This is both my first Father’s Day, and my first Father’s Day without my dad. He would have been a wonderful grandpa. Mixed feelings indeed. Happy Father’s Day, friend.
This is both my first Father’s Day, and my first Father’s Day without my dad. He would have been a wonderful grandpa.
Thanks. My dad was so happy to be a great grandad in his last few months, and every time I see my grandson running around mums flat, I can’t help but be melancholy a little. I know how he would...
Thanks.
My dad was so happy to be a great grandad in his last few months, and every time I see my grandson running around mums flat, I can’t help but be melancholy a little. I know how he would have reacted to every little action.
All the best to you in your fatherhood. Mine’s moving into a different era now.
It’s been the toughest part of my life so far. I’ve gone through the depths of suicidal ideation and the highs of “I missed you daddy!” For me it’s a daily struggle of keeping these damn things...
It’s been the toughest part of my life so far. I’ve gone through the depths of suicidal ideation and the highs of “I missed you daddy!”
For me it’s a daily struggle of keeping these damn things alive and trying to feel like I’m doing a good job. It’s very easy to look back at the end of the day and remember all the things I got wrong. All the ways I could’ve done better. I rarely if ever feel like I’m being a great father.
Which I say so that my wish to all you fathers out there has some context: Happy Father’s Day! I hope you feel like a great father ~~ today ~~ every day!
To echo what @d32 said, my goal as a dad is to take all the best parts of what my dad did for me, and try and make it at least a little bit better each day. None of us really know what we're...
To echo what @d32 said, my goal as a dad is to take all the best parts of what my dad did for me, and try and make it at least a little bit better each day. None of us really know what we're doing, we're just doing the best we can!
Absolutely. I just got off being alone for 8 days. I'm normally the primary parent, but not having my teammate made it especially hard and I'm sorry to say, I'm pretty sure I've mostly been a...
It’s been the toughest part of my life so far. I’ve gone through the depths of suicidal ideation and the highs of “I missed you daddy!”
Absolutely.
I just got off being alone for 8 days. I'm normally the primary parent, but not having my teammate made it especially hard and I'm sorry to say, I'm pretty sure I've mostly been a grumpy asshole.
Don't be too hard on yourself. Parenting is hard. If you manage to pass on just a little bit less trauma than you experienced, you're already doing above average job.
Don't be too hard on yourself. Parenting is hard. If you manage to pass on just a little bit less trauma than you experienced, you're already doing above average job.
It's been a really hard year for me. Really hard. I've gotten to a point now where things are finally lookin up and I'm thrilled to share that success with my son. Happy father's day.
It's been a really hard year for me. Really hard. I've gotten to a point now where things are finally lookin up and I'm thrilled to share that success with my son. Happy father's day.
My Dad passed away today. It's a sort of cruel twist of fate that it should be today, but it has caused me to reflect on how much he has been the blueprint for the Dad I want to be for my kids (In...
My Dad passed away today. It's a sort of cruel twist of fate that it should be today, but it has caused me to reflect on how much he has been the blueprint for the Dad I want to be for my kids (In the best possible way). His father (my grandfather) passed away very young, before I was born. So I'm feeling really grateful for the many years he's been able to live, and his gentle guidance throughout. He's been a positive influence on my own kids, and he will be very missed. I love you Dad.
I went to make a Facebook post about how much being a father meant to me and I made the mistake of looking at baby pics to share (my twins are nearly 7 now). I've been sobbing and trying to make...
I went to make a Facebook post about how much being a father meant to me and I made the mistake of looking at baby pics to share (my twins are nearly 7 now). I've been sobbing and trying to make sense of where the last nearly 7 years have gone. 7 years ago I reluctantly celebrated Father's Day* before they were born...then a few weeks later they arrived premature and I was basically thrown into the deep end. Having two premies was not difficult in the moment, because I had to be stoic and trust that things would work out (and they did). But in retrospect...how the fuck did my wife and I manage that? It's like it didn't click how scary/dangerous that situation was until way after it was over and the kids were healthy and fine.
Idk anyway...I hate how true the "days are long, but months are short" saying turned out to be. I was so sick of hearing of hearing it, but holy crap it's the most truthful thing anyone's ever said to me. I'm so thankful for the opportunity to be their dad. And it's only made me appreciate my own father so much more.
to be clear, It was reluctant because I felt like I wasn't a father yet so it felt wrong to celebrate it. But I had no idea how close to being a father I was because of how prematurely they were born. Life's funny.
A parent becomes strong for the sake of their babies. Glad your twins pulled through and now you're wondering where the years went stage of things going well Which reminds me: happy Father's Day...
