62 quotes found
“No one is ever quite ready; everyone is always caught off guard. Parenthood chooses you. And you open your eyes, look at what you've got, say "Oh, my gosh," and recognize that of all the balls ther...”
“Let me say for now that we knew once the Creation was broken, true fathering would be much more lacking than mothering. Don't misunderstand me, both are needed- but an emphasis on fathering is nece...”
“A great father is one whose children look up to him rather than away from him.”
“Were gonna do like Posh and Becks and call it after the place it was conceived.Wheres that? I asked.King of Prussia.”
“A muffled curse comes from the doorway. I jerk my head to find Jeb there, blood drained from his face. His gaze is fierce yet dejected, a deep and gut-twisting wound I havent seen since his dad was...”
“My father looked as if I'd just gutted him - but it was mingled with a twisted sense of satisfaction. It felt good to hurt his feelings.”
“We all have days when we say that we are gown-ups, that we are mature, have a lot of experience and don't need advise from others.But it is our mom and dad we turn to when we're in trouble or can't...”
“As I inch forward to embrace my life again by being mindful, writing books, and planning adventures, I sense my dad would approve. I know he would want me to be happy.”
“And I feel like a real Dad when I read to her at night. She won't sleep without one story, at least.”
“In his imagination, he grabbed his dad by the throat and squeezed until an old mans face turned purple. No pleading, no begging, simply... nothing.”
“Father is Everyone's First Preceptor.Happy Father's Day!”
“That's such bullshit, Mythology repeated by parents because it lets them force their kids into sports and push them too hard by pretending that in the end it will pay off with the holy scholarship....”
“It made a big difference in my life to grow up with a dad who wasn't afraid of how great my mom was.”
“He touched the screen as if trying to reach through with his hand. "You're a wonderful young lady. I don't tell you that often enough. You remind me so much of your mother. She'd be proud. And Gran...”
“My dad was always snoozing on the couch, like Dagwood Bumstead. He was a lazy motherfucker. God bless him. He was always working on some kind of get-rich-quick scheme. This is what my dad was like:...”
“My dads life was magnificent, but only if I let myself see and remember more than his years of decline.”
“Not every Father is a Dad..”
“My father looked as if Id just gutted him, and I felt a pang of regretbut it was mingled with a twisted sense of satisfaction. It felt good to hurt his feelingsit was payback for the way his choice...”
“(Don Fey had a large rubber stamp that said "bullshit," which was and is awesome.)”
“Your father doesn't fucking play games. you would never come home with a shamrock tattoo in that house.”
