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Posted on 1/27/26 at 8:47 am to W2NOMO
a zero he was not in my life.
I give my mom a 10 and my grandfather 10
I give my mom a 10 and my grandfather 10
Posted on 1/27/26 at 8:50 am to Rex Feral
congrats on your 16271 post 
This post was edited on 1/27/26 at 8:51 am
Posted on 1/27/26 at 8:50 am to W2NOMO
A - did the best he could with what he had and me and my mom, sister, grandkids are better off for it. I don’t know if I can reach his status. Hard, tough man. Homeless as kid, HS drop out, Vietnam 101st Airborne vet, construction worker who never missed a day of work and made sure me and my sister were educated. I never missed a meal, had what I needed and miss him greatly to this day.
Posted on 1/27/26 at 8:53 am to W2NOMO
As a dad now with a young one, I am still learning things from him. He's been dead for 4 years. Since he's been gone, I think much more about the things we used to talk about now than I ever did when we was here.
A major indictment on me and one I hope others can learn from.
The older I get, the smarter he becomes. My dad was a wonderful and amazing man.
A major indictment on me and one I hope others can learn from.
The older I get, the smarter he becomes. My dad was a wonderful and amazing man.
Posted on 1/27/26 at 8:53 am to TDsngumbo
Just think how hard all our parents worked doing hard labor their entire lives while these 19 year old cum buckets sit at their apartment as unemployed bums with a cell phone/social media influencers and make more than doctors. Makes me so angry I'm shaking.
Posted on 1/27/26 at 8:54 am to W2NOMO
I think he did an ok job. He was gone half of the time, always working 7 and 7 or 14 and 14. He did what was needed to financially support the family. But now that I'm a Dad I realize how much I missed out on with him being gone so much. I don't blame him and he did what was needed but I'm also very glad that I'm in a much better position and can be home the majority of the time for my kids.
Posted on 1/27/26 at 8:56 am to shutterspeed
quote:
Father - F
Grandfather - A
This
Posted on 1/27/26 at 9:04 am to W2NOMO
I'll participate.
My dad didn't spend a lot of time with us because he was always working OT. I have some resentment for this. He has 3 kids and we aren't as close to him because he was always working. Now he did this to pay off his 30 year mortgage in 15 years. Worked his arse off to provide for us. He did beat me for acting up. Not just a whooping but hit me with a belt on my back leaving welts. It went beyond behavior correction. that being said he showed me what i needed to do to be a man and a father and provide for my family. he prepared me for life without him and that was his job.
Every generation later has been more affectionate than the last. My paw paw never told my dad he loved him. my dad would tell me every now and then. i tell my daughter i love her and am proud of her and proud to be her dad every day.
At the end of the day I am the way i am because of my dad regardless of his shortcomings. I learned just as much from what not to do than what to do that my dad did to me.
Overall I was given everything i NEEDED in life and he's been there for me in my darkest times and seen me through them when i disappointed him the most.
20/10 Father
My dad didn't spend a lot of time with us because he was always working OT. I have some resentment for this. He has 3 kids and we aren't as close to him because he was always working. Now he did this to pay off his 30 year mortgage in 15 years. Worked his arse off to provide for us. He did beat me for acting up. Not just a whooping but hit me with a belt on my back leaving welts. It went beyond behavior correction. that being said he showed me what i needed to do to be a man and a father and provide for my family. he prepared me for life without him and that was his job.
Every generation later has been more affectionate than the last. My paw paw never told my dad he loved him. my dad would tell me every now and then. i tell my daughter i love her and am proud of her and proud to be her dad every day.
At the end of the day I am the way i am because of my dad regardless of his shortcomings. I learned just as much from what not to do than what to do that my dad did to me.
Overall I was given everything i NEEDED in life and he's been there for me in my darkest times and seen me through them when i disappointed him the most.
20/10 Father
Posted on 1/27/26 at 9:06 am to W2NOMO
Mine was/is great. Taught me important life lessons he experience that as a kid I don’t remember….
