To give you some background, I teach three classes of seventy sixth graders Reading and English for an hour and twenty minutes a day. I love teaching the older kids while some in my profession enjoy the little ones more.
I asked my kids at school to write me two sentences on what they think makes a great Dad and I told them I would publish their thoughts on my blog. Two things stuck out at me about "my kids." One, thirty-five of the seventy kids I teach have dealt with divorce or some form of it. The second thing was a question one of them asked me when I told them what I wanted them to do today. A student in the class raised his/her hand and asked, "How are we suppose to write about something we know nothing about?"
So here you go with Mr. Wood's kids' requirements of Dads. Be warned, you might want to get a tissue. Heck, you might want to get more than a few tissues.
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Well, I think a dad is suppose to work and not be lazy...and sometimes cook for us. If my Dad and Mom are divorced, my Dad should pay my child support and buy me clothes like my Mom does.
I think a good Dad should do his best to love you. A good Dad should also make sure you have a good life.
A good Dad should go to your soccer games, buy you things you need, take you places, and do things for you. A good Dad would leave work to come get you from school if you're sick or if you overslept, he could come get you and take you to school.
A good Dad should be nice. A good Dad should buy you things to play with.
A good Dad should put food on the table. He should also give you what you need.
A good Dad should take care of their child. A good Dad should buy their children stuff.
They should love their kids. They should also be there for them.
A good Dad should be there for his son. He also helps them.
A good Dad doesn't leave his family. A good Dad stays out of jail.
A good Dad always helps you and always has your back. A good Dad helps you do homework if you need help.
A good Dad is a person who is truthful. A good Dad is someone who is not a bully.
A good Dad should do stuff with his kid. For example, my Dad hunts with me, shoots with me, helps me, and takes me places. He should also love his kids.
A good Dad will be there for you all the time and come to cheer leading. He loves me all the time. He helps me with homework and helps buy the food.
A good Dad doesn't be mean to Mom.
I think a good Dad shouldn't leave. If he does, he should leave a picture and his name. If you leave, please come visit your daughter and don't forget to bring her some gifts, money, and take her shopping and love her.
A good Dad should always have some time to spend with his kids. You know, teach them hot to do things. Never leave his kids alone all the time, and if you have a baby, don't make him spoiled. Remember, children are good because you have someone to have fun with.
A good Dad should work hard and pay the bills. They should also have fun with their kids and not say, "I'm tired."
A good Dad should be nice to their kids and show good sportsmanship.
A good Dad should be kind, sweet, gentle, take their child to a lot of places, get him a few things every now and then. He should just be kind to his child. If you child is being bad, discipline him, but not too horrible.
A good Dad should put food on the table and pay child support on time. He should also spend time with you. He should also buy us food to eat.
A great Dad is someone you can have the best time with and he takes you places you really want to go. A good Dad is someone who you can tell anything to. He will put your life before his.
A good Dad will take you out for ice cream every Saturday. A good Dad tells his kids he did a good job at something, even though he didn't.
A good Dad should do fun things with their child. He should also take his kids to do stuff.
A good Dad should spend time with me and play with me. He should come to my ballgames. He should also play with me and not just my little brother.
A good Dad will be there when your children need you. He keeps his promises and less work hours. He is a good listener and gives advice on your problems. He should try to relate to what you have to say. He needs to occasionally have a family dinner. A good Dad should have a great bond with his son, he should be able to have a conversation about anything.
A good Dad should play with you a lot and take care of you all the time.
A good Dad likes to hang out with me, play basketball with me, go mudding with me, and cut grass with me.
A good Dad should have fun with you. If he needs help, help your Dad.
A good Dad should never tell your child bad things. He should always be with his kids and try to make them happy.
A good Dad comes outside with us to play tennis and volleyball. He also tries to us in a good mood. He knows I love music and so he will turn on the music. My even tries to play video games. He is an awesome Dad.
A father should be someone who their children can look up to and be able to trust. They should play with their children daily. He should help a kid to learn to ride a bike. My father helped me when I fell off my bike and watched out for cars. My dad bought a kiddie pool when I was four and he filled up it every week and would clean it out weekly.
A good Dad should talk to their kids about problems and encourage their children to be brave and happy. I also think they should spend time with their kids.
A good Dad should defend you from the people who make you feel bad, even if it's your Mom. He loves you even when you mess up so bad you're scared to say anything. He tells you what you want to hear or finds a good way to tell you bad news. He helps you understand.
A good Dad should spend time with your kids. I care about my Dad but when I go visit him, he only pays attention to the other kids. At least pay attention to me a little.
A good Dad goes to all my games, gives you attention, and plays with you.
A good Dad should always be with their kids and love them.
A good Dad spends more time with his son and be there for your son when he needs you.
A good Dad never lies to your kids, even when it's bad. He also helps his kids when they are in a sticky situation.
A good Dad spends time with his kids, makes sure that there is food on the table, and acts silly and tries to fit in. My Dad treats my siblings and I the same; he loves us very much. My Dad takes care of us and plays the Mother and Father part.
A good Dad should be able to try to give what their children like or want. A good Dad should be able to pay child support or stay with them.
A good Dad helps his children get along with each other. He should try to make his child better.
A good Dad should go to their son's ballgames. He should discipline his children if they do something bad. Most important, he should spend time with his children.
A good Dad will spend time with his children and do stuff they like to do.
A good Dad should never leave his children. I also think a good Dad should always love his children. They should also find out what their children like and try it with them.
A good Dad should love his family and care about them. He should play with his kids.
A good Dad is nice to his kids, motivates his kids, and tries to do stuff with their kids.
A good Dad should support his children and have fun with them. They should not be tough inside, hide his feelings and get mad for no reason. A good Dad is nice to his wife.
I think a good Dad plays with their children and is there for them. He helps them do homework and makes them study so they can grow up and be someone.
A good Dad is a dad that play with his children. He also supports him/her on everything they do. If he was a good Dad, he would never leave his children.
I think a good Dad stays with his kids. Make sure they have food and they're OK.
I think a good Dad is a person who carries us fishing and loves us more than anybody on earth. Who is awesome! He works hard for what we have and stayed when our Mom left us. He always comes to my games and has never missed anything in my life. He pushes me to make the right decisions. I love my Daddy so much!!!!
A good Dad would watch a movie with his kids. He cares, calls and loves them very much.
I think a good Dad will stay with his children. A good Dad calls and supports his kids.
A good Dad plays with you and has fun with you. My Dad plays football with me and we have fun together.
I think a good Dad supports and cares about his children. They should also help them and teach them things they can't learn about in school. One of the most important things is to respect them and make they know you love them.
I think a good Dad spends time with his children and tries to put them on the right track.
A good Dad is one who cares and wants to do everything with you. He would play with you go to almost every game you have.
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I'll give you a minute to let those sentences sink in.
Can you tell which ones have a Dad? Can you tell which ones don't? My challenge to all of you Gold Medal Dads is look around you and look for those kids who need a surrogate Dad. My students and I laugh a lot in class. My other teachers in 6th grade refer to me as the "Daddy" of the grade level. When I told my kids that today, I expected a chuckle. I didn't get any. I think some of them, even if they don't know it, want that man in their life.
Brighton is very blessed because he not only has a Mama that loves his but he ALSO has a Daddy that would do anything for him. So many kids in our world don't have that. Will you fill that gap? Trust me, it's easier than you think. As the words above mention more than once, it just takes a little time.
One of the best days of my life.
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