wood provides.
My husband has a LOVE for peanut butter that he has passed on to our kids. He even put it into song one day with the kids. 🎶 “I don’t like peanut butter….I love it!”
Remembering in my youth when my father would put me on his shoulders every evening during the summer so I could have a better view of the fireworks Disneyland would set off over our house. Pure bliss.
My dad makes me smile (and groan!) when he tells a dad joke and thinks he’s so funny he starts laughing at his own “cleverness” 🙂
My father passed last June but when I think about how he would do any and everything to help raise my 2 boy’s to be respectable men, just like him, I can’t help but smile. He was an amazing man and I am grateful my boy’s got the time with him that they did.
I love when my dad gets on a kick out of saying certain words that he likes, like salsa. He always says it in a specific way and points out how melodious it is.
He’s an odd duck, and I love him for it.
Despite my dad being polar opposites in almost every single way, we still look a lot alike – if I were a man and balding that is – and we both have this weird thing where we always extend our thumbs even in rest.
Different religious beliefs. Different politics. Different eras. Different parts of the country. Same cooky thumb genes. Thumbs up everyone! (Because that’s the only way they’ll go).
His smile makes me smile. He is probably the reason I smile so much. It is infectious!
My dad was one of the hardest working men I’ve known. He worked three jobs to support my mom and all six of his children and still found time to build us the most awesome lego cities at night. When we got older, he taught us all how to drive, and 5 out of the 6 of us learned to drive a standard. My dad’s nickname was Oscar the Grouch, but he had the biggest heart of anyone I’ve ever known!
My dad makes me smile by always having a smart mouth comment to every question I have ever asked him. He knows when to make me feel at ease when times are stressful.
What makes me smile the most is the love and connection my dad has with my son! They are best buds. It has brought us closer actually!
What makes me smile, hmmm, when I come over by surprise and he’s outside working on the car and he’s wearing his khaki shorts with his shirt tucked in, and his long socks. I love it!
I just recently got my dad back in my life. We make it a tradition now to go have breakfast every Sunday morning. I am very lucky to have him back in my life. Happy Father’s Day.
As a child, when I was in a grump fish mood, my dad would look at me and say, “don’t smile!”!!!! And without fail each time, my sour puss grimace would turn upside and down and I couldn’t help but grin. At the ripe old age of 30, my father still has the ability to turn my frowns upside down. He is now the grandfather to my two daughters and he does the same thing with them. There is nothing more endearing than seeing your father making your own daughters as smiley and happy as he makes you.
My favorite thing about my dad is that even though he wasn’t here as I was growing up he never lost contact with me. He always called, always sent birthday cards or gifts, and as I got older he flew me out for visits. Now that I’m a mother of two he shares all of that love with me and my two girls. My absolute favorite thing is watching him play with my girls. He couldn’t be around to play with me as a little girl so, seeing the bond they’ve formed and the love they share makes my heart smile. I feel very fortunate and blessed to have such a caring, & loving dad.
My dad is quiet but hilarious. He is a good listener and always worked hard to support our family, even if it meant working three jobs at one given time.
My dad is a hard worker who never seems to get a break in life to pursue what he really enjoys, which is writing. Instead he took whatever job put food in the table and kept us warm and clothed. But when he want too tired from work and when he was home playing with us, what made us laugh and still brings a smile to my face, is remembering how he would get down on his hands and knees and be the “horse” while my siblings and I would take turns riding him around the house. It usually ended in tackles and tickles and kisses and laughter all around. Just the memory of this pastime brings a smile to my face as well as my heart.
My dad recently passed and he was my best friend. He was the best at making me smile with all his corny dad jokes, which I inherited because we had the same sense of humor. I miss him loads but always remember him and smile whenever I tell a joke.
There is so much that makes me smile about my dad, but I think the top of the list would be the fact that now, when his kids are 31 and 34, he seems to be more in love with being our dad than ever before. He’s always loved being a dad, but for the first time in my life I’m noticing how he just wants to soak up every possible second that he can with us. It makes me feel so, so loved. I’m thankful each and every day that he’s my dad.
