Sentences with phrase «as my dad liked»

My name is Duke (or «The Duke» as Dad likes to call me).

You might not have the right criteria set for your list and therefore, might be «pissin» in the wind», as my Dad likes to say.

Not exact matches

As dads of young kids, [co-founder] Mark Vadon and I knew first - hand what it was like trying to buy kids» clothes.

When I was really young I wanted to be an airline pilot, but as I got older I wanted to be like my dad and run my own business.

«We need to reach the working mother that went to college but didn't complete, or the son with sons of his own who like his dad never went to college but knows that he needs to upgrade his skills,» Haslam said in the address, as first reported by the Tennessean.

«Getting out of debt is as much psychological as it is financial,» said Caden Rhoton, founder of Dime Dad, a financial blog he started to help young parents like himself make smart financial choices.

I like work flexibility because it will allow me to see more of my family that lives in another state, as well as be available more for my dad who is going to be 82 this year.

Between my job and passive income, I should surpass 300k / yr within the next 6 months, I'm able to live in a house nice enough to be a forever home with a 1,400 / month mortgage, do things like surprise my dad with a Mazda mita (his dream car) as a retirement gift, etc..

A lot of snarky people said things to me as a child like, «Your dad is just in it for the money.»

I have two young kids and have always looked up to your dad as an example of the kind of pastor I would like to be.

But then it sounds like everyone looked away while TJ reinvented himself as a poor long - suffering dad chained to a crazy woman — instead of a garden variety philanderer with an inflated ego and a professional need to seem like a good guy.

As you probably can gather from my posts I'm more like my dad when it comes to processing things by talking about them.

I wonder what i would be like as a dad.

«Dad» has made his kids think he's perfect... even though we all know he's done some very bad things... like this little act of Global Genocide otherwise known as The Flood.

«As soon as I saw my son's friend's dad, my arms began to rise like a hungry zombie, «We are going to hug you, Semi-familiar-Dude-in-the-grocery-store!&raquAs soon as I saw my son's friend's dad, my arms began to rise like a hungry zombie, «We are going to hug you, Semi-familiar-Dude-in-the-grocery-store!&raquas I saw my son's friend's dad, my arms began to rise like a hungry zombie, «We are going to hug you, Semi-familiar-Dude-in-the-grocery-store!»

Dad pastored a nondenominational, charismatic — or, as he liked to say, Happy - Baptist — church.

It's the voice that urges reason, like that of an obviously divorced dad on a lunch outing with his two offspring, as he alternated between ingratiating, smiling inquiries and the following gambit with the girl: «You're acting up and you're taking away the pleasure of a nice lunch.

As a Christian, I can say that my faith has helped me to withstand tough times like the death of my dad and to be a more empathetic person.

@Godpot... (God — pot... I'll have to try that... seems Dad has been holding back...) and that Moses character... I'll wager there was more than just a bush burnin» up there... (wouldn't know... me and that bird were trying to figure out the physics of stuffing «God» into a human womb right about that time... I'm thinking all these characters, not just me, were a bit «touched» as my child «Reality» likes to say...: 0)

This kind of broad association is of particular value to a society like ours, one in which people are increasingly tribalized and segregated and even a laudable value like diversity can be trivialized, as when a mother brags about how her child attends such a «wonderfully diverse» prep school, what with the boy from Senegal whose dad is a UN diplomat and the girl from Sri Lanka whose mom is an officer with the World Bank.

Even though I didn't fully understand my dad's job as a pastor 15 years ago, I remember feeling like it was extremely important.

I was treated like the plague by many Christians after my father stepped down and for years that is one reason I struggled to remember the forgiveness of God that I received at the cross as I saw so many Christians get angry at one another because of what my dad did.

She's made some «hall of famers» (that's what my dad always refers to as her best recipes) over the years, but really I've never had a soup from my mom that I haven't liked.

I felt like a princess and I marvelled at being treated as something so special to my Dad.

The first time when I made the bread, I was probably 13 years old... My mom started to work, and I came from the school, hungry like a wolf; I was all alone, my sister was in school and my dad was working as well!

When my Dad and brother come over to help us with things around the house, I always like to feed them as a thank you.

You'll have a very wet batter / dough that looks like this.By the time you spoon it into the pan, it will already begin rising a bit thanks to the baking soda.I wrapped up half of the loaf to take to my dad this weekend, as he has a weak spot for it as well.

