Sentences with phrase «rather than his dad»

Watching their scenes together, we know he took after her rather than his dad.

Had Tom Cruise uttered this famous line from the movie Risky Business today rather than in the early 1980s, his suburban teen character most likely would have been talking about his mom's Cayenne rather than his dad's 928.

Rather than a dad going out and buying something that he wants, (we're) creating something that we can present to them as something the whole family will use.

Most articles on work / life balance focus on moms, rather than dads — and I admit that I'm equally culpable of omitting the interest of fathers when it comes to the discussion of flexible schedules at large law firms.

Not exact matches

So, the logical conclusion is that Mom and Dad focused on what we got wrong rather than the 92 percent or so that we got right.

Think about it: Wouldn't you rather Mom and Dad be safe and in the comfort of their own home rather than in an expensive institution with revolving care?

My poor dad focused on saving more money rather than earning more money.

Despite the equity, some people — including Robert Kiyosaki, author of Rich Dad, Poor Dad — consider homes a liability, since they absorb rather than generate money.

The sermons that are preached from our pulpits may not be as bad as mine was, but most Father's Day sermons tend to beat up on dads rather than encourage them and challenge them to dream big, take risks for God, embark on an adventure, charge ahead, and be a man!

What I mean here is, is the reason he (and you Bob) is declaring that because all he sees (except for his dad / mom) from «christians» is judgment, selfishness, spitefulness, personal gain, pride, etc, etc. rather than what he should be seeing, forgiveness, mercy, justice, love, understanding, patience, Love, Truth, Jesus.

But most families would rather have a dad in the living room than a Dodge Viper in the garage.

Steve Lohr, who helped his father, Jerry — the «J» in J. Lohr — plant the family vineyards when he was 10 years old, speaks proudly of his dad's decision to leave the oak trees on the vast tracts of property that make up J. Lohr Vineyards, rather than squeezing every last dollar from the ground.

The Gunner does not take his dad's words badly though and is glad that he can get an honest opinion rather than being told he was brilliant if he wasn't.

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.

I think you made some great points about IF parents choose circumcision for their baby, to be present for the procedure (which I can imagine is so much more reassuring to the baby to hear mom / dad's voice rather than being alone with a doctor) and insist on the anesthesia.

Stop bashing young dads — and support them to help their children The Fatherhood Institute calls on government - funded services aimed at supporting parents to identify and support young fathers as well as young mothers, rather than dismiss them as «feckless» and reduce their role to that of cash providers.

Dads walking into a state - funded children's centre are still, all too often, regarded with suspicion; if they're lucky there'll be a Saturday dads» club, rather than a service that mainstreams father - inclusive practDads walking into a state - funded children's centre are still, all too often, regarded with suspicion; if they're lucky there'll be a Saturday dads» club, rather than a service that mainstreams father - inclusive practdads» club, rather than a service that mainstreams father - inclusive practice.

Ms Turner - Jones is now considering adapting the Consent to Contact scheme so that contact details for mums and dads are routinely captured (rather than just leaving it open as to which parent fills it in).

Good parenting usually indicates to focus on the positives rather than the negatives, but we just want to be sure dads are aware that these statements shall NEVER leave your tongue.

Sure, they mostly talk about bikes, urban planning, and geeky tech stuff (so they tell me) rather than kids and pesky wives, but I love that he has a dad posse to convince him we're normal.

The form is very comprehensive, so you may wish to fill in the detail gradually as you work with the young dad, rather than all in one go.

Centre manager Karen Keenan says assessments, including residential stays of an average of 12 weeks, make no assumptions about whether children are likely to be «better off» with mum, dad or both, but take a firm line that fathers are important: «We start from the point of view of the child, and over many years we've found that often it's the father, rather than the mother, who is the more competent or promising parent of the two.»

More than four - fifths of respondents (83 %) agreed with the proposal that mums and dads should be able to take their parental leave part - time, rather than only in full - time blocks.

In the end, there are a lot of pregnancy books on the market that talk about the dad, but more as an afterthought rather than the focus of the book.

The focus of the workshops is support for «team parenting» — mums» and dads» capacity to work well together as parents, rather than pulling in different directions or assuming one of them (usually the mother) needs to take responsibility for doing and / or organising the caring.