I live in Canada so I may not be able to enter the give away. But what makes me smile about my dad is all that I know I can always depend on him. Even though I’m 24 and live away from home, I know he loves to do things for me and to spend time with me. He always tries to understand and support my decisions, and I have always felt loved and supported. He is a talented, hardworking, creative, and humble man, and that’s what makes me smile about him.
When I find a shiny penny. Pennies from heaven.
my dad never stopped learning whether it was on the job, beginning piano, or directing a choir. 🙂
My dad always makes me smile. He was always teaching new things but making them fun at the same time. He didn’t like it when you said I can’t do it and would always inspire me to just try one more time. I was so proud of my dad. He was the best ever. We were always bringing home different friends and he would just say ” what’s your name”? Often our friends would get duties like we had. Clean out the horse stalls and mow the yard. Yes, girls got the same as the boys. He treated my mom like a queen and I think that’s what made me smile and laugh a lot. Always doing silly little things to surprise her. We all loved that. I often think about him and smile asking myself “What would Dad do?” The love between a parent and the children never leaves us.
My dad worked so hard as a cabinet and countertop maker for years to provide for my family of 9. Times were often hard but he ALWAYS kept us smiling with his constant teasing and jokes. Every night we would go in to his room to give him hugs and kisses before bed. Every few nights he would lick someones cheek just to keep us all laughing and simultaneously grossed out. He was a rock growing up, never showing he was worried about money even though we lived by feast or famine. He was never the most affectionate father, being raised by my no-nonsense grandma. Now, in my adult years, he has become the biggest softy and cries every time all his kids are together. It’s the best feeling knowing he loves us and even though he never had a surplus of material success, he wouldn’t trade that for his children and the happiness they bring him. That is what makes me smile about my dad.
If my dad tells a “dad joke” he is guaranted a smile… Followed by an eye roll and a “gosh dad”
He’d drop a thing to help me out and he is the best papa to our three kids!
I love how hardworking my dad is and how he always makes sure we have all the tools we need to be successful in life, whether that be encouragement to workout and stay healthy, or help with math (because as children of an engineer, there’s no way we are going to get a B in calculus or physics!). The fact that he came from Vietnam by himself, not even knowing how to speak English, and eventually got a masters in engineering to get a job with the government is amazing and inspires me to work hard and make him and my mom proud <3
It was his laugh, he had the most infectious laugh. It made you want to laugh right along with him and his eyes lit up when he did so. Daddy has since passed away, memories fade but the one thing I can hear clear as a bell in my head is that laugh.
What makes me smile about my dad is the devotion he has to his wife, his kids and his grandkids (and even his great grandkids!!) Family is always his top priority and it makes me smile when he spends his time and money to give us grand family reunions in some pretty awesome places–Maui, Colorado, Cabo, Snowbird, Lake Tahoe!! He’s a caring man and that makes me smile!! 😊😊😊
The extent that my dad goes to to make me smile is incredible. I love you, Dad.
My Dad Passed away in 1980, but each time I think of how much he loved all of us it just makes me smile, he so loved spending time with his grandkids.♥
Dads are funny people who see the world in a special way. given name is Teresa Lea and currently go by the nickname Tess; except for my dad. Throughout his life (and obviously mine too) he called me Terry Lisa. Once I was old enough to ask why he just said that seemed to him to fit me better. Until the day he died I even signed his Father’s Day card in the name he used.
He also though that Halloween was the main holiday every year and decorated the house outside accordingly. Just because.
My dad makes me laugh and smile, every day we talk, “he’s a funny man”! or whenever I’m feeling down he will come up to me and make a funny face or make a joke.
My dad had an amazing belly laugh that was so contagious it would make everyone in the room smile.