A parent becomes strong for the sake of their babies. Glad your twins pulled through and now you're wondering where the years went stage of things going well
Which reminds me: happy Father's Day to those who might be considered only very briefly fathers, those whose children are not here to wish them a happy Father's Day, those who became a father figure to kids not originally/biologically their own, and those who had very much wanted to become fathers. Thank you all.
It's a precious privilege to be somebody's dad. I'm loving this wild ride two years in and as another poster said, looking forward to building on what my own father did and was not able to do for...
It's a precious privilege to be somebody's dad.
I'm loving this wild ride two years in and as another poster said, looking forward to building on what my own father did and was not able to do for me.
Raise your black coffees, raise your cinnamon buns and give yourselves an encouraging pat on the back, dads. This bud is for you.
My kids were good to me today, but this is my first Father’s Day without my Dad, who passed away November last year.
So a day of mixed feelings.
This is both my first Father’s Day, and my first Father’s Day without my dad. He would have been a wonderful grandpa.
Mixed feelings indeed. Happy Father’s Day, friend.
Thanks.
My dad was so happy to be a great grandad in his last few months, and every time I see my grandson running around mums flat, I can’t help but be melancholy a little. I know how he would have reacted to every little action.
All the best to you in your fatherhood. Mine’s moving into a different era now.
It’s been the toughest part of my life so far. I’ve gone through the depths of suicidal ideation and the highs of “I missed you daddy!”
For me it’s a daily struggle of keeping these damn things alive and trying to feel like I’m doing a good job. It’s very easy to look back at the end of the day and remember all the things I got wrong. All the ways I could’ve done better. I rarely if ever feel like I’m being a great father.
Which I say so that my wish to all you fathers out there has some context: Happy Father’s Day! I hope you feel like a great father ~~ today ~~ every day!
To echo what @d32 said, my goal as a dad is to take all the best parts of what my dad did for me, and try and make it at least a little bit better each day. None of us really know what we're doing, we're just doing the best we can!
Absolutely.
I just got off being alone for 8 days. I'm normally the primary parent, but not having my teammate made it especially hard and I'm sorry to say, I'm pretty sure I've mostly been a grumpy asshole.
Don't be too hard on yourself. Parenting is hard. If you manage to pass on just a little bit less trauma than you experienced, you're already doing above average job.
It's been a really hard year for me. Really hard. I've gotten to a point now where things are finally lookin up and I'm thrilled to share that success with my son. Happy father's day.
Happy Father's Day to you, Hobofarmer, may this year be less hard than the last
Thank you. Watching The Lion King with my boy tonight might not have been the best idea since I kept wanting to cry, but we made it through.
My Dad passed away today. It's a sort of cruel twist of fate that it should be today, but it has caused me to reflect on how much he has been the blueprint for the Dad I want to be for my kids (In the best possible way). His father (my grandfather) passed away very young, before I was born. So I'm feeling really grateful for the many years he's been able to live, and his gentle guidance throughout. He's been a positive influence on my own kids, and he will be very missed. I love you Dad.
I'm so sorry for your loss. I'm glad your dad can live on in your good memories, for what that's worth.
Mendanbar, so sorry for your loss today of all days, may his memory and your grandfather's be eternal.
I went to make a Facebook post about how much being a father meant to me and I made the mistake of looking at baby pics to share (my twins are nearly 7 now). I've been sobbing and trying to make sense of where the last nearly 7 years have gone. 7 years ago I reluctantly celebrated Father's Day* before they were born...then a few weeks later they arrived premature and I was basically thrown into the deep end. Having two premies was not difficult in the moment, because I had to be stoic and trust that things would work out (and they did). But in retrospect...how the fuck did my wife and I manage that? It's like it didn't click how scary/dangerous that situation was until way after it was over and the kids were healthy and fine.
Idk anyway...I hate how true the "days are long, but months are short" saying turned out to be. I was so sick of hearing of hearing it, but holy crap it's the most truthful thing anyone's ever said to me. I'm so thankful for the opportunity to be their dad. And it's only made me appreciate my own father so much more.
A parent becomes strong for the sake of their babies. Glad your twins pulled through and now you're wondering where the years went stage of things going well
Which reminds me: happy Father's Day to those who might be considered only very briefly fathers, those whose children are not here to wish them a happy Father's Day, those who became a father figure to kids not originally/biologically their own, and those who had very much wanted to become fathers. Thank you all.
It's a precious privilege to be somebody's dad.
I'm loving this wild ride two years in and as another poster said, looking forward to building on what my own father did and was not able to do for me.
Raise your black coffees, raise your cinnamon buns and give yourselves an encouraging pat on the back, dads. This bud is for you.