Sentences with phrase «hard as a dad»

As hard as my dad tried to teach me the nuances of fishing, I insisted on sticking to my rather unorthodox method of attracting the iridescent lake trout.

I found it hard as a dad to get out and if this means someone finds some more confidence, then the blog has done its job.

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Maye's penchant for keeping optimistic and working hard appears to be inherited from her father, as she wrote on her Twitter and Instagram recently:» «Keep Smiling» was my Dad's motto.

Eventually, as my own personal Einstein (Dad) says, «The harder you work, the luckier you get.»

«It's humbling to see pictures of the original stores, knowing that my dad came here as an immigrant, had a vision and worked extraordinarily hard to build what is now a small grocery empire.

My Dad would not be impressed at me using a packet gravy but as a vegan, it is much harder to make gravy properly!

While other families gazed up at the intimidatingly long menu and tried hard to «think outside the bun,» our order (as in, my dad's order) never wavered.

(Followed closely by Strawberry Cheesecake...) Not that I actually got to enjoy it too often as, although we almost always had B&J in the freezer (my Dad, in particular, was an ice cream fanatic) Chunky Monkey was hard to come across sadly and so it was extra special when I did have it.

Rather than branding these men as «feckless», politicians should focus on creating services which work hard to support young dads» vital involvement, while also helping their children's mothers.

Despite our desire to have our spouse be an equal partner, we — men and women — have a hard time embracing men as stay - at - home dads.

It's hard to dress well as a dad.

For divorced dads, you've got to work at it twice as hard in half the time.

«It «s hard to believe, «said Allen, «but as late as 1970, dads were not allowed in the delivery room in Illinois.

As someone who credits her love for road trips to the travel my dad worked to provide us as kids, I understand how hard it is to lose a fatheAs someone who credits her love for road trips to the travel my dad worked to provide us as kids, I understand how hard it is to lose a fatheas kids, I understand how hard it is to lose a father.

Sophie is initially distressed by Henry's crying, so Dad does the hardest part of this process — reassuring her and keeping her out of reach of Henry's flailing feet at the same time as he tends to Henry: «That's right, Sophie.

As frustrating as it may be for you as a dad, just remember it is a process and it's just as hard for them as it is for yoAs frustrating as it may be for you as a dad, just remember it is a process and it's just as hard for them as it is for yoas it may be for you as a dad, just remember it is a process and it's just as hard for them as it is for yoas a dad, just remember it is a process and it's just as hard for them as it is for yoas hard for them as it is for yoas it is for you.

While dads might find it hard to connect with newborn babies as easily as breastfeeding mums, we certainly don't have to feel sidelined.

I got some important details... her JOY, how hard it was, how perfect her new baby is, how she looks alot like her dad, what time she was born and her beautiful new name, Audrey Elizabeth... and then, my blissful download of new baby information was cut short as I could hear the distraction in my sisters voice.

He's saving his kids» teeth and health while enjoying a mid-day treat for all his hard work as a dad.

You have dad laughing so hard because he really can't do anything about it as poop spills from his lap to the floor, hey, poop happens!

If the dad goes back to work and doesn't have as much time with the baby, it's a lot harder for dads to interpret the cry, which means baby's needs don't get met as quickly.

I think it's extra hard for him because society thinks of stay a home dads as «dead beats.»

Again, let's stress that this isn't easy, and if mom or dad is tired and frustrated as well, it's even harder.

Not to take away from Mom - to - be, but sometimes it is even harder for Dad - to - be as he watches his partner do all of the physical strain of bearing the child and feel almost helpless in what he can do to ease his partner's burden.

It's hard to choose from all the awesome patterns, but we like the galaxy print and the emergency vehicles as dad is a FF and EMT.

As a parent, it can be difficult to let go, and for a child, it can be hard to spend the day without mom and dad.

Either way, new dads should try their hardest to map out exactly what they need to do to excel as a father.

It's hard to tell, but it sounds like a consultant sold them a custom - built do - dad as the solution to the dearth of technical resource that makes it hard for them to run the existing software platforms.

A young woman juggling an entry - level administrative job and classes at a community college; a divorced dad working 40 hours a week as a custodian to help support his two kids; a veteran trying to make a living back home after serving our country overseas: They, and millions of other hard - working Americans, struggle to make ends meet because their jobs pay low wages.