My dad has a lot of heart problems. They came out of no where 5 and a half years ago. He should’ve died. He had a blown valve, torn aorta, and an aneurysm. They had to reconstruct his heart in an experimental 22 hour surgery. They continue to find aneurysms hidden in his arteries, but can no longer do anything to help. He takes about 10 medications, some of which make him sick everyday. He often doesn’t have the energy to walk across the room.
My favorite part of my dad, who is my very best friend, is his determination. He promised me he would live to see my high school graduation and he did. Then he told me he would see me graduate college, and just one month ago, he did. He was a sheriff’s deputy for 10 years and just retired a few months ago. He kept fighting and kept going through the suffering for me, his daughter. He is amazing and I don’t know why I deserve a dad like him, but I am beyond thankful.
There are so many things about my dad that make me smile (I got a gem) but these days it’s his love for his grandchildren that really makes me smile. I love seeing my kids playing with my dad.
I didn’t grow up with a dad, never even knew who he was , still don’t. But I had a grandpa who loved me , and grandma, bought me clothes, took me out of school just to have lunch and go shopping. What made makes me smile about my grandpa was his way to make you feel special, took one grandkid at a time and would spend quality time with each of us, and he always had cinnamon hot disc candy in his shirt pocket. It was always the simple things like that that made me smile. He passed away when my kids were young so they never really got to know him, but I tell them about him and I always smile talking about him.
My dad makes me smile, because although he’s genetically not my “real” dad, he’s my real dad. He’ll always be there for me, always has been; whether it’s when my boyfriend broke up with me and I just wanted to go surfing so he tried it for the first time, as hard and cold as it was, or we found out my father in law had cancer and I just showed up at his house and he and my step mom just let me sit and cry in their dining room until the wee hours of the morning, even though he’d just worked a 14 hour day. He made up goofy songs about my insanely long name and used to stand at the bottom of the steps and sing it to get me to wake me up in the morning. It was super annoying as a teenagers, but now it’s one of my favorite memories. Those are just a few of the things that make me smile about my dad.
My dad makes me smile when he includes me in his work. It’s so cool to see the creative side of him.
I didn’t have a dad growing up I had my great grandmother. She was the best of both worlds you could say. She adopted me when I was a baby and then my sister. She was always there when we needed her. She never missed anything while we were growing up or even in adulthood. She was even there when I had all 5 of my children. My mama always made me smile. She taught me so much in life. My mama was both mama and daddy and was just one big hearted wonderful person.
What makes me smile about my Dad ~ when I would sit at the kitchen table hard at work on my homework, he would often stop and rub my shoulders. Also, after I moved him close to my house when he had Alzheimer’s – whenever I said goodbye I always told him I loved him and would and say my sisters loved him
too – he remembered us to the end.
My dad has been gone from this earth for just over two decades. He left this world too soon, but left it better for being here. It was a well-known fact among children in the family and local congregation that he kept M&M’s or Lifesavers in his pocket and shared freely. When I think of him, I remember his smile and his hand outstretched to lift up someone else. The thing that makes me smile about my dad is his memory. Obviously, I can’t hook him up with the goodies, but I would humbly accept them in his honor. Pleaseandthankyou.
My dad was always there he was actually my grandfather.. But I always thought of him as my dad as I didn’t have one.
My Dad is gone; but, the memories I have often makes me smile. He spoiled me rotten (youngest and only girl). He coached me in softball and attended all my events. He supported me in most things. I miss him terribly.
My dad has always worked hard for his family. He drives a semi long haul so I don’t see him often buy he had always put in the miles for his family . he is an amazing dad!
Where to begin! My dad grew up with almost nothing. Along with this, his parents were hardly involved in his childhood. The things that my dad went through have made him the amazing man that he is today. Every single thing that my dad does, is for his kids. He wants to provide a life for us that he didn’t get to have. And nothing will ever make me smile more than that.
The fact that although my dad is not in the picture, I have many other people that love and care for me the way a dad should.
What makes me smile.about my dad ….his abilw at any situation to make me.laugh or smile no matter the pain I may be enduring whether its physical, emotional or just a bad day…I may not like what he saying but in the end laughter and smiles are ways had
My dad makes me smile when he calls just to say hi and how are you doing.
