Results: Dad Advice That Stuck With You
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Father's Day is a time to celebrate dads, stepdads, grandfathers, father figures and the people who have offered guidance, support or memorable life lessons. What type of advice from a dad or father figure has stayed with you the most?
Advice about working hard
26%
•
374 votes
Advice about money or saving
23%
•
335 votes
Advice about relationships
9%
•
128 votes
Advice about being kind or respectful
21%
•
294 votes
Advice about staying calm or not worrying
13%
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180 votes
Advice about fixing things or being practical
21%
•
307 votes
Advice about standing up for myself
14%
•
198 votes
Funny advice that I still remember
10%
•
141 votes
Other (please specify)
3%
•
41 votes
Not Applicable
29%
•
421 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
| 0.40% | 8 | |
| Learning how banging for unguided answers of confusion of other generations identifies to what is a knowledge that will grow | 0.10% | 2 |
| None | 0.10% | 2 |
| no advice, just taught through being a good role model | 0.05% | 1 |
| sitting up straight | 0.05% | 1 |
| A mix of all of the above | 0.05% | 1 |
| i do not recall. | 0.05% | 1 |
| Education | 0.05% | 1 |
| Faith advice | 0.05% | 1 |
| Do not lie. | 0.05% | 1 |
| No advice | 0.05% | 1 |
| Safety: Daddy told me to either roll the window all the up or all the way down. An emy person said that a lot of folks are killed because their windows aren't all the way up or down because their heads get deep gash cuts. | 0.05% | 1 |
| All of the above. | 0.05% | 1 |
| if in doubt, don't | 0.05% | 1 |
| advice from more than one of these categories | 0.05% | 1 |
| advice about modesty in achievements | 0.05% | 1 |
| Make sure you know how to swim!! | 0.05% | 1 |
| don't let anything or anyone control your mind | 0.05% | 1 |
| being true to yourself | 0.05% | 1 |
| all | 0.05% | 1 |
| no great advice | 0.05% | 1 |
| If you're not 10 minutes early you're late. | 0.05% | 1 |
| To never sit on your ass either go to work or get more schooling | 0.05% | 1 |
| My Dad always said, No one ever said life was fair . | 0.05% | 1 |
| about telling the truth and being true to myself | 0.05% | 1 |
| advice about happiness | 0.05% | 1 |
| My father gave me so much useful advice and wisdom on just about every topic you can think of and I'm grateful for all of it, I only wish that had put more of it to use rather than doing things my own hard headed way, I would be much better off now | 0.05% | 1 |
| Be faithful to the Lord! | 0.05% | 1 |
| If you don't have nothing jcd to say don't say nothing at all. Bambi movie line | 0.05% | 1 |
| AdVICE about never burning a bridge in life | 0.05% | 1 |
| how to act and set an example for younger children | 0.05% | 1 |
| I can do anything I set my mind to | 0.05% | 1 |
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What do you think makes someone a good father figure? Being supportive
51%
•
731 votes
Being present and involved
57%
•
816 votes
Being patient
39%
•
559 votes
Being dependable
49%
•
699 votes
Giving good advice
36%
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523 votes
Showing love and affection
48%
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689 votes
Teaching life skills
43%
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614 votes
Setting a good example
46%
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665 votes
Having a sense of humour
36%
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511 votes
Other (please specify)
4%
•
62 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
| 0.48% | 28 | |
| all of the above | 0.07% | 4 |
| Na | 0.05% | 3 |
| nothing | 0.05% | 3 |
| Seeing the reflection of the victim that holds the other keys of code. | 0.03% | 2 |
| Don't know | 0.03% | 2 |
| qualities from mor than one of these categories. | 0.02% | 1 |
| Godliness | 0.02% | 1 |
| All of the above. | 0.02% | 1 |
| Mine understood why although I assisted the HS football coacha nd wrote plays for the team, he was not mad at my not playing. He played as a pro in the 1940's Steagles NFL team. I also love to write fictions and both my parents understood. | 0.02% | 1 |
| all | 0.02% | 1 |
| Being trust worthy | 0.02% | 1 |
| i do not recall. | 0.02% | 1 |
| Knowing to discipline and how to go about it the right way. Children are not punished anymore for being disobedient. It will be the reason for complete world devastation and ultimately catastrophic annihilation. | 0.02% | 1 |
| no great advice | 0.02% | 1 |
| I never had a good father so I don't know | 0.02% | 1 |
| All of these things. | 0.02% | 1 |
| My father said that to be a good father, one must love his children, love his children, love his children, and then get lucky too. | 0.02% | 1 |
| Not just saying words but showing them to you, encouraging you in your dreams | 0.02% | 1 |
| n/a | 0.02% | 1 |
| being there | 0.02% | 1 |
| All of these | 0.02% | 1 |
| being patient in life and hacing faith in "GOD" ALMIGHTY" ALWAYS. | 0.02% | 1 |
| providing for your family | 0.02% | 1 |
| Not killing onself | 0.02% | 1 |
| ... | 0.02% | 1 |
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