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re: How successful do you think your father was at raising you?
Posted on 1/27/26 at 6:33 am to ChatGPT of LA
Posted on 1/27/26 at 6:33 am to ChatGPT of LA
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Never new him. He died when I was 3
I feel for ya, buddy
Mine died when I was 5 1/2
Mom remarried to a jerk for a year
Then remarried which took us to Michigan
That stepfather wasn't a father - a provider. I'm thankful for provision but still to this day I wonder what should have been
Back in Louisiana now where my fathers family is from (4 generations deep)
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Posted on 1/27/26 at 6:36 am to W2NOMO
Solid D. He was home every night but never present. He refused to talk about anything important & did nothing while I struggled as a kid. Even decades later he’s still not capable of talking. It wasn’t until I became a father that I looked back at my own childhood & said WTF.
Posted on 1/27/26 at 6:54 am to W2NOMO
Considering my 2 brothers and 2 sisters and I have never fought, stopped speaking to each other or had any family drama over our parents 58 years of marriage plus 2-6 years after their deaths is a testimony to how both our parents raised us. Never once had a cross word dividing up their small estate. We took a loss to keep our old home property ‘in the family’.
We are very fortunate to have had our parents set the example for how to live our lives respectfully and in a loving environment. Dad was a teacher and successful football coach. At 90 years old, just under 400 former players, coaches, friends and family attended a testimonial in his honor. Mom worked for many years and was always by his side. The wife of a high school football coach is not easy, especially with some so-called fans.
We we far from being rich with money, but we never lacked. Most weekends growing up, we took a field trip. Every summer we went on a vacation somewhere across east of the Mississippi River. Always a learning experience.
My proudest moments were helping organize the testimonial and 2 years later having the privilege of giving the eulogy for my dad.
I said it then and it’s still true now…… in the movie Stand By Me, The narrator Richard Dreyfuss states,
“ I never had any friends later on like the ones I had when I was twelve. Jesus, does anyone?”
Obvious that Richard Dreyfus’s never met my dad.
We are very fortunate and blessed.
We are very fortunate to have had our parents set the example for how to live our lives respectfully and in a loving environment. Dad was a teacher and successful football coach. At 90 years old, just under 400 former players, coaches, friends and family attended a testimonial in his honor. Mom worked for many years and was always by his side. The wife of a high school football coach is not easy, especially with some so-called fans.
We we far from being rich with money, but we never lacked. Most weekends growing up, we took a field trip. Every summer we went on a vacation somewhere across east of the Mississippi River. Always a learning experience.
My proudest moments were helping organize the testimonial and 2 years later having the privilege of giving the eulogy for my dad.
I said it then and it’s still true now…… in the movie Stand By Me, The narrator Richard Dreyfuss states,
“ I never had any friends later on like the ones I had when I was twelve. Jesus, does anyone?”
Obvious that Richard Dreyfus’s never met my dad.
We are very fortunate and blessed.
Posted on 1/27/26 at 6:56 am to FenrirTheBeard
My dad taught me to be a man. Not let simple stuff get in the way of life.
Posted on 1/27/26 at 6:57 am to FenrirTheBeard
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My parents were young, not wealthy, but worked hard. They stayed together and gave me a great life. Dad taught me how to be a man, a father, and the value of hard work. He’s a great man.
Same here and whoever downvoted this post can frick right off.
Our society has literally bent over backwards the past several decades to devalue men and the role of the father in a home.
Posted on 1/27/26 at 6:59 am to W2NOMO
My father was a living example of honesty, integrity, and generosity. He never sat us down for formal lessons; instead, he taught by example. You learned simply by watching how he lived his life.
Dad worked three jobs. He was an operator at the local refinery, farmed twenty acres of produce, and ran a delivery route supplying four small, mom-and-pop grocery stores. To this day, I honestly don’t know when he slept. He worked tirelessly so he could provide for his family and give his six children the chance to live better lives than the one he had known.
He was also a Marine who fought in the Korean War—though he never spoke about it.
When my father passed away at 88 years old, I had never felt prouder of him. One after another, people came to pay their respects and shared stories of how, during hard times or periods of unemployment, my dad had quietly helped them—often by giving them the produce he had grown with his own hands.
Dad has been gone for almost nine years now, and I still think about him often. When those memories surface, they bring the biggest smile to my face. I don’t feel sad that he is gone; instead, I feel deeply fortunate that he was my father.