My dad is my all time best friend. From when I was younger to now, being almost 19, he’s always been there for me. I have an auto immune disease that affected my memory at a young age, so I don’t have memories with him until about 11. Those memories happen to be my favorite. My dad was and is always willing to stand outside and stare at the stars, dance around the kitchen, take walks outside and listen to all of the drama that comes along with a teenage girl. He’s always been there for me, even when my mom hasn’t. In early June, my mom decided she was moving out and divorcing my dad. Through the entire process, he’s stayed strong for my brother and I. He isn’t afraid to shed a tear, but he’s so comforting when we do. My dad is my rock, and I couldn’t ask for any one better.
My dad was injured in the army in 1994. During drill, he was dropped from about 7′ in the air and broke his lower back. He didn’t go to the doctor for thirteen years, because he knew we didn’t have the money for surgery. After countless epiderals and tests that were supposed to clear his pain, it got worse. He went to the VA (Veterans Hospital) an hour away from our house to have surgery, where the fixed his back but paralyzed his left leg. One surgery turned into two more to save the sensation in his feet. He lost almost 40% of his mobility and has severe nerve damage in that leg along with little to no disability money from the Army coming in to help him, but I thank God every single day that he can still walk.
Despite the pain I know he’s in, he’s always been the best dance partner. My dad is the most supportive, caring, strong-willed, God-fearing man that I know, and there isn’t a day in the world that I don’t thank God for him.
Happy Father’s Day, dads. You truly don’t know how much of an influence you are in your children’s lives.
what makes me smile about my dad? How he was there for me through my hardest times. How even when we had a falling out when I was a teen, he still loved and supported me in his own way. That he never gave up on me and pushed me to get my college degree at age 29. what makes me smile is knowing I am lucky to have such an amazing, loving, and loyal father who means the world to me.
There are so many things that make me smile about my Dad. Ninety-five percent of the time he is so easy going – a happy-go-lucky kind of guy, but if you ask him to help you loosen a bolt or nut on your engine while you are trying to fix your car…. and the wrench slips and he scrapes his knuckles on the air cleaner cover…. WATCH OUT!!! LOL….. No one is perfect!
What makes me smile most about my dad is that every time I hug him he still picks me up. I’m almost 19 so I’m lucky he’s 6’4″ and can still do it!
Whenever we take pictures of/with my dad, without fail he’ is always laughing, and usually awkwardly laughing! It’s now an ongoing family joke, and the best part of taking family pictures. This is one of dozens of reasons my dad makes me smile!
My dad is taking care of my disabled mom. The tenderness he shows her every day touches my heart and makes me smile every day.
My dad’s heart is what makes me smile. He is kind to all.
Remembering him taking me and my sister fishing when we were young, and teaching us how to bait our own hooks.
Just thinking about my dad makes me smile. He was always there for me. He never judged me and always supported me. He could always make me laugh. I miss him everyday.
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That he always has my back…..and a car full of tools to save me from my own projects.
No matter what I do or don’t do, I always know my dad loves me 🙂 He raised to know his love is unconditional. Even when I lost his favorite lantern on a camping trip when I was 6, or when I crashed the expedition into a light post when I was 16, or when I still haven’t provided any grandkids at 26… I know he loves me 🙂
What makes me smile about my dad is that he is always there for me. A.L.W.A.Y.S. It didn’t matter if it was helping me refinish my wooden floor and staircase in my house or to babysit my kids. He was there. My dad now is getting on in years but if he can be there, he is. My dad is the true example of what a good Christian is. Not just within our church community, but within our whole town. After people find out who my dad is, they tell me what a good man my dad is. He has always been that way. He has quietly gone through his life being an example not just for his family but the community in which he lives in. I am very proud of my dad and very proud to be his daughter!