Hard to see how this show of weakness will help Gov. Cuomo the Younger fulfill his dreams of eclipsing his dad, Gov. Mario Cuomo, in terms of big achievements — and perhaps even running for president, as Mario famously declined to do.

Her dad tells her that there are no guarantees but that scientists and doctors are working as hard as they can toward creating a treatment that will make this possible.

As Father's Day creeps up, everyone shudders because their Dad is always the hardest person to buy a gift for.

As a mom, dad, or whatever else important it is that you do throughout the day you need a place to wind down, read, watch tv or whatever it is that relaxes you at the close of a long, hard day.

Our son was born there and Liam's dad is from Barnsley so I was really pleased Liam chose to buy my ring there as I love sentimental things like this.Liam has a simple cobalt band, he is a physics teacher so he has to wear something hard wearing as he's always coming home having burnt his tie or some such accident so his ring is bound to be in danger at some point!

I will like to tell you little about my self, i am pretty easy going and a good listener, what you are about to read may inspire you, denture you, make you sad or even anger you but i think, that honesty is the best policy.say it and let the chips fall where they may, i am single with no child, I'm a down to earth kind of woman, i believe in living your life the best you can with the tools that are given to you, treat others as you would like to be treated, I'm a hard worker, i get that from my Dad but i also like to have a good time, I love music, art, sports and life sunny days great but Rainy days makes me feel alive..

Aside from the main themes and characters, there's that divorced - women's support group, run by Dorothy's cynical sister (the expertly wisecracking Bonnie Hunt); a «child - care technician» obsessed with modern jazz; and run - ins with various sporting figures, both real (from Frank Gifford to Katarina Witt) and fictional, such as a superstar quarterback played by TV's Jerry O'Connell, and his hard - nosed dad (an uncredited Beau Bridges).

The movie — starring Saoirse Ronan (the jealous little girl from «Atonement») as the kick - ass title heroine Hanna, Eric Bana as her action - mentor dad Erik, and Cate Blanchett as Marissa, the vicious C.I.A. agent villainess — is such a departure from what Wright has done before that it's hard not to be impressed.

As Greta tells it, she had seen me in a bunch of movies playing hard asses, but once she sat with me, she realized I was a softie and thought I was great to play the dad in Lady Bird and I said yes immediately.

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As a kind of surrogate dad for the circus of bastard children and, in some cases, their down - on - their - luck parents, Bobby tows the line with a steely stare or a hard word but comes from a place of genuine caring, dare I say loving.

Finally, someone let him direct his own script, and the result was Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, a riotous riff on the hard - boiled works of Raymond Chandler (chapter titles are all from Philip Marlowe novels: Lady in the Lake, The Simple Art of Murder, The Little Sister, etc), that nimbly satirizes the movie business, detective - movie plotting (there are always two cases that implausibly tie up together), the action hero as idiot and the conventions of the film noir voiceover («Oh shit, back up, back up, I forgot to mention — Jesus, this is terrible narration, it's like my dad telling a joke and saying, oh, I should have told you the cowboy's horse is blue...»).

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Wahlberg on the other hand was horribly miscast as the dad and his overacting is hard to stomach at times.

Accually I beat Mario 64 at age 10 and started around 8 - 9ish and it is REALLY hard (Especially Last Bowser) and yea... But it was for DS cuz my dad sold my 64): I was only 4 and I still remember that to this day as a 12 yr old... < / 3

Becoming a literary agent was fitting for the girl who, as a small child, begged her dad to buy her a book simply because «it has a hard cover.»

His real father, whom he refers to as his «poor dad,» embodies the typical employee who works extremely hard but has little to show for it in terms of wealth and always finds himself in tough financial predicaments.

However, his credit is taking a hit as dad's business has fallen on hard times.

Real life moms work just as hard as real life dads, so shouldn't they be allowed their time to shine in the video game spotlight?

But, how come I work so hard to teach my children responsible behavior and their dad let's them stay up late, leave homework undone, and get them to school just as the bell rings?

But often as dads we have a hard time showing love in ways that our children understand what we feel for them.