Every Good Father's Gift

NibblyPig · 2017-09-28T09:08:53+00:00

Some confusing comments here, I think what this is trying to say is that a man will sacrifice himself and his own well-being for the sake of supporting his children and giving them the best chance.

I would say it'd also work well with a mother and son but using a man, at least in this sub, hits very close to home and resonates with the community because we have seen some of the depths of the abyss that men are forced to go to so that they can provide for their children, sometimes at tremendous cost to themselves.

Lord_ThunderCunt · 2017-09-28T06:12:19+00:00

This hits.

My dad worked so hard to keep us under a roof. I always respected him for that but I have a chip on my shoulder because I didn't think he cared. On an emotional level. And that's ok. Food and shelter are more important than my feelings.

Girlfriend came home the other day, turns out my dad thought I would be something great.

Thanks dad.

deciples · 2017-09-28T02:22:01+00:00

it is shameful how we have denegrated fatherhood.

ObnoxiousNormalcy · 2017-09-28T05:14:24+00:00

I'm glad you included good in the title. Fuck you dad

Race978 · 2017-09-28T02:36:21+00:00

Is that the piece of his butt?

fffjayare · 2017-09-28T05:34:06+00:00

literally just saw this on r/im14andthisisdeep

cabe565 · 2017-09-28T04:34:51+00:00

Love this.

DeathbatMaggot · 2017-09-28T07:13:12+00:00

Where my dudes at who grew up without a father?

Fuck you Shawn

seafood10 · 2017-09-28T06:03:09+00:00

I'm a Dad to a 7 year old boy and love this

Tymalic · 2017-09-28T05:12:56+00:00

I guess I just got my pieces from other places.

barabrith · 2017-09-28T09:50:24+00:00

I grew up with a deadbeat mum and dad. They were both terrible people. I can't wait to see just how much of an amazing dad my husband is going to be to our little boy, due any day now. He's going to knock it out of the park.

NebulousASK · 2017-09-28T12:16:55+00:00

I remember daddy's hands workin' 'til they bled

Sacrificed unselfishly just to keep us all fed

If I could do things over, I'd live my life again

And never take for granted the love in daddy's hands

-Holly Dunn

TheSteamWolf · 2017-09-28T17:41:58+00:00

Oh, man. I love you, Dad. Just... need a sec. Something in my eye.

DustPalacePapa · 2017-09-28T17:43:57+00:00

The most beautiful post of the day has become a haven for trolls spouting opinion. Sad.

bennykillam · 2017-09-28T07:40:29+00:00

My best friend grew up without a dad, hearing how much it’s effected him has made me grateful for things I wouldn’t have been otherwise. I love my dad. I’m grateful for his sacrifices. He is what I aspire to be. Dads of Reddit. Thank you for being there for your kids. Thank you for taking everything you are and giving it to them. You guys are superheroes.

Sanash_G · 2017-09-28T07:03:06+00:00

Oof good thing he didn't give him that tacky hat

jamesjr1224 · 2017-09-28T11:57:36+00:00

How many sons does that dad have?

atred · 2017-09-28T13:49:02+00:00

I love my father!

kolop1 · 2017-09-28T12:33:32+00:00

I've always hated this photo. I don't think fatherhood is like giving up pieces of myself.

Rabbi_Rustko · 2017-09-28T12:09:17+00:00

My pa gave me crippling alcoholism

Plutonium_man · 2017-09-28T12:27:04+00:00

Lol glad I get to keep all of myself for myself since I won't be having children

Alcatrax_ · 2017-09-28T14:38:53+00:00

I know what I'm sending my dad on Father's Day

rainbowsforall · 2017-09-28T15:53:15+00:00

Not a son, but my father worked incredibly hard to provide for my brother and I and encourage is in our education. I don't know I got so lucky to have a father like him. He's the reason my brother go into fixing up old cars, and is now about to go to grad school for mechanical engineering. I think I've got more of my mother in me but my father was still incredibly important in expanding my political views and teaching the importance of hard work.

thewonderdo · 2017-09-28T16:21:54+00:00

This hit me like a truck. I've given every bit of myself to my son and to be a good father but my ex-wife fucks me at every turn with her sabotage and bullshit

Terribledragon4Hire · 2017-09-28T21:15:09+00:00

This is a great cartoon. Speaks volumes. However to more accurately represent my life I would like to see a daughter, son, and wife all lined up each needing pieces and the father giving them to each one, again looking like he is missing peices

NoOneSeesTheWizard · 2017-09-28T08:08:11+00:00

Sorry potato brain here I don't quite understand, can someone explain this to me?

brokedown · 2017-09-28T12:11:30+00:00

This image depicts the passing of the patriarchy to the next generation of white cis male oppressors.

