There’s no tougher job than being a parent, or so they say. The Pew Research Center analysis backs it up; it turns out that parents find caring for their children to be much more exhausting than the work they do for pay. Paradoxically, they also find much more meaning in the time they spend with their children than in the time they spend at work.
But when it comes to American fathers, they seem to devote significantly less time than mothers to rearing their children, this research suggests. But in order to see how rewarding fatherhood really is, and how much happiness it brings to dads and children out there, we rolled up some of the most wholesome examples.
Scroll down below, upvote your favorite ones, and be sure to share your thoughts about the best job in the world—being a dad—in the comments!
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#1 If This Dad Isn’t One Of Us He Should Be
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#2 This Little Heart On My Hand Is Called A “Cuddle Button”. Since My Wife Died Last Year, My 4y/O Daughter Has Hated Being Away From Me. Her Teacher Draws This On Both Our Hands When I Drop Her Off At School And Every Time We Press It, It Sends A Hug To The Other. It Helps Her Feel Connected To Me.
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#3 The Struggle Is Real. Men’s Bathrooms Need Changing Tables.
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#4 I Turned My Son’s Wheelchair Into A Digger For Halloween!
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#5 As A Dad, Giving My Daughter The Hairstyle That Makes Her Feel Like A Queen Always Is A Win In My Book.
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#6 My 11 Month Old Took His First Steps Today, Safe To Say I Handled It Quite Manly
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#7 Just Won A Year Long Custody Battle. Mom Left State With The Little One. She Returns Today. Hope She Likes It.
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#8 Three Years And Counting!
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#9 Lost My Wife To Cancer In August. Pulled Myself Together And Made Costumes For Our Little Ones. It Felt So Great.
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#10 First Pic Is Me And My Dad In 1990. Second Is Us With My Son. Same House, Same Spot, Same Goofy Grins.
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#11 Words Can’t Explain How Happy She Makes Me!
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#12 6months Ago We Had 0 Kids. Now Me And My Husband Have 2. It’s Been Insanely Stressful But Insanely Exciting At The Same Time
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#13 Proud Dad Moment, First Few Weeks In Home Made Wheel Chair (Born With Disability)
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#14 Diaper Brand In Sweden Has The Dad On The Packaging
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#15 Don’t Be Jealous Fellas, But My 3 Year Old Made Me Car Soup Today. 10/10 Would Order Again
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#16 Still Not 100% Sure What I’m Doing But These Past 4 Month Have Been The Best!
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#17 My Daughter Showed Me That She’s Been Writing Every Number When She Gets Bored. So I Dug Up My Very Old Notebook
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#18 Our Son Has Sensory Sensitives And Doesn’t Always Like Physical Contact With Others (As A Part Of His Autism). He Surprised Me Yesterday While We Waited For The Bus.
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#19 Dads: Buy Your Kid(S), Regardless Of Gender, A Kitchen. I Get More Done When I Ask My Son To “Make Me Lunch” Than Any Other Toy Out There.
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#20 Found While Cleaning Out Old Photos; They Would All Scream For Food At Once So Best Thing I Came Up With To Do 3 Bottles Simultaneously
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#21 Today I Found My Reason Why.
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#22 In The Future When Someone Ask What It Was Like To Work From Home In 2020. I’ll Just Show Them This Picture.
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#23 27 Years Between Photos Of My Daughter And Me. She Is Now A Lady And I’m Still In The Military.
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#24 I’ve Been A Full Time Single Dad Since November, And Today I Took My Girls To Get Our Nails Done. It Was My First Time And I Love It!
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#25 Me At Home With My Three Kids All Weekend
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#26 My Daughter Put Her Sandals Inside My Work Shoes So She Could Wear Them And “Be Like Daddy”.
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#27 We Drive Past A Mcd’s On The Way To Daycare And She Always Wants To Stop And Get Hash Browns (It’s Expensive And Takes Forever). I Started Saving The Wrappers And Cooking Frozen Ones From Aldis Before We Leave.
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#28 Daughter (2 Years Old) Wanted To Sleep With The Skeleton In Her Room. You Choose Your Battles…
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#29 I Worried Before He Was Born That I Wouldn’t Feel Like A Dad Right Away. But It All Hit Me Like A Freight Train As Soon As I Saw Him
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#30 Tonight Is My First Time Watching The Baby Alone. I Photoshopped This And Sent It To My Wife.
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#31 When You’re Balding, But Your Daughter Wants To Do Your Hair.
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#32 Surrounded By Women His Whole Life And Now He Finally Has The Sons He’s Always Asked For
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#33 19 Months Old And Already Has Life Figured Out
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#34 It’s Not Always Easy Being A Single Dad But Sometimes I Get To Experience Some Things Other Dads Might Not [x-Post From Pics]
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#35 First Time Cutting My Son’s Hair
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#36 Best Thing I’ve Ever Done.
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#37 Despite The Odds Myself As A Fraternal Twin Graduated With Fraternal Twins.. Couldn’t Be Happier.
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#38 Here’s How My 9-Year Explained Net Neutrality To His Friend
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#39 From My Daughters Daycare Today. My Eyes Only Got A Little Bit Sweaty.
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#40 My Construction Worker Dad Friend Let And Kept The Nail Art His 4yo Daughter Gave Him
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#41 Airborne
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