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There\u2019s no one quite like a dad. Whether they\u2019re offering strength during hard times or providing a simple smile when we need it most, their love is endure and pure. In this article of encouraging stories, you\u2019ll read the many ways dads support, protect, and inspire their children, giving them a shoulder to chew out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Story 1:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

At 6 months pregnant, I found out my husband had a secret bank account and was planning to leave me. Mom said to stay quiet. The day I gave birth, I couldn\u2019t stop crying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My dad held my hand and said, \u201cI won\u2019t let anyone hurt you.\u201d I didn\u2019t believe him. But then he gave me a key to the apartment he bought for me and my baby. He sold his car for the down payment on the apartment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Story 2:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

When I was in elementary school, someone said unpleasant things about my smile, so I stopped smiling and a few days later my dad took me to work and while he was planting plants, he made a joke and I couldn\u2019t stop from laughing, and he said, \u201cYou have a smile like sunshine.\u201d He didn\u2019t know someone had said otherwise, but I started smiling again. \u00a9 polarkats \/ Reddit<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Story 3:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

When I had my first kid, my parents came by a few days later to see the baby. My mom and my husband were over with the baby, and my dad was chatting with me about how everything went.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At one point, I cut the conversation short and said, \u201cDon\u2019t you want to go see the baby? She is the first granddaughter, after all.\u201d He just shrugged and said, \u201cRight now, I\u2019m checking on my baby.\u201d Did not expect that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My dad wasn\u2019t the most emotionally expressive person when I was growing up, so that was unexpected but very appreciated. I\u2019ve heard so many stories from moms over the decades who had everyone come and immediately fawn over the baby with no checking on them whatsoever. It always makes me grateful for my dad. \u00a9 ZetaWMo4 \/ Reddit<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Story 4:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Story 5:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Just recently, my husband decided he doesn\u2019t want to be married anymore. We\u2019re in our mid-twenties, and after half a year of marriage, he\u2019s changed his mind because he thinks we need more time to grow and mature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My dad picked me up from my friend\u2019s house, took me for coffee & to talk, and told me that I\u2019ll be okay, that I have him and a wonderful support system, and so many people who love me to see me through this. When I mentioned my mom\u2019s lack of support, he said, \u201cThat\u2019s okay, that\u2019s why you have a dad, too.\u201d \u00a9 yellowharlee727 \/ Reddit<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Story 6: <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Story 7: <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

When I was diagnosed with Celiac Disease, my Dad made sure the pasta dishes that I loved so much that he made were exactly the same, only with gluten-free pasta. Every Christmas, he makes a separate pan of lasagna or baked ziti with gluten-free pasta for me, crushes Rice Chex for breadcrumbs for the meatballs, etc. He (and my mom) made sure I would never have to eat that food. \u00a9 IllyriaGodKing \/ Reddit<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Story 8: <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I stayed over in February, the night before driving up to Liverpool from London. I was setting off at half 5 in the morning and expected to be up and out by myself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My dad woke up half an hour before me and, while I was getting ready, went out to de-ice my car and drove it around a bit so that it was warm when I got in. It was something he didn\u2019t think twice about (when I thanked him, he was like, \u201cThat\u2019s what dads do\u201d), but it meant a lot to me and just sums him up\u2014little things like that make him the best\u2026 to me. \u00a9 Unknown author \/ Reddit<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Story 9: <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I cannot imagine the world where they are not the last thing that I see before I go to sleep and the first thing that I see when they wake up in the morning and call me, \u201cDaddy!\u201d, which means that I have to pick them up from their beds and I carry them to the living room.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I also cannot imagine not being able to walk with them often and do crazy things that only three boys (that\u2019d be me and the two of them) can do. I\u2019m their buddy, shelter, and protector from harm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Their mother\u2014my wife\u2014pretty much doesn\u2019t divorce me because I provide well for the family, and they are all socially secure, and the kids love me. I don\u2019t have warm feelings for her, either. I hang in there because I cannot stand being without them. That\u2019s how much I love them. \u00a9 strandedship \/ Reddit<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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