What makes me smile when I think of my daddy is just the thought of how much I really love him! You see I was 22 yrs old with a child of my own when I found out who my dad was! My mom had lied to me about my dad for all those years. All the while he lived in the same town right under my nose. When I got up the courage to go see him I was scared of rejection but that’s not what I got. I got love and acceptance like I had never had before. He is a kind and gentle old soul and a wonderful papaw to my girls! I love my daddy so very much and I’m thankful that I have him in my life!
I like the sound my dad makes when he’s flabbergasted. We call it The Carburetor.
I always get a smile when my daughter tells me: “Papa you’re my superhero ” 🙂
My father makes me smile daily with his perseverance and vitality. He just celebrated his 82nd birthday at the end of May and is still working out in the fields farming. He retired from BF Goodrich in 1994 when Michelin bought them out. 3 months later he was working at my brother-in-law’s dairy farm. He stayed there for over 10. He retired once again. (It lasted 6 months this time) now he’s working for a family friend who’s a farmer. He finally gave up his cdl license at the age of 80 because the clutch finally made his knee hurt. Lol. I hope to persevere and overcome the many obstacles he has in this life and be as full of zest and happiness when I finally am the age he is now.
What makes me smile about my dad? What doesnt? He’s the best man I know, he’s always there for me when I need him. But what makes me smile the most is the amazing poppop he is! Him and my daughter are as close as can be, he’s the perfect man to show her how men should treat you. And I will forever be greatfull for my dad!
I never had a strong relationship with my dad. I honestly never even met the man until I was 5, nor have had contact with him for over 10 years. So what I’m sharing is what makes me smile about the father of my children. He never leaves without telling the kids he loves them and gives them hugs. That simple affection is all a kid really needs from their Dad. They know without a doubt that their Dad loves them.
My sweet Daddy always would say this when one would ask him how he was “fine and dandy sweeter than candy”. My whole home town knew it. When he passed away in 2009 at the age of 89, people that only knew him by that saying came to the funeral to pay their respects and share how they met him. Still making me smile.
Three years ago we moved from across town to be just about a 10 minute drive from my Dad. Almost weekly I will get a morning phone call from him now that we are closer asking what we are doing and if we’d like whatever baked good he’s just made for his grandbabies. Bread, muffins, cheesecake, cookies… Just a thinly veiled reason to stop by for a nice long visit and spoil the littles. Makes me smile and saves me from baking for myself!
My father makes me smile with his impeccable timing. Just the right words at just the right time. He always knows what to say and what I need to hear.
The fact that my father seems to have a rough exterior but anytime I am in need, or sick or hurting, he makes sure to bring me food. He loves to cook so I know this is his way of showing his love, and I love it even moreso for that fact.
What I love about my Dad is his unconditional love. My husband demonstrates this very well too.
My dad does many things to make me smile. Hes such a good guy who is very thoughtful but when I see him on the ground playing with my kids it puts the biggest smile on my face. I forgot thats how we used to play. It just reminds me that im very lucky to have him as my dad! Happy fathers day all.
The thing that makes me smile most about my dad is how hard working he is. Having been unemployed for the past two years, he took an accelerated Masters of Accounting program from UNC and didn’t take any days off of searching for a job until he found one.
My Dad accepted me when i came out and he accepts my fiance as his son in law so every day it makes me smile. And also your posts always brighten my day. your kids are awesome and you are an awesome Father
My dad died of colon cancer when I was 16. Do I smile every time I have a colonoscopy ? Nah. But I do smile when I think about picking cherry tomatoes in our garden. He had the most glorious vegetable garden in my home state of Nebraska. He loved that I would eat entire meals by grazing between the rows.
As he was transitioning out of this life, my sister asked my dad to come back to us as a yellow butterfly. Whenever I need him, I can count on one to float by and let me know he’s still here and brings me a smile. I could always rely on him when he was alive, and that hasn’t changed in the ten years he’s been gone.
I am lucky enough to have two prominent Dads in my life. Both of these amazing men have taught me how to grow into the woman I have become today.
