This article originally appeared on Fatherly.
Everyone knows that "Do as I say, not as I do" is hypocritical and ineffectual. But "Do what I do" can be ninja-level parenting, so long as what you do is awesome. Like these guys.
They're always watching you.http://fthr.ly/1i57Tl7
Posted by Fatherly on Thursday, August 27, 2015
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11 Dad Quotes That Celebrate Fatherhood
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“Dads are most ordinary men turned by love into heroes, adventures, story-tellers, and singers of songs.” – Pam Brown (credit:Getty Images)
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“What makes you a man is not the ability to make a child, it’s the courage to raise one.” – Barack Obama (credit:Getty Images)
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“Good fathers do three things: They provide, they nurture and they guide.” – Roland Warren
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“Anyone can be a Father, but it takes someone special to be a Dad.” – Unknown
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“The best thing a father can do for his children is to love their mother.” – John Wooden
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“A truly rich man is one whose children run into his arms when his hands are empty.” – Unknown (credit:Getty Images)
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“I believe that what we become depends on what our fathers teach us at odd moments, when they aren't trying to teach us. We are formed by little scraps of wisdom.” – Umberto Eco
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“The guys who fear becoming fathers don't understand that fathering is not something perfect men do, but something that perfects the man.” – Frank Pittman
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“My father gave me the greatest gift anyone could give another person, he believed in me.” – Jim Valvano
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“A father's job is not to teach his daughter how to be a lady. It's to teach her how a lady should be treated.” – Unknown
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“Every father should remember that one day his son will follow his example instead of his advice.” – Charles F. Kettering (credit:Getty Images)
"My daughter did a portrait of me for Father's Day."(12 of48)
"I'm enrolling her in art school tomorrow." (credit:Reddit/oest)
"Look, a Father's Day card from my 10-year-old daughter."(13 of48)
"How sweet... wait what?" (credit:Reddit/Rtalbert235)
"1st grade homework. Happy Fathers Day..."(14 of48)
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"My 11 year old got me this card for Father's Day. Thanks, son..."(15 of48)
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"My nephew shows his understanding of the nature of stars in his homemade Father's Day card to his dad."(16 of48)
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"My co-worker's daughter made this at school for her dad for Father's Day this year."(17 of48)
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"Father's Day present -- this is what my 4 year old thinks about me."(18 of48)
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"My little sister told me she made my dad a card for Father's day and I told her to sign my name at the bottom & she did this."(19 of48)
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"My 16-year-old son slipped this under my door for Father's Day."(21 of48)
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"An interesting take on Father's Day..."(22 of48)
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"My friend's son made this for father's day."(23 of48)
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"Made a book for my dad for Father's Day." (24 of48)
"My 13-year-old sister could use practice drawing whistles." (credit:Reddit/jessgro)
"My daughter made me a book for Father's Day." (25 of48)
"This was my favourite page." (credit:Reddit/jgfoto)
"Part of my little brother's book he made for my dad for Father's Day."(26 of48)
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"Kindergarten Father's Day card."(27 of48)
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"When I was 4, I bought this for my dad for Father's Day." (28 of48)
"Thirty-two years later, I am understanding why the shop clerk was being so weird about it." (credit:Reddit/jenglasser)
"My niece's Father's Day card -- that's a dog?"(29 of48)
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"Little sister got her own card for our dad this Father's Day."(30 of48)
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"My 7-year-old son's Father's Day poem for me." (31 of48)
"Should I be worried? (My name is not Bob)." (credit:Reddit/frivus)
"Early Fathers Day Card! Ughhh, thanks?"(32 of48)
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"Apparently my four year old had a different kind of Father's Day in mind..."(33 of48)
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"My 6-year-old son knows me well. Happy Father's Day!"(34 of48)
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"My cousin's 5-year-old son gave this to him for Father's Day."(35 of48)
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"My four year old made me breakfast for Father's Day."(36 of48)
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Oops!(37 of48)
"In 1989 my dad (on the far right) grandfather (holding the ladder) and family friend were building a deck off the back of our house. After they got the first boards up my mother said 'looks nice, but how are you going to get the ladder out?' They forgot to move the ladder before securing the last board for the frame!! They ended up cutting the ladder apart to get it out. Also, notice the awkwardness of the jean shorts." (credit:Awkward Family Photos)
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"This is a photo of my dad back in '84 or '85. Those were one of his many pairs of daisy dukes. Both him and my grandpa had a matching pair of ones with rainbows on the sides. I was always embarrassed when they would attempt to take me out in public while they were wearing them.” (credit:Awkward Family Photos)
Breakfast Of Champions(39 of48)
"This was taken by my mother on Father’s Day 1986. My sister (far right) and I are less than thrilled to be missing morning cartoons. Not to mention our king-for-a-day dad obviously scored the only tray in the house so my eggs were precariously balanced on my lap. As for my sister’s cereal… that most likely ended up in the bed as well.” (credit:Awkward Family Photos)
This Is Your Future, Kid(40 of48)
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Just Doing A Little Plumbing(41 of48)
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How About Them Beets?(42 of48)
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Shirts Optional(43 of48)
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Shake it!(44 of48)
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All Class(45 of48)
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What?(46 of48)
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Sparkler?(47 of48)
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And One From The '70s(48 of48)
“This is my father in about 1973 in the Central Wisconsin vacation town called Waupaca. We recently found it in the attic when down-sizing my mother’s home. Yes, he is wearing shorts, but I don’t know why he chose to wear the hat with all that pasty white flesh bared to the elements. The picture is complete with the Frisbee in one hand and the can of Old Milwaukee in the other. Though Dad has been gone for many years now, his sense of 'Every-dadness' lives on in this priceless photo.” (credit:Awkward Family Photos)