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20 Things I Learned From My Dad

Whenever Father’s Day rolls around, it’s nice to look back on life and give credit where credit is do. When it comes to confusing analogies, repetitive knock-knock jokes, and embarrassing moment makers, dads usually go under appreciated. When we get past all of that though the reality is our dads teach us so much that they never get credit for. So this list is our way of saying thank you dads, for teaching us what was important before we ever stepped foot in a classroom. There are hundreds of things I learned from my dad but here are 20 of them.

20 Things I Learned From My Dad:

1. The right kind of hug from the right person really can make everything better

Things Dad Taught Me About Life

2. You meant just as much to your dad as he meant to you

Things Dad Taught Me About Life

3. As long as you don’t block the tv my love for you is unconditional

Things I learned from my dad

4. Be kind, but if you have to, use your game face.

Things I learned from my dad

6. The toy a child can have is a father who gets down on the ground to play with them.

Things I learned from my dad

7. You’re never too cool to teach someone something…

Things I learned from my dad

8. If you’re going to bring someone back to your crib they’d better love you more than life.

Things I learned from my dad

9. Sometimes daddy’s are really just oversized babies.

Things I learned from my dad

10. Men will do anything for you if you have their heart…don’t abuse this

Things I learned from my dad

11. Maturity is knowing when to be silly, not the absence of silliness. A smile is about life being lived right.

Things I learned from my dad

12. Selfies are cute…until you’re a teenager, then it’s debatable.

Things I learned from my dad

13. Everything in life can serve more than one purpose if you’re willing to think outside the box.

Things I learned from my dad

14. You’re never too cool to make a child smile.

Things I learned from my dad

15. The best seat in the house is with the one you love. Then no matter who’s on stage your heart is happy.

Things I learned from my dad

16. Pillows are overrated, dads are not.

Things I learned from my dad

17. Just because they have the title “parent” doesn’t mean they know what they’re doing. You’re going to need grace too!

Things I learned from my dad

18. With a little help and a lot of courage, you can do anything!

Things I learned from my dad

19. Work hard, play harder

Things I learned from my dad

20. You are loved beyond words.

Things I learned from my dad

Lairs Johnston
Lairs Johnstonhttp://www.faithit.com
Lairs is the chief of sinners, saved by grace, with a life that just goes to show you God can use anyone. His passions are fighting sex trafficking, talking about depression, and helping high school students have a voice. He may only be 28 and a half but he can read at a 30 year old level.

1 ½ Years After My Wedding, I Saw Marriage Wasn’t for Me—When I Looked at my Wife, I Knew My Dad Was Right

"The nearer Kim and I approached the decision to marry, the more I was filled with a paralyzing fear. Was I ready? Was I making the right choice? Was Kim the right person to marry? Would she make me happy? Then, one fateful night..."

“I Looked Over to His Side of the Bed. He Wasn’t There. I Knew He Wouldn’t Be There, But for the First Time, It...

"I looked back to the bed. Still empty. And then it happened. I fell to my knees, and then to my back. It came from up from my gut. I could almost physically feel it moving to the top of my abdomen, to my chest, into my neck and then my head. I cannot describe the pain."

Mom Dies Giving Birth & Dad Lays Baby on Her Chest—10 Minutes Later, He Hears the Scream…

"You are so unbelievably excited that your child is born…and in the next moment you believe you’ll have to say farewell to your wife forever. It was like being numbed."