This guy taught me the golden rule - to do unto others as I would have them do unto me. He always brought me into reality when he said things like, "How would you like it if I did that to you?"
He taught me to never let small things get me down. Seriously I would be a different person without this lesson learned. One time a super small thing got me really upset and I let it affect me all day. My dad then asked if I was going to let that small thing ruin my whole day. I grew up having a positive outlook on life. Thanks daddy!
I learned from him to at least pretend to be interested in what other people had to say even if I wasn't. A funny thing came out of this. I am now...like seriously...interested in pretty much everything people have to say. My parents went on a long quad trip and were back and had asked if I wanted to hear about their adventures and see their pictures. Not that big into quadding myself, I wasn't too thrilled to sit there and listen to stories about quads. My dad then approached me and asked, "Do you think I'm really interested in your Show Choir trips?" (or something like that). He then went on to say that he liked hearing about my trips because he liked hearing about me and it is nice for the other person to have someone to share with. I now will never refuse to listen to other peoples adventures, look at pictures with them, and get to know them better.
My dad works so hard to support his family.
He taught me to swallow my pride and apologize when I hurt someone. My dad had hurt my feelings one night and I went to my room crying. He knocked on the door about 10 minutes later and apologized for what he had said. I really appreciated that and now others can appreciate it when I do the same thing.
He always encourages me and tells me I can do whatever I set my mind on.
I love you daddy!
love this post! what a nice idea
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