/s, obviously

by_myself · 2017-09-28T16:38:12+00:00

I've always had an uncomfortable time thinking about my father. I know that he worked to pay the bills, keep a roof over my head, and make sure that I had clothes, but I have this constant feeling that he rarely ever took the time to raise me.

When I was younger I remember we went hiking, we collected rocks and put them in a polisher. I remember him bringing home a small lego kit for my brother and I when we were younger, and we went on vacations every year. But I have very few of these memories and a lot more memories of him looking after his own interests.

We never seemed to have the money for a Nintendo, but dad would buy radios or radio equipment that cost him several hundred dollars from time to time. We didn't have anything to do in our community, the climbing suicide rate was getting a lot of attention before we finally moved away. I would do chores around the house, and shit like vacuuming the entire first floor of the house would earn me a measly $5 CAD towards a discounted Super Nintendo that was replaced by the N64 by the time I could afford it. Dad never played games with me, he almost never helped me with my homework, he never taught me important lessons like the value of honesty, or even how to drive when I got older. We moved around the country a lot as he moved from job to job, we ended up living somewhere where I was bullied incessantly to the point where I had to be homeschooled, my father didn't teach me how to be strong or to stand up to bullies - if anything my brother and I used to get in trouble for getting into fights, so I was afraid to fight back.

One year I really wanted a lego mindstorms kit. I asked my parents for one. My dad got me a Zilog Z80 encore. I had no idea what to do with it, he handed it to me and fucked off. He didn't get me something that was easy enough for me to use, and he had no interest in learning how to use it with me. It went back to him after I couldn't learn how to use it, and since then I've always wondered if the presents he bought me and my brother weren't for us at all, but were for him - that made so much more sense.

I love my dad, but he wasn't like the dad in this picture. I hope that other people's father's do better.

yallapapi · 2017-09-28T05:06:33+00:00

I like this

ZeroSternritter17 · 2017-09-28T12:21:08+00:00

I can never be half the man my dad is !!

Lidiored · 2017-09-28T13:07:32+00:00

That last piece is money to attain freedom.

SirSausagePants · 2017-09-28T13:08:08+00:00

I wish I had a good dad.

TexanMcDaniel · 2017-09-28T13:48:38+00:00

Which is why I don't want kids

JFMX1996 · 2017-09-28T13:58:45+00:00

The only thing a man truly has besides himself is his son (if even that).

It's saddening.

Glad I've been close to my dad all my life. I've always had a huge appreciation for him, but recently turning 21 and seeing the reality of shit makes me so much more grateful for the guy.

ShowMeYourTorts · 2017-09-28T15:22:37+00:00

This really hit me in the feels for some reason

aviationmaybe · 2017-09-28T15:27:24+00:00

me/irl

Epileptic_Ebola · 2017-09-28T15:32:52+00:00

Do you have a high res image - this could make a brilliant birthday gift

enginemonkey16 · 2017-09-28T15:42:51+00:00

Wut?

JayJayEcks · 2017-09-29T01:55:56+00:00

Fiction.

SpaceGhost_Jizzila · 2017-09-29T02:27:22+00:00

my father used to kiss me on the lips and laugh

deephurting666 · 2017-09-28T16:34:24+00:00

Makes me glad i had a vasectomy young.. Fuck marriage as well!

aircoft · 2017-09-28T07:09:07+00:00

This is sad but true....

expert02 · 2017-09-28T18:33:21+00:00

What does this have to do with mens rights?

DrewFlan · 2017-09-28T11:55:14+00:00

Why is this posted here?

Title	Every Good Father's Gift
Author	Tabby_N
Upvotes	3933
Comments	235
Date	September 28, 2017 2:11 AM UTC (8 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/MensRights
Original Link	https://old.reddit.com/r/MensRights/comments/72x4nn/every_good_fathers_gift/
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