Sentences with phrase «far as dad»

Pregnancy and motherhood do not always bring out the best in a woman as far as dad is concerned.

Not exact matches

His citations go back as far as Plato («You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation») and as recently as «Stranger Things» teen star Millie Bobby Brown («I was bored one day, so my dad took me to this acting school.

However, by far, his greatest achievement is having raised five successful children to adulthood as a single dad.

One of the first exercises she had me do was to write a spiritual journal from as far back as I can remember, even including stories from my mom and dad.

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.

Dad would edge away from him, take some scorecards, post them and move as far away as he could.

Evaluation of the programme, so far delivered to groups of separated dads, indicates that they see improvements in their well - being as well as in their relationships with their children and their children's mother — enabling them to work better as a family.

«SPL is far from perfect as a policy, but we need to give it time to «bed down» and for employers to get to grips with their vital role in supporting mums and dads to share it more equitably — to the benefit of both parents» careers, and their children's wellbeing.»

Cheerios went so far as to present a moving portrayal of two gay adoptive dads for its Canadian campaign (2)-- something this radical has certainly yet to appear in British TV ad breaks.

Matt describes the hospitals» booking - in current procedures as far more father - friendly than previously; young fathers are actively sought and the New Dad project has a presence at antenatal clinics, including at 12 - week ultrasound scans.

Despite there being legislation on the statute books to bring in joint birth registration, we still don't even do anything to get dads» names on their children's birth certificates — a clear sign that as far as the state is concerned, it's mothers that really count.

Please remember — as few and far between we may be — there are single dads that can also appreciate these words.

Some dads who are involved as far as bottlefeeding or burping even said they thought they're going to die!

Furthermore, policies that wittingly or unwittingly entrench mothers as primary carers and fathers as earners have consequences further down the line: when today's happy housewife becomes tomorrow's low skilled lone mum and pension - poor retiree; and today's confident breadwinner becomes tomorrow's angry divorced dad, with a tangential relationship with his children and substantially reduced care from them as he approaches old age.

NCF wrote and published several more books during this time as well, to give dads further tools and resources to grow as fathers.

Some experts believe that dad might just be the most important relationship in his daughter's life, at least as far as growing up into a strong, happy, healthy young woman is concerned.

Still not wanting to sit or lie down, I asked Dad to raise the bed up as far as possible for me to lean on.

Dad and the kids would get as far away from the screaming and drama happening behind closed doors as they could and whatever lady or doc who had the tiniest bit of experience would show up and do what ever he or she could (which often wasn't much).

This worked swimmingly so far as getting her clean was concerned; however, she howled with disapproval whenever mom or dad tried to sneak off to the tub by their lonesomes.

The report further explores the trend of involved fatherhood and the challenges experienced by today's dads as they strive to manage and be fully engaged in both their work and personal lives.

But there is good news here too: Nothing can prepare you for the love you'll feel for your child and the sense that everything in your life has far more meaning as a dad.

The idea for the DADLY Dads: Parents of the 21st Century book came as a result of a conversation I had with fellow dad Austin Dowd about the lack of attention given to the responsible, active dads who we felt far outnumbered the irresponsible, absent dads the media continues to highliDads: Parents of the 21st Century book came as a result of a conversation I had with fellow dad Austin Dowd about the lack of attention given to the responsible, active dads who we felt far outnumbered the irresponsible, absent dads the media continues to highlidads who we felt far outnumbered the irresponsible, absent dads the media continues to highlidads the media continues to highlight.

Dads don't care about cuteness whatsoever, in fact they go about as far in the other direction as they can.

Dads are far too picky and not nearly as open minded as moms.

This will further cement the fact that as a two - home family, Mom and Dad are still «on the same playing field» when it comes to their parenting roles.

If young Cuomo is anything like his dad, he will make a great governor for the people of NY... as far as Lazio, I lived in NY when he campaigned against Hillary for the Senate seat.

As a boy, Hendrik sometimes followed his dad into the field to collect insects, but he was far more content in George's lab.

