Sentences with phrase «told by my dad»

I was always told by my dad that you should never stop trying to learn new things, even after you graduate high school and / or college.

«I remember being told by my dad «just focus on keeping the doors open,» as a way to channel the anxiety I felt,» said Mendez.

I was also told by my dad to never stain or paint cherry....

Not exact matches

Written by Bays & Thomas and Spivey, the spinoff is in the tone of HIMYM, this time told from a dad's point of view, and features a new group of New York friends who hang out at MacLaren's Pub.

I was told by a respected source that Presto's dad bought up large tracts of land in the NWT when land was still for sale up there.

my dad stood by as we tossed the ball and when it was done and hank G walked away, my dad told me,» you don't know it, son, but you just played ball with one of the greatest jewish ball players in history.»

it is awful because i have no lasting peace in this... beyond healing and then the conviction of sins and a few visions and what what i thought was jesus telling i was forgiven but to have faith in him, [my dad even called me up when this first happened and told me that the spirit had come to him in great power and told him to let me know i was forgiven and saved by his grace - he did not know i was going through this at the time and felt an urgent need to call me with this message] so why can i not get inner confirmation in this and why am i still so afraid....

The karate instructor tells Randall, «We are your community... when things get hard, we will be the ones to hold you up,» pointing to the responsibility of every dad in the room to showcase their strength and love to their sons by carrying them through life's challenges.

So my dad was overstepping his bounds by telling his two daughters to abstain from s.ex until marriage according to the Biblical mandate?

I wrote a letter which I read to her and confessed that I felt inadequate as a man, that I felt feminine inside, that I knew this was wrong, that I should have told her but feared she would reject me if I had, that I wanted to be the best husband I could be for her and the best dad I could be for our two sons (our third came two years later), and that I needed her to stand by me to fight this battle.

I love your blog:) and this carrot salad sounds wonderful, i cant wait to make it... Anyway I'm actually at your fathers house in new paltz right now with Constance klein (who is my dads girlfriend):) well, when Barry told me the name of your blog I was excited because I read it all the time:) just thought I'd stop by to leave a comment!

Haha I actually just told my parents that I want to cater my dad's birthday party this coming December, except by «cater» I mean «be in charge of the dessert table»:)

«But when I was first invited by the Nigeria FA, my dad told me to follow my heart and that is what I have done.»

«My dad told me [about his release by Liverpool],» the Daily Telegraph.

You can tell by the absolute dad look of a brand tee (Martin guitars, in this case), tucked into faded jeans, with a belt and a sensible haircut.

Bills coach Rex Ryan remembers his father Buddy, who passed away this week at age 85, by telling stories about cheeseburgers and blitzes, war and leadership, and trying like hell to finish the job started by his dad

Great win by brother hated the fact that we won and my dad told me to calm down it does not mean we won the title (both Man utd fans)

Cash then responded by telling his dad he wanted the checkered flag.

The Maravich «android» was created by Pete's dad and coach, Press; Kriegel tells his story as well, revealing him to be a driven but loving father who was an inspiration and a burden.

Judging by reaction from dads on social media, the ad sends not only a message of insensitivity to fathers who supposedly can't handle children nor prepare food, but it also inadvertently tells moms they're the primary cooks in the home.

Or, will they decide instead, as I told ESPN's «Outside the Lines», to continue to pay lip service to those concerns and patronize women by conducting «mom» clinics to teach us how to tackle correctly instead of running «dad» clinics to teach the coaches - almost all of whom continue to be men - what they need to do to keep our kids safe?

This Father's Day is your chance to tell Dad, Grandpa or Papa that you think he's pretty awesome by making a fun craft from the kids.

The mega-popularity of «The Baby Book» by William and Martha Sears, has helped spur the «attachment parenting» trend, where moms and dads are told to cater to their children.

I kept feeling pressured to go out, and did occassionally (I also worked full time, and though my baby was perfectly happy to be put to bed by dad, I really wanted to maximize our time together)-- and was often told that it was unhealthy for me not to go out, that if all I felt like doing was staying home with the baby, that was a bad sign, and I * needed * to get out.

When I was told I had to pick a camp name, I immediately thought of Bunny because that is the nickname by dad gave me when I was a baby.

However, hormones will make her even less patient and one mistake that dads - to - be make with their pregnant Arian wives is by telling them that they must be more patient.

When a woman is told by lets say their dad or uncle» if you let them cry it out they will be better as they grow up» This is just my opinion, Women have the «nurturing instinct» meaning when they are told they should put their baby down and them CIO and they do so their instinct is telling them to go pick the baby up but another influence tells them other wise, now MEN to me have the instinct to teach their youngins to «cry me river its not so bad youll live» id prefer not letting my child CIO, I just wanted to see how long out of curiosity that she would CIO (my dad suggested i try) and she went on for an hour before i said forget this i cant concentrate i have to pick her up cuz it ai nt doin nothing... so i havnt done it since.