Dad worked three jobs. He was an operator at the local refinery, farmed twenty acres of produce, and ran a delivery route supplying four small, mom-and-pop grocery stores. To this day, I honestly don’t know when he slept. He worked tirelessly so he could provide for his family and give his six children the chance to live better lives than the one he had known.
He was also a Marine who fought in the Korean War—though he never spoke about it.
When my father passed away at 88 years old, I had never felt prouder of him. One after another, people came to pay their respects and shared stories of how, during hard times or periods of unemployment, my dad had quietly helped them—often by giving them the produce he had grown with his own hands.
Dad has been gone for almost nine years now, and I still think about him often. When those memories surface, they bring the biggest smile to my face. I don’t feel sad that he is gone; instead, I feel deeply fortunate that he was my father.
Posted on 1/27/26 at 7:06 am to W2NOMO
Very successful. My father was an excellent roll model and the closest friend I’ll ever have in my life. My many faults and flaws are no reflection of his parenting. Wish he was still here and really wish I’d have paid
More attention to what he was teaching me.
More attention to what he was teaching me.
Posted on 1/27/26 at 7:19 am to W2NOMO
Mine taught me what I didn't want to be as a father.
Posted on 1/27/26 at 7:23 am to W2NOMO
A+.
Posted on 1/27/26 at 7:25 am to W2NOMO
Him raising me C+
Me raising me A++
Me raising me A++
Posted on 1/27/26 at 7:26 am to goldeneagle007
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Even decades later he’s still not capable of talking. It wasn’t until I became a father that I looked back at my own childhood & said WTF.
I had the same experience. I remember raising my own children and thinking why didn't he tell me this when i was a kid? Some obvious stuff that probably made him uncomfortable to talk about so he didn't. The only time he talked about women or sex was to tell my I had acne because I jerked off. I laugh at that now, but when I was a young adult I was really mad at him for things like that. It wasn't until I could see him as another human with his own flaws that I was able to forgive him and appreciate the good things he did.
Posted on 1/27/26 at 7:26 am to W2NOMO
A+. He taught me all of the things a father should teach a son.
Posted on 1/27/26 at 7:28 am to W2NOMO
Given what he had to work with, I think he did an admirable job.
Posted on 1/27/26 at 7:32 am to W2NOMO
C+. We never really had a ton of money growing up, but he made sure we were always clothed and fed. He wasn’t always the most present, would rather golf than go to my sporting events.
His alcoholism got worse as the years went on, so the last 5-10 years of his life he wasn’t the same dad I grew up with. Unfortunately dementia took him pretty young. He was only 68 when he passed.
His alcoholism got worse as the years went on, so the last 5-10 years of his life he wasn’t the same dad I grew up with. Unfortunately dementia took him pretty young. He was only 68 when he passed.
Posted on 1/27/26 at 7:52 am to W2NOMO
My Dad is wonderful. He taught me that the most important thing for a man should always be his family. Be there for them. Protect them. Provide for them. No matter the costs.
My Dad was a fireman and a carpenter. He was/is an amazing carpenter. He never advertised his business, but was always booked a year out due to word of mouth. He always taught me to take care of people and they will take care of you.
My Dad taught me to always be involved in the community. He would always take care of the elderly. Fix things around their homes for free. Bring them meals. And also just sit with them. Listen. Talk. Just sit in silence. Whatever they wanted. I hated it going with him as a kid, but now I do the same for my elderly neighbors.
My Dad loved my Mom with everything he had. He taught me that a good woman is the most valuable asset a man could have in life. And if you find one, cherish her with everything.
My Dad taught me to always keep yourself in physical shape. He built a pulley system in his woodworking shop with weights. Today, at 72, he rows a 10k every morning.
My Dad taught me to be as self sufficient as possible. He taught me how to garden and preserve food He taught me how to hunt and fish and how to process the meat yourself. He taught me how to fix things around the house. Plumbing, electrical, vehicles, it didn't matter, learn to do it yourself.
I treasure my Dad. And its a struggle seeing his body finally started to fail him at 72. Next year I am moving to live next door to him and my Mom. I will cherish these years that I will have with them. I am so glad my kids will be able to spend more time with him.
My Dad was a fireman and a carpenter. He was/is an amazing carpenter. He never advertised his business, but was always booked a year out due to word of mouth. He always taught me to take care of people and they will take care of you.
My Dad taught me to always be involved in the community. He would always take care of the elderly. Fix things around their homes for free. Bring them meals. And also just sit with them. Listen. Talk. Just sit in silence. Whatever they wanted. I hated it going with him as a kid, but now I do the same for my elderly neighbors.