He worked out of town and would drive in late Friday night and leave on Sunday. Made more money but quit for lower pay to be home. When we talked about it, I said I don’t think it bothered me. He remembers it differently. I would cry and beg him to stay.
The lesson he taught me with my own daughter is money isn’t priority number 1. Today I could work on the road making 3 times what I make but I’d rarely see my daughter and she comes first.
He also never took me to game if o didn’t have my homework done, helped my mom and was good at school. Had no problem leaving me at home to listen on the radio. He’d get football, basketball, and baseball tickets about 3 or for games spread out. I only missed 1. That’s when I found out he wasn’t playing.
He worked out of town and would drive in late Friday night and leave on Sunday. Made more money but quit for lower pay to be home. When we talked about it, I said I don’t think it bothered me. He remembers it differently. I would cry and beg him to stay.
The lesson he taught me with my own daughter is money isn’t priority number 1. Today I could work on the road making 3 times what I make but I’d rarely see my daughter and she comes first.
He also never took me to game if o didn’t have my homework done, helped my mom and was good at school. Had no problem leaving me at home to listen on the radio. He’d get football, basketball, and baseball tickets about 3 or for games spread out. I only missed 1. That’s when I found out he wasn’t playing.
Posted on 1/27/26 at 9:08 am to W2NOMO
I'll just say this. I'll never be 1/2 the dad my father was.
Posted on 1/27/26 at 9:15 am to Byron Bojangles III
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Byron Bojangles III
Seems like liberals always hate their parents.
Posted on 1/27/26 at 9:16 am to TGIFLSU
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TGIFLSU
another CP3 alter
Posted on 1/27/26 at 9:19 am to Salmon
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another CP3 alter
Bring back CP3 this wouldn't be a problem
Posted on 1/27/26 at 9:22 am to TGIFLSU
or just stop being such a shitty poster
This post was edited on 1/27/26 at 9:33 am
Posted on 1/27/26 at 9:23 am to HouseMom
My Dad is the singular reason that I am the person I am today.
He had it kinda tough growing up. His brother, who he was very close with, died at 19 in Korea in '51.
His Dad was a diesel mechanic who quit school in the 4th grade to work in a foundry. Pops was a jock growing up, which was something my grandfather didn't understand. Thought it was a waste of time, and never saw any of his games. My grandmother always went though.
My grandfather died when I was 4, so at 26, with a family of his own, my Dad became the head of his family (my grandmother and 3 sisters, one of whom was already widowed).
He was really the glue that held my family together, and it wasn't until after he died in 2005 that my sister and I realized how much he had to deal with, especially with my Mom, who wasn't the most stable person in the world.
He taught me to always put family first, work hard and to be generous. I inherited his undying sense of optimism. His mantra was "always keep a good thought". Simple, but effective. I love him more than words can express.
Unfortunately I never really got to tell him how much he meant to me. He passed in 2005 in Metairie. Had a massive heart attack in a parking lot. He was by himself. I was in Prairieville at the time. Had seen him a few weeks before. Gave him a hug and a kiss and told him I loved him.
He had it kinda tough growing up. His brother, who he was very close with, died at 19 in Korea in '51.
His Dad was a diesel mechanic who quit school in the 4th grade to work in a foundry. Pops was a jock growing up, which was something my grandfather didn't understand. Thought it was a waste of time, and never saw any of his games. My grandmother always went though.
My grandfather died when I was 4, so at 26, with a family of his own, my Dad became the head of his family (my grandmother and 3 sisters, one of whom was already widowed).
He was really the glue that held my family together, and it wasn't until after he died in 2005 that my sister and I realized how much he had to deal with, especially with my Mom, who wasn't the most stable person in the world.
He taught me to always put family first, work hard and to be generous. I inherited his undying sense of optimism. His mantra was "always keep a good thought". Simple, but effective. I love him more than words can express.