I remember my dad (both of whose children were born at home!!!!) telling me to «Just go get a doctor like your sister did» and even offering to pay for an ambulance to stand by while I labored and birthed at home.

THE EXPECTANT FATHER Provides a wondrous look at fatherhood, as told by both celebrity and everyday dads.

Any parent will tell you one of his or her favorite parts of play dates is the down time these kid - friendly gatherings afford to moms and dads exhausted by the care - taking, chauffeuring, cleaning and refereeing involved in raising their children.

I feel them when our eldest daughter, now twelve, draws her family portrait at school with me, her dad, her two sisters and brother and herself surrounded by five cupcake stickers; the stickers she only later tells me are her angel brothers and sisters.

This is probably what most dads would tell you they feel, but one song I always listen to called, «You're Gon na Miss This» by Trace Atkins is something I think every parent will always say.

«My parents came here as immigrants in the sixties and my dad would tell me stories of when he first came here by himself and my mum was still in Pakistan.

Gov. Cuomo is so angry about his dad being dissed by Mayor Bloomberg, he's holding funding for the 9/11 Museum hostage until a new mayor is elected, sources told The Post.

And it's no longer a joke that the Manhattan - based prosecutor might be listening in on every phone call made by an Albany power broker — when former Senate leader Dean Skelos» son told his dad, «You can't talk normally because it's like fucking Preet Bharara is listening to every fucking phone call,» it turned out to be the truth, and is now a matter of public record.

During one call, Adam tells his dad to hang up and then accept his FaceTime call, but the elder Skelos seems befuddled by the technology.

The Republican powerhouse and longtime friend of Dean's told jurors that the elder Skelos ignored his warning that Adam was causing a «disruption» by failing to show up for a $ 78,000 - a-year job that his dad strong - armed for him at a malpractice - insurance firm.

Fast - forward to today, and Testa has spoken to crowds of over 400 people («You can't even tell she's nervous up there; she's awesome,» beams her dad), accepted more «Student of the Year» and «Eco-Ambassador» awards than you can count, and traveled the country spreading a plastic - free message — all by the ripe old age of 14.

But you can tell there's a lot of goodwill lingering around the edges since they are charmed by Dad's transformation from uptight to slightly crazy as he converts his apartment into a frigid ice and snow playground for his penguin pack.

They tell the story of how, years ago, a guitar - playing dad left his wife and daughter to make his name, and how successive generations of Riveras — now master shoemakers, a trade learned out of necessity by the abandoned wife, Imelda — banished music from their lives as a bitter response.

Telling the tale of a 19 year old desperately trying to earn a few quid to pay back his unforgiving dad (played by Peter Mullan), it sees relative newcomer Jack O'Connell as unlucky teen Adam and Tim Roth as the hit man who takes him under his wing.

He keeps Barbara in the dark about his new profession (his old one, too), telling her he's a stockbroker to explain the conspicuous infusions of cash; by the time their angelic daughters are in middle - school, he's settled comfortably into the schizoid role of suburban - dad - slash - serial - killer.

He goes back to his routine class band, telling his dad (a wonderfully genuine Paul Reiser) that his opportunity to move up probably passed him by.

Starring Chris Hemsworth — last seen through my eyes as Captain Kirk's dad in 2009's excellent Star Trek reboot — in the title role, Thor tells the tale of the God of Thunder's banishment to Earth by his father, Odin as he seeks to discover the true meaning of being a hero worthy of his prestigious title.

To promote the upcoming flick, Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg star in All Def Digital «s «You Laugh, You Lose» skit where they face off by telling a number of dad jokes to each other.

Attempting to tell a heartwarming tale of the redemption of a washed - up fighter in a sports world dominated by metal - crunching mechanical pugilists, this punishingly predictable tale will test whether sci - fi action fanboys can stomach having their cherished genre infiltrated by sentimental hokum about a down - on - his - luck dad and his spunky long - lost son.

The year's best animated short is also the most daring, utilizing a virtual - reality 360 - degree scope to tell the story of a dad and his daughter, bonded by the music they share, all from the inside of the same car.

Not content with seducing Kim and trying to manoeuvre Steven into bed with his mother (a briefly glimpsed Alicia Silverstone — excellent), Martin tells Steven what he must do: choose one member of his family to kill by way of making amends for his dad's death.

A reserved outsider whose childhood is marked by battling parents and (eventually) an absentee dad, Cathleen finds comfort and peace in Catholicism as a teenager; she tells her worldly, skeptical mother, Nora (Julianne Nicholson), that she's fallen in love with Jesus.

There's a scene in Mom and Dad where Nicolas Cage's character Brent tells his young son Joshua that he'll kill him if he touches his car again, a moment immediately followed by another showing a deranged Cage trying to kill his terrified child with a saw.