Men are far less likely than women to take parental leave, often siting perceived social stigmas as deterrants, so let's hope the social media mogul's words encourage dads everywhere to take some much - needed time off.

as far as I could research, Epsom salt doesn't damage your pipes, my dad fixed the pipe and haven't had any trouble since and I take an Epsom salt bath about once a day

I've heard my Dad talk about this car for as far back as I can remember so I was SO EXCITED for him when he finally got his hands on one and boy is it a beauty!

As my Mom and Dad are far away of course my in law trying to get everyone together for the entire week at the resort for holidays..

I can recall watching games with my dad, both college and pro, as far back as I can remember.

The young actors have chemistry together and you have to appreciate how the filmmakers had the good sense of also casting such comic geniuses as Eugene Levy as Jim's dad and Jennifer Coolidge as Stifler's mom, and now the conclusion of the epic trilogy takes the Chris - Guest - company thing one step further by giving the part of Michele's dad to Fred Willard!

The only comedic spark comes from Anthony Anderson (Transformers, The Departed), who is far too underutilized to save the film, as a father of three who offers lessons to Stan as far as what he can expect from becoming a dad.

The setting represents a return to the troubled dad / spirited son outback milieu that Connolly handled with far greater skill as producer on the Eric Bana 2007 vehicle, Romulus My Father (Bana returns the favour with an executive producer's credit here).

Music really isn't this movie's top priority, and as further evidence, before the band even performs three - quarters of a song in front of a crowd, the screenplay by Ryan Landels has already given us the subplot about the robot, which leads the sisters on a hunt to find some kind of message from Jerrica and Kimber's father to the former (Sorry, Kimber, but only Jerrica gets a posthumous pep talk from dad).

But when she finds a hot dad whose kid goes to the same school as hers, the brief moment of authenticity evaporates: he's far too perfect, and she ends up head - butting him when she goes in for a kiss.

Charlie Plummer impresses as Charley, a soulful teen transplanted to Oregon with his dad and taken in by a grouchy trainer who's far less sentimental about his animals than Charley is.

So my job as a dad is done as far as I am concerned.

Billy Burke (aka the dad from Twilight) is a decent villain as far as danger goes, but his unpredictable sidekick Richard Cabral (Blood Father) is organically fighting.

As Rosa develops faster as a young woman, Ginger develops more intellectually, encouraged by her lefty academic dad — the girls soon find themselves drifting far aparAs Rosa develops faster as a young woman, Ginger develops more intellectually, encouraged by her lefty academic dad — the girls soon find themselves drifting far aparas a young woman, Ginger develops more intellectually, encouraged by her lefty academic dad — the girls soon find themselves drifting far apart.

It's perhaps a commentary on the lengths to which a teenager will go to feel some sense of normalcy in high school, but the screenplay's depiction of those concerns feels far too hokey for it to have any impact (Her dad, played by Ryan Phillippe, embarrasses her in his self - employed garbage - hoarding, and the there's not a single interaction among the teenage characters that comes across as legitimate).

So far as family, friends and everyone else is concerned, he's a scrunched - up ball of scorn, bitter at struggling to keep the farm a oat while his ailing old dad keeps telling him what to do.

Thinking she is merely helping Edward's daughter - who lives far away and asked her to check in on her nonagenarian dad in New York - Isabel has no idea that the man in the kitchen baking the sublime roast chicken and light - as - air apricot soufflé will end up changing her life.

Her friends look at her in a way she can't stand, her mother has withdrawn, her dad and his new wife are distant, and she has pushed her decent, kind, and perfectly matched boyfriend (now ex) as far away as possible.

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As a new dad who donates far too much of his paycheck to baby gear, the ability to earn that return at Babies «R» Us every day certainly appeals to me.

AFAIK you are not barred by statute for seeking back support as far back as when dad's obligation began.

But the modern - day dad has a little more on his plate as far as responsibilities go and it's important that children understand this and empathize with their dads in moments of stress.

The far - right One America News Network promoted a tweet suggesting Hogg may be «running cover for his dad who works as an FBI agent at the Miami field office.»