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
27%
•
613 votes
Advice about money or saving
24%
•
563 votes
Advice about relationships
10%
•
225 votes
Advice about being kind or respectful
22%
•
502 votes
Advice about staying calm or not worrying
13%
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289 votes
Advice about fixing things or being practical
22%
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507 votes
Advice about standing up for myself
14%
•
326 votes
Funny advice that I still remember
10%
•
238 votes
Other (please specify)
3%
•
68 votes
Not Applicable
27%
•
629 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
| 0.42% | 14 | |
| Learning how banging for unguided answers of confusion of other generations identifies to what is a knowledge that will grow | 0.06% | 2 |
| nothing | 0.06% | 2 |
| None | 0.06% | 2 |
| Faith | 0.03% | 1 |
| advice from more than one of these categories | 0.03% | 1 |
| advice about modesty in achievements | 0.03% | 1 |
| Make sure you know how to swim!! | 0.03% | 1 |
| don't let anything or anyone control your mind | 0.03% | 1 |
| don't believe everything people tell you (ask why are they telling me) | 0.03% | 1 |
| Living for Jesus | 0.03% | 1 |
| what other people think of you is none of your business | 0.03% | 1 |
| None above | 0.03% | 1 |
| All of the above (my dad was a gem). | 0.03% | 1 |
| Ne er let your gas tank go below half | 0.03% | 1 |
| Being honest | 0.03% | 1 |
| All of the above. | 0.03% | 1 |
| na | 0.03% | 1 |
| All of the above, blessed with | 0.03% | 1 |
| A quiet guy he was. So I just followed his example | 0.03% | 1 |
| everything in moderation | 0.03% | 1 |
| Never got advice from my father | 0.03% | 1 |
| Any job you do is worth doing your best. | 0.03% | 1 |
| I don't remember,too many years ago. | 0.03% | 1 |
| No advice, just abuse. | 0.03% | 1 |
| Wild animals belong in the wild. Not to have as a pet | 0.03% | 1 |
| My dad was abusive | 0.03% | 1 |
| Always be honest and forthright. | 0.03% | 1 |
| no great advice | 0.03% | 1 |
| I can do anything I set my mind to | 0.03% | 1 |
| how to act and set an example for younger children | 0.03% | 1 |
| AdVICE about never burning a bridge in life | 0.03% | 1 |
| If you don't have nothing jcd to say don't say nothing at all. Bambi movie line | 0.03% | 1 |
| Be faithful to the Lord! | 0.03% | 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 | 0.03% | 1 |
| advice about happiness | 0.03% | 1 |
| about telling the truth and being true to myself | 0.03% | 1 |
| My Dad always said, No one ever said life was fair . | 0.03% | 1 |
| To never sit on your ass either go to work or get more schooling | 0.03% | 1 |
| If you're not 10 minutes early you're late. | 0.03% | 1 |
| if in doubt, don't | 0.03% | 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. | 0.03% | 1 |
| being true to yourself | 0.03% | 1 |
| sitting up straight | 0.03% | 1 |
| A mix of all of the above | 0.03% | 1 |
| i do not recall. | 0.03% | 1 |
| Education | 0.03% | 1 |
| Faith advice | 0.03% | 1 |
| Do not lie. | 0.03% | 1 |
| No advice | 0.03% | 1 |
| no advice, just taught through being a good role model | 0.03% | 1 |
| all | 0.03% | 1 |
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What do you think makes someone a good father figure? Being supportive
53%
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1210 votes
Being present and involved
59%
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1361 votes
Being patient
40%
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926 votes
Being dependable
50%
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1147 votes
Giving good advice
36%
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830 votes
Showing love and affection
49%
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1136 votes
Teaching life skills
44%
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1001 votes
Setting a good example
48%
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1095 votes
Having a sense of humour
36%
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820 votes
Other (please specify)
4%
•
97 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
| 0.39% | 38 | |
| all of the above | 0.11% | 11 |
| Na | 0.04% | 4 |
| n/a | 0.03% | 3 |
| nothing | 0.03% | 3 |
| Seeing the reflection of the victim that holds the other keys of code. | 0.02% | 2 |
| Don't know | 0.02% | 2 |
| all the above | 0.02% | 2 |
| Helpful | 0.01% | 1 |
| Friendly | 0.01% | 1 |
| none | 0.01% | 1 |
| Godliness | 0.01% | 1 |
| Man of God | 0.01% | 1 |
| My dad was abusive so nothing mentioned did I receive | 0.01% | 1 |
| not lying to family | 0.01% | 1 |
| Faith | 0.01% | 1 |
| Not being critical, demanding, nor preachy. | 0.01% | 1 |
| All from both parents | 0.01% | 1 |
| All the above but from the heart | 0.01% | 1 |
| being the opposite of what my father was. | 0.01% | 1 |
| All of the above (I was lucky...). | 0.01% | 1 |
| Asking Jesus for forgiveness of my sins | 0.01% | 1 |
| qualities from mor than one of these categories. | 0.01% | 1 |
| All of the above. | 0.01% | 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. | 0.01% | 1 |
| all | 0.01% | 1 |
| Being trust worthy | 0.01% | 1 |
| i do not recall. | 0.01% | 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. | 0.01% | 1 |
| no great advice | 0.01% | 1 |
| I never had a good father so I don't know | 0.01% | 1 |
| All of these things. | 0.01% | 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. | 0.01% | 1 |
| Not just saying words but showing them to you, encouraging you in your dreams | 0.01% | 1 |
| being there | 0.01% | 1 |
| All of these | 0.01% | 1 |
| being patient in life and hacing faith in "GOD" ALMIGHTY" ALWAYS. | 0.01% | 1 |
| providing for your family | 0.01% | 1 |
| Not killing onself | 0.01% | 1 |
| ... | 0.01% | 1 |
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