While a nearly equal share of mothers and fathers say they wish they could be at home raising their children rather than working, dads are much more likely than moms to say they want to work full time.

Christie - Mizell says the interaction has to be purposeful so children know they will have this time, rather than the random, last - minute trip with Dad to the grocery store.

The dads, rather than mums, are often the ones who settle the babies if they wake at night.

At last, baby no longer needs to sleep on dad's chest and belly, mom can stop weeping and praying for sleep, baby is snoring rather than crying or spitting up, and grandma doesn't run

«written in a down - to - earth, straight - talking, no nonsense, humorous way, the book goes through everything the other «pregnancy» books go through, but with Dad in mind, rather than mum»

If we see other moms or dads working through a situation with their child, we should give them the space they need, rather than make them feel they are being judged or criticized.

I held her almost all day for the first three months and now at six she is crawling, sitting up on her own and actually wants to be moving around exploring rather than being held by mom or dad.

The interaction has to be purposeful rather than, say, a random, last - minute trip with dad to the grocery store.

It's important for mom and dad to tackle these fears with the child, rather than ignore them (which can exacerbate the problem).

For some children, seeing a stranger rather than mom or dad can be alarming.

So rather than rushing in to comfort baby immediately, we'd wait 5 minutes after our baby began crying, then go in and comfort baby and let baby know Mom and Dad are there, then leave.

Should we assume that Corbyn having the idea of talking to your dad (rather than to yourself) was with the intention (or otherwise) of bullying, as you have assumed?

(3rd article - and response therefore - about the same thing today - this time with less emphasis on McGinn talking to the press it seems): To Conor McGinn: Should we assume that Corbyn having the idea of talking to your dad (rather than to yourself) was with the intention (or otherwise) of bullying, as you have assumed?

Reply to Conor McGinn: Should we assume that Corbyn having the idea of talking to your dad (rather than to yourself) was with the intention (or otherwise) of bullying, as you have seemed to assume?

New dad William described how he and his wife decided to stick with one child rather than have the three children they originally planned for, because they could not afford to do so in the current financial climate.

Mr Cameron's focus on the family and the work life balance - including his statement at the weekend that he would rather be a good dad than prime minister - have won him increasing support from the public, and women in particular.

But I'm very glad to hear that chewing less completely is a good thing, because I do enjoy just eating and enjoying my food rather than thinking about it, So I think I'll throw caution to the winds and chew with only slightly careful abandon, the careful bit being sure that things go down the right way, so down the road a bit I don't reproduce Dad's narrow shave due to chewing and swallowing wrong.

Rather than try to change that up too much, I'm starting to play with adding interest and variety within what my dad used to call my «grey shirt collection.»

And so rather than giving up, my Dad set up a girls» team himself.

Which I told him I would take as more of a compliment about my company, rather than reading into the way he treated his Dad!

Above all remember to see your date as a man / woman in their own right rather than just a mum or dad, all single parents need that.

Danny is more sensitive than his peers — he's a budding artist who really doesn't want to wind up working alongside his dad at the local metal plant — so, of course, he meets a nice girl (Samantha Basalari) rather than a seductive siren.

An extended cut of the film's previously - released trailer (see above) offers a better look at Hazel's daily life, via a talk with her parents - one that's rather different than the conversations most teens have with their mom and dad - as well as an extra moment or two between she and the young Augustus Waters (Elgort): a teen amputee and bone cancer survivor, whose thirst for life and upbeat personality make it all but impossible for Hazel to be immune to his charms (or so the trailer informs us, anyway).

But scribes Andrew Knight (who mostly works in television but also scripted Russell Crowe's directorial effort The Water Diviner in 2014) and Robert Schenkkan (who has also worked as a television writer since adapting Graham Greene's The Quiet American for Phillip Noyce) give leverage to Doss» interactions with his combative superiors (a rather kitschy but likeable Vince Vaughn fares better than a somnolent Sam Worthington), underlining his developmental difficulties with authority figures thanks to his alcoholic dad.

To others, raised on exploitation movies and / or possessing a wide streak of mischief, the execution (or rather executions) will disappoint — no doubt fearing the censors, Mom and Dad never goes full - throttle, implying rather than showing when a kamikaze splatterfest would have arguably rendered the laughs more explosive.