We were so moved by the responses from our Mother’s Day contest, that we just had to flip the switch in time for Father’s Day!
In order to acknowledge all the fathers and father-figures in our lives, we’re holding a contest. And we want to know:
How has your dad inspired you?
Whether it was having the patience to coach your little league team, spending a weekend building you a fort, working tirelessly to surprise you on your birthday, or braving the crowds to go to a midnight showing of “Twilight” – tell us something inspiring your father has done or is constantly doing. Something that has helped shape you into the person you are today.
Leave your answer as a comment below and Snagajob's judging panel will pick a winner to receive the pictured tie from Nordstrom, with matching pocket square and wallet! (In fashionable "Snagajob orange".) The judges will take into consideration any comments supporting your story, so make sure to have your friends and family give your comment a shout out.
The contest will run from June 11-15, 2012. A winner will be chosen on June 15 at noon and the prize will be mailed out that day.
Good luck!
About Kim Costa
I would love to give a shout-out to my deceased dad since 1988 who was a definite inspiration to me. He had eight children, brought up on a family farm, rich by no means, a laborer at a nearby pulp mill, but he had the intestinal fortitude to extend this statement to all of us. It was, “I will help you accomplish your goals, no matter what the cost, money will not be a limit.” And indeed, he proved his point, he second mortgaged our newly built family home so that I might graduate from my college of choice, Hampton University with a Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Nursing. Not only did I obtain my degree in nursing but it was there, that I also came to know the Lord Jesus Christ as my personal Lord and Saviour. So because of my earthly father’s sacrifice I was able to gain a relationship with my heavenly Father. Thank-you, Dad!!!
My dad has been supportive through my job search. He inspires me not to give up no matter how hard it is. He lets me know if he hears of anyplace that’s hiring and that’s very helpful.
My dad Mr.Kumaraguru, has inspired me as a intelligent mathematician who teaches maths during my school days, also I got very good score in maths at public examination coz of his coaching. He stayed in another city due to his job. Because of our good education, he left us in our home town. He sacrificed the ‘lovely time being with family’. My dad is a very simple person, he prefer walking instead of using vehicle. He works everything very neat. I admired a lot abt it. Even at his retirement period, he never stopped learning new things. I really amazed that my dad learn computer without anyone’s help and doing parttime job in internet. Also My dad inspired me in respecting others. I love my dad more than anything else. I am lucky to have such a great dad.
I am grateful for having a father, I really am. He protects me, feeds me, gives me shelter, and shows occasional love towards me. But there is a man who to me is more than my own father. He is my teacher, my friend, and my guide. His name is Samuel Joaquin Flores. When I was born, he was there. As I grew and needed correction and love, he was there. When I got sick, he was close by to nurtured me to health. When I had trouble and felt down, he cheered me right up. On my transition from childhood to my teenage years, he guided me and taught me valuable lessons on honesty, love, and care. Today, even thought he is over 70 years old, I still see him with the strength of a healthy, strong, teenager. He is my love, my friend, my hero and my life. I don’t know what would have become of me without him.
Myself … I am the best dad. I celebrate mothers day AND fathers day. I have a son that is 10 and challenged. I exited out of a domestic violence marriage 5 years back and realized that now I wore the skirt and the pants. I have large shoes to fill to make sure my son turns out to be the man he should be and not his father. Yea, it may sound kinda cocky that I picked myself … but why not? I do all the same things that my dad did for me and because of him I know I can do right by my son <3
My parents split up when I was three years old, one of my sisters was a year old, and my youngest sister (at the time) was eight weeks old. My mom couldn’t take care of us… My dad didn’t have to, but he did. I’ve known lots of people whose fathers have left them, but my dad, at the age of twenty-eight, refused to give up his three daughters, including the one who wasn’t biologically his. How did my dad help shape me? My dad raised me and my sisters by himself. Excuse the long list, but he dealt with diapers, potty training, lullabies, nightmares, birthday parties, picky eaters, temper tantrums, boyfriends, ex-boyfriends, and three menstruating daughters in one household (talk about nightmares). Life was hard growing up sometimes, but at least he was always there. He showed me what it means to give everything you have to your children. Now I am twenty, one of my sisters eighteen, and the last sixteen-going-on-seventeen. My sisters are in high school and I’m currently finishing my AA degree in Psychology, on track to transfer to a University of California school. Without my dad, I really don’t know where or who I would be today.
Like the other 24 million fatherless children out there, this Father's Day I will celebrate MYSELF. Because I grew up poor and with only one parent , I :
-am more independent than many women
-know how to fix many things myself; am not afraid to get on the ladder and get up on my roof to fix my cooler, or patch the roof itself
-have the self-satisfaction of knowing that I can make it in this world BY MYSELF
-have stayed clear of other men like my father: deadbeats and/or substance abusers (Dad was the anti-example!)
Thanks, Dad for the inspiration you have provided in my life! I have vowed never to be like you, nor never to be in a relationship with a man like you, and as a result, I am a better person.
I’ve always looked up to my dad, and after my parents got divorced, I still did. It was just, different. I watched him evolve, change and grow into a better individual (don’t have anything against my mom; I’m just saying, I saw what I saw). He inspired me to do the same. Take a look in the mirror, assess your strengths and weaknesses, and don’t be afraid to call yourself out on both. I love my dad so much for that. Happy Father’s Day everyone!
My father went into the hospital in November for an Aortic Aneurysm surgery and was very scared. The surgery was successful and since then he is trying to get his walking back 100%. He was in the hospital for a month. He is a warrior to me. He is a survivor. I am now taking care of him while my mother works and I am not able to work. I love the quality time I spend with him and taking care of him is the best job I have ever had.
My Dad or should i say Padre iswhat we call him. He came intomylife at age 5 no questions asked he fell in love with not only my mom showing her the honor and care thatshe had longed for , after years of being a single mother to my older sister and myself. He gave us everything he couldandwe would dream of . During our crazy teenage years he held us each of us and reassured his love for us and our mother. Though my mother couldnt carry a child of their own he will tell you he has two beautiful daughters, with out using words like step or adopted. Being bi racial in the 80s wasnt so common wherewe grew up and he would stand beside us with pride . Holding us when times got hard and picking us up when we fell promissing that our time would come. Now I am over joyed to have given him hisfirst grandson and whatch him look at him ready and willing to guide hime w his couragous love just as he did us.