Unfortunately I never really got to tell him how much he meant to me. He passed in 2005 in Metairie. Had a massive heart attack in a parking lot. He was by himself. I was in Prairieville at the time. Had seen him a few weeks before. Gave him a hug and a kiss and told him I loved him.
This post was edited on 1/27/26 at 9:28 am
Posted on 1/27/26 at 9:25 am to W2NOMO
He came from large family with deadbeat Dad himself, did not finish HS, etc. Most of his family members' legacies are filled with less than great outcomes. He met my Mom and, IMO, did most everything for their family the right way. I benefited greatly. Beyond greatly.
Me and my kids lives, successes and other foundations, were built from him (them)...and similarly, via my wife's parents who were also not without family challenges when growing up.
Grateful is an understatement.
Me and my kids lives, successes and other foundations, were built from him (them)...and similarly, via my wife's parents who were also not without family challenges when growing up.
Grateful is an understatement.
Posted on 1/27/26 at 9:25 am to W2NOMO
quote:A+ (he said modestly)
How successful do you think your father was at raising you?
Factors to consider in attempting to accurately grade his work:
1. His background as being a child (family history, etc)
2. His adult life experiences leading up to my birth
3. His partner in parenting (my mother, no pics)
4. My siblings and their needs/behavior
5. His socio/economic situation
6. His level of engagement as a parent
7. His parenting style and skills
Probably more than this but it’ll do as a starting point.
I was fortunate to be his last kid, born to him at age 35. An unfortunate consequence of that was that I would get to have him as a father the least of all of his kids, he died at age 63.
He did the best he could with the cards he was dealt.
Every wise generation wants to improve upon the child-rearing of their own generation; that’s always been my goal with my own kids and now with my grandkids. He set the bar high for me. Thanks Dad. Miss you.
Posted on 1/27/26 at 9:37 am to W2NOMO
A+
I was lucky to have a very kind man as my father. He was very tough at times but never mean. He would help others before he would think of helping himself. I’ve been able to pass his lessons on to my son. My father fought so hard to live another couple of years so that my newborn boy would remember him. My now 22 year old will tell us things today that he remembers about his paw paw. He was 3 when my dad died.
My only regret regarding my father is that his COPD rendered him unable to speak in his last few days. Because of this, I could never understand his final words to me that he was urgently trying to say. All I could do is tell him not to worry and that I could take care of whatever came our way. This still haunts me today.
I am still blessed to have had such wonderful parents and aunts and uncles.
I was lucky to have a very kind man as my father. He was very tough at times but never mean. He would help others before he would think of helping himself. I’ve been able to pass his lessons on to my son. My father fought so hard to live another couple of years so that my newborn boy would remember him. My now 22 year old will tell us things today that he remembers about his paw paw. He was 3 when my dad died.
My only regret regarding my father is that his COPD rendered him unable to speak in his last few days. Because of this, I could never understand his final words to me that he was urgently trying to say. All I could do is tell him not to worry and that I could take care of whatever came our way. This still haunts me today.
I am still blessed to have had such wonderful parents and aunts and uncles.
Posted on 1/27/26 at 9:38 am to W2NOMO
My Dad taught me the value of hard work. He is not a communicator when it comes to "life things". I think I am a disappointment to him because I never got into fixing things (he is an awesome mechanic and small engine repair), fishing and I didn't have any interest in taking over the family business - Supermarket in Notasulga, AL. I am more like my Mom. He also would miss a lot of my football and basketball games. My Mom never missed one.
Someone posted that it was when they became adults, got married and had kids that they looked back at their life growing up and thought "wtf". That is my experience as well. I struggle with communication as well. I am trying to open up to him more now. He is 83 is still at the store 6 days a week by 4 AM.
Someone posted that it was when they became adults, got married and had kids that they looked back at their life growing up and thought "wtf". That is my experience as well. I struggle with communication as well. I am trying to open up to him more now. He is 83 is still at the store 6 days a week by 4 AM.
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