My Dad loved my Mom with everything he had. He taught me that a good woman is the most valuable asset a man could have in life. And if you find one, cherish her with everything.
My Dad taught me to always keep yourself in physical shape. He built a pulley system in his woodworking shop with weights. Today, at 72, he rows a 10k every morning.
My Dad taught me to be as self sufficient as possible. He taught me how to garden and preserve food He taught me how to hunt and fish and how to process the meat yourself. He taught me how to fix things around the house. Plumbing, electrical, vehicles, it didn't matter, learn to do it yourself.
I treasure my Dad. And its a struggle seeing his body finally started to fail him at 72. Next year I am moving to live next door to him and my Mom. I will cherish these years that I will have with them. I am so glad my kids will be able to spend more time with him.
Posted on 1/27/26 at 7:57 am to W2NOMO
my dad and I do not see eye to eye on many issues, he did a lot of things i wont do with my kids when he raised me. That being said, he absolutely crushed it as a dad and I would not trade my childhood for anything.
Posted on 1/27/26 at 8:04 am to W2NOMO
My "dad" left before I was born and tried to convince my mom to get rid of me. My mom did a pretty good job raising me that I can remember. She married my step dad when I was 6 and he taught me to fish and duck hunt, taught me carpentry and baseball and basically everything I needed to be a good man. I was never really mad at my real dad because I guess in was in denial about it all. Now that I have 3 young daughters it does make me angry that he was too chicken sh!t to raise me and deny me of all love and memories I give to my children. Bio dad came back into my life in my late teen years mostly to tell me about how great he was doing. He's apologized a few times but it never really landed for me.
Nonparticipant F to bio dad, A to step dad.
Nonparticipant F to bio dad, A to step dad.
Posted on 1/27/26 at 8:10 am to BMax12
When he was sober he was a B
Posted on 1/27/26 at 8:38 am to W2NOMO
Mine gets an A+, and I will forever be grateful that God chose him to be my dad. It honestly makes me tear up even writing this, as this year will mark 15 years since he's been gone.
He was incredibly intelligent and a "man's man" but also one of the funniest people I've ever met. He had an uncanny wit and could find common ground with just about anyone. He adored my mom and referred to her as his bride, which I always thought was cute.
I was allowed to be his little buddy, and we'd hop in his truck on Saturday mornings and go toodle around to the hardware store (mostly Naylor's) and NA Guns or to get me an Icee at Jimbo's. He made sure I knew how to shoot a gun at an early age, taught me how to hunt, reload ammo, bait a hook, and drive the boat. He never even hung up the phone without saying, "I love you, darlin'." When he fixed me grits, he would draw a smiley face on top with a fork.
I led a charmed life, and I'm forever grateful. We wanted for nothing. He set the bar very high as far as who I would even date, let alone marry. Let's say I have reverse daddy issues lol. Before I was married, my mom and I joked that my husband was just dating me to hang out with my dad. Those two would sit for hours after dinner and sift through the minute details of every military campaign ever waged on this planet, or go outside and tinker with tools, or maybe just pull out guns and discuss, as one does. I married my dad 2.0 ha ha.
I was a lucky girl, for sure.
He was incredibly intelligent and a "man's man" but also one of the funniest people I've ever met. He had an uncanny wit and could find common ground with just about anyone. He adored my mom and referred to her as his bride, which I always thought was cute.
I was allowed to be his little buddy, and we'd hop in his truck on Saturday mornings and go toodle around to the hardware store (mostly Naylor's) and NA Guns or to get me an Icee at Jimbo's. He made sure I knew how to shoot a gun at an early age, taught me how to hunt, reload ammo, bait a hook, and drive the boat. He never even hung up the phone without saying, "I love you, darlin'." When he fixed me grits, he would draw a smiley face on top with a fork.
I led a charmed life, and I'm forever grateful. We wanted for nothing. He set the bar very high as far as who I would even date, let alone marry. Let's say I have reverse daddy issues lol. Before I was married, my mom and I joked that my husband was just dating me to hang out with my dad. Those two would sit for hours after dinner and sift through the minute details of every military campaign ever waged on this planet, or go outside and tinker with tools, or maybe just pull out guns and discuss, as one does. I married my dad 2.0 ha ha.
I was a lucky girl, for sure.
Posted on 1/27/26 at 8:44 am to W2NOMO
Holy shite this thread is depressing. My dad was and is awesome. Sorry to hear all your fathers suck.
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