My dad has instilled in me, an ability to be a strong, independent woman. To follow my dreams and work hard. He has taught me this through words, but mostly actions. My dad has struggled with being payed off twice since I was in junior high. Expressing how this was harder for him than when my mom got diagnosed with brain cancer. Because the brain cancer was in Gods control, but his job was his calling as a man. Through these trials I saw my dad work harder than anyone I know. He became kinder, more giving, and so empathetic to others.
My husband has taught me how to be kind, to see the best in everyone around me, and always give others the benefit of the doubt. He gives more service than hours in the day. He is an elementary school teacher. Where he believes instilling character in his students is just as important as the education he teaches them.
**layed off** not payed off 🙂
The thing I love most about my dad is his humility. I have never met a more humble man. He is wise, caring, super intelligent (F-16 instructor in the Air Force, several degrees, name any date in history and he can tell you what was happening in the world, turn on any radio station and he can tell you not only who is playing but fun facts about them), has a heart of gold and would give the only shirt off his back to a total stranger who needed it. He has instilled in me a sense of purpose; to look outside of myself, to look past peoples faults and to do good and be good. When you praise him, he turns the praise back to you or to others he sees even more deserving. He is incredible. He is my hero.
What makes me smile about my dad, how do I sum this up in one post?
I think what makes me smile the most right now is that he chose early retirement in order to help care for our son.
Our middle child, TJ, will be five July 11th. He is a very happy kiddo and a huge joy to be around. TJ doesn’t get to live life like a “typical” (I sure hate that word don’t you) 5 year old boy. He has many challenges and obstacles he has to overcome daily.
We are blessed to be able and have staff to help us care for TJ during the day. Even though that is a huge blessing we found that reliable caregivers weee hard to find!!
One day my dad said, “Well, could I be TJ’s caregivers?” Almost a month later he retired from his job after 39 years of employment. He has devoted his retirement to help us care for TJ and chauufer our other two kiddos where they need to go every day! I’m not sure there is anything that could make me smile more than that!
This was my 11th Father’s Day without my Daddy. I smile (through tears) remembering his unconditional love for me, his unwavering support for me, and his belief that I could be whatever I wanted to be in life. And, I smile because that’s exactly the kind of father my husband is for our son. 😊
What makes me smile is when I see my dad welcome me with a side-hug and his signature smile whenever he sees me. He is an incredible man and no matter how tired he is, my mood, the circumstances, etc., he welcomes me the same way. That’s what home feels like to me and I can’t keep the grin off of my face when I see him!
My dad always has funny stories to tell since he grew up in a full household. He was number 11 out of 12 kids plus a nephew! Wish I started writing down these stories years ago.
My Dad just has a great sense of humor. He always makes me laugh when I am having a bad day. I love that he’s such a positive person and that he always reminds me to look on the bright side. I also love that I can tell him anything and he is supportive of me. I am so lucky to have such a great Dad!
I think the real question is what doesn’t make me smile about my dad? He’s very loving and caring and always puts others’ happiness before his own. He’s worked all his life for my brother’s and my sake and he’s still helping us try to figure out what being an adult is. He’s truly amazing, very patient and always has my back. I just love him. I’m lucky. Someday I’d buy him a real Les Paul.
What makes me smile about my dad. I love watching my dad with my son and how much my son loves his grandpa and gets so happy to see him. He’s not even a year old yet.
being a father im proud to be a father and the way he is makes me forget about all the stress the funniness of him just being him makes me work harder to fullfill all of my dreams for him and my father is such a golfer and loving father
My dad makes me smile when he dances and makes jokes.
My favorite thing about my dad is his humor. It keeps our family smiling even in rough times!
What makes me smile about my Dad is what a great sense of humor he has. He always played pranks on us kinds, now he\’s doing it to his grandkids!
what makes me smile about my dad is remembering him taking us on fishing trips as a kid
What makes me smile about my Dad is when we were playing badminton when I was a little kids. Time flies so fast. My dad has a great sense of humor also. Time flies really fast. http://www.bestbalancebikelab.com/