A few Saturdays ago... my dad, Kyle and I had gone to the book store together, and as we were leaving my dad said he felt like having some chili, so we headed down to the beach....

My mom has granola on top of her oatmeal in the mornings, I like having it as a study snack and my dad likes picking out the nuts.

Even when I was younger, I remember experiencing a particular sense of shame over how much my dad seemed to thrill in our money - saving ways as I was in the corner of the booth wondering why we couldn't be like normal people and get four individual sodas; or why I wasn't allowed to order the Crunchwrap Supreme I so desperately coveted; or if the Dunkin' Donuts cashier was judging us for getting far too many Munchkins for four people.

Let us face facts, we have been a huge club since the 1930s but til the last ten years or so I was always proud to be a Gunner (these days, known as a Gooner) but our club is being raped by a money mad owner, fool of a manager, puppet board and the likes of Walcott and let's be frank with each other, Ozil too who must «don't like it up em», to quote Dads Army.

So I watched this season as much as I could, like I usually do — it's the one thing my wife and daughter understand — if it's a Stars game — Dad is occupied.

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One of my dad's buddies got on the set as an extra, knew Matthau like the ponies, and buddied up with him over the Racing Form every day.

And looking at his cocky expression, I found out that my dad as a young man was very much like me, only he had that screwball.

A little bit torn on this one — I liked Sturridges dad as a player and it's clear he picked up a few things from his old man.

Well he's not worth 150 k a week like HE thinks he is My dad is doing radiotherapy and one of his drivers has a 17 year old son in the youth team and word round the campfire is that Theo has last his bottle cos of the injuries he's suffered and that's why he asking for more dough cos he worried he ain't got as long a career as he thought he may have, understandable if true to a point but also explains why he fluffs his lines in front of goal a lot more than he hits the target I don't dislike him or OG particularly BUT they are not the guys to lead the line and neither for that matter is Welbeck

Moss has size like his dad, listed as 6» 4 ″ 235 lbs.

«People who knew dad would know that he didn't like any fuss or being in the limelight but having the Paisley Gates and now the Paisley Square is true testament to the success that he had as manager and ensures that his memory will live on.»

I first went to Highbury, accompanied by Mum, Dad, my two brothers and those three aunts, in 1950 at the age of seven, it was a cold, overcast Saturday afternoon and Arsenal were one down at half time, I remember it started to rain as the half ended and one of the aunts said to not worry as Arsenal liked the rain, sure enough we scored twice in the second half to win two one.

The problem with history is that relative young uns like myself can only access it through our dads» copies of Rothmans or, more likely, informative blog posts such as these.

After reading your post, I think you are a great and dedicated mother and from what you describe, your husband seems like a great DAD (not just caretaker) who just has a slightly different approach than you and is probably doing his best to balance the housework with giving her priority as well as attending to his own personal needs (like eating and showering).

As Father's Day approaches, I thought it would be fun to extract some of the baby daddy's Yoda - like wisdom for some of the new and expectant dads out there.

In light of a few things that happened of late — the Supreme Court's ruling on marriage for same - sex couples, the addition of the word cisgender into the Oxford English Dictionary, the rise of the transgender movement, with Germany leading the way for parents to register their baby as something other than just boy or girl, the increase in stay - at home dads and egalitarian marriages, universities recognizing a third gender, the desire by some to be called they versus he or she, the declaration that 2015 is the year of the gender - neutral baby, it's clear we are moving toward a society that is busting up traditional views of gender and what men and women, husbands and wives, fathers and mothers look and act like.

Small toddlers can probably get by with purchasing tickets as you go (it's free for mom or dad to accompany tots on some like the historic Carousel), but it may make sense to purchase wristbands for older toddlers and preschoolers, especially if they love the rides.

It's funny because one thing I liked to complain about as a kid was how cold my Dad kept our house.

If all young dads - to - be were to «man up» to their new responsibilities like you are, a lot of children would be better off and happier, and a lot more men would be proud of the job they are doing as a father (not to mention the indescribable feeling they get from having a child who loves them).

BTW, him sleeping on you at night is the gold standard for new fathers; just like we used to do as cave dads.

A lot of the time, advertisers portray dads as ham - fisted, lazy or goon - like, overseen by mums who are all - knowing — the magical glue that holds families together.

This «get thrown into the deep end of the pool» approach to the first week of your new career as a dad is highly recommended, as it is the fastest way to get up - to - speed and connected with your kid, get ahead of the curve with a new mom (the major challenge for a new dad), and transform into a man who feels like a father.