My h just went out the front door we have a side walk that runs along the front of the house. I looked out and there he was playing hop scotch with our 5 yr old. It was so cute! Everybody write a little something as to what makes daddy so special. I think it will be good for us. with love flowerseed

my h hd to work late the other day had to go out of town for a test <BR>that evening he told them all how sorry he was that he didn't get to spend any time with them that evening and hugged them<BR>A daddy is every day not every other weekend

Every night, my h comes home from his long day at work tired and physically exhausted - he is a diesel mechanic and the job involves a lot of lifting and manipulating heavy engine parts. he takes a shower, and then, while he is waiting for supper to be done, he sits down on the living room floor to play with the boys. sometimes they wrestle around, sometimes they read books, sometimes they build matchbox car garages out of cardboard boxes. Invariably, when I look out to tell them that its time to eat, there he is with little boys clambering all over him like so many puppies. Not once has he ever made the excuse "Daddy's too tired tonight."<P>All of our boys (except the baby - he's too small yet) are so happy to hear his truck pull up in the evening that they do a little frenzied dance of excitement as they wait for him to open the front door.<P>cd

My H is such a sweet and loving daddy..I do not know where to begin. H was physically abused by both parents and I have been so impressed with his patience with our daughter. ( I was a little worried about the cycle of things) He has NEVER laid a hand on her. It is so cute. She is only 3 and he will have "discussions" with her and why we dont do this or that. He hugs her and tells her he loves her. He talks to her like she is a miniature adult and you would swear she is listening and understanding exactly what he was talking about.<P>They play and they play. He is just so good to her. He looked at me yesterday and said "Look at our little girl. She is so beautiful. You did such a good job." It maeks me love him more and more each day and affirms that I made the right decision. I love him so much.<P>This was a good idea flowerseed. I just go the urge to get off this silly computer and call my H and tell him how much I appreciate him. Thank you.

My husband is a wonderful father. He sings Beatles songs and James TAylor songs and Kenny Loggins songs to our kids at bedtime, so much so that even our 4 year old son now knows most of the lyrics of the songs. He takes them swimming, rides bikes with them, teaches them right from wrong, hugs and kisses them daily, and even when discipling them they know he loves them. Cooks and cleans for them, is there for them. That is what keeps me with him.

MY H IS A GOO DADDY. HE LOVES TO TAKE LONG DRIVES WITH KIDS TO TALK,TAKING THEM BIKE RIDING,SKATING LIKES LETTING THEM HELP COOK WITH HIM,AND JUST MAIKING SURE THAT THEY ARE ENJOYING LIFE.

Nice idea Flowerseed!<P>My DH wrestles with our very wrestle-y boy, even when he's dog-tired, which helps loads! He can even 'juggle' the toddler so she gets in on the wrestling without getting hurt. He reads them stories and goes to son's ballgames... I could go on. An involved dad is an irreplacable thing!

This is a good one...just bringing it back up.

My H is a good dad because he listens to the kids. Our 11 y/o daughter is just as comfortable talking to her Dad about her puberty issues as she is me. Our 8 y/o son thinks his Dad hung the moon. He walks around with his gunbelt and badge ALL the time...because he so wants to be a police officer like his father. Even with all that has happened, children have an unconditional love. It's amazing and beautiful!

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My H is a great Dad. He is so lovable and affectionate with our 3 boys. He is always hugging and kissing and snuggling with them. In the morning, he plays music on his computer while our 17 month old sits on his lap . They sing and dance together, it reminds me of why I am still here..

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I just realized last night that my husband is going to be a great dad to our son. We are still kind of new to this parenting thing He is only 6 months old. H always plays with him, sings to him, calls him his "little pimp" (I really don't like that). But he is sick for the first time. He had a temp of 103.6 last night. I woke up around 1:30 and H was picking him up out of his crib and brought him into our bed. I didn't say anything to let him know I was awake. He was just laying there with him and whispering to him. It was so sweet.

For Valentine's Day I made a memory book for H...<P>Easier than it sounds--I'm not the scrapbook queen!<P>What I did was take a blank book (the fancy kind) and on one side of each page I put one memory, quotation or picture. Only good stuff!<P>Examples:<P>"You sleeping with our son after he was born."<P>"You 'wrestling' with our son when he was 6 mo old."<P>"No sleep 'til Brooklyn" (the song--we go to Brooklyn for family occassions)<P>After making 50 entries (a lot were just one sentence written in colored ink; others were pasted in after being typed in a fancy font on the computer) I was able to remember a lot of good things about my H that I had forgotten in the past (really rough) year. It was really healing for me.<P>He says it's the best present anyone ever gave him. <P>Maybe we could do some sort of thing like that for Father's Day, starting with the memories listed here?<P>Worth a thought, anyway.<P>All the best.<BR>--HBC