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Fatherhood5 quotes
They don't grade fathers but if your daughter's a stripper, you fucked up! — Chris Rock · 2004It's not always easy for a father to understand the interests and ways of his son. It seems the songs of our children may be in keys we've never tried. The melody of each generation emerges from all that's gone before. Each one of us contributes in some unique way to the composition of life. — Fred Rogers · 2003Sherman made the terrible discovery that men make about their fathers sooner or later... That the man before him was not an aging father but a boy, a boy much like himself, a boy who grew up and had a child of his own and, as best he could, out of a sense of duty and, perhaps love, adopted a role called Being a Father so that his child would have something mythical and infinitely important: a Protector, who would keep a lid on all the chaotic and catastrophic possibilities of life. — Tom Wolfe · 1987Becoming a father isn't difficult,
But it's very difficult to be a father. — Wilhelm Busch · 1877There must be many fathers around the country who have experienced the cruellest, most crushing rejection of all: their children have ended up supporting the wrong team. — Nick Hornby · 1992Fathers and sons2 quotes
It's not always easy for a father to understand the interests and ways of his son. It seems the songs of our children may be in keys we've never tried. The melody of each generation emerges from all that's gone before. Each one of us contributes in some unique way to the composition of life. — Fred Rogers · 2003Sherman made the terrible discovery that men make about their fathers sooner or later... That the man before him was not an aging father but a boy, a boy much like himself, a boy who grew up and had a child of his own and, as best he could, out of a sense of duty and, perhaps love, adopted a role called Being a Father so that his child would have something mythical and infinitely important: a Protector, who would keep a lid on all the chaotic and catastrophic possibilities of life. — Tom Wolfe · 1987Parenting2 quotes
They don't grade fathers but if your daughter's a stripper, you fucked up! — Chris Rock · 2004Becoming a father isn't difficult,
But it's very difficult to be a father. — Wilhelm Busch · 1877Daughters1 quote
They don't grade fathers but if your daughter's a stripper, you fucked up! — Chris Rock · 2004Fathers and children1 quote
There must be many fathers around the country who have experienced the cruellest, most crushing rejection of all: their children have ended up supporting the wrong team. — Nick Hornby · 1992Fathers and daughters1 quote
They don't grade fathers but if your daughter's a stripper, you fucked up! — Chris Rock · 2004Parents and children1 quote
It's not always easy for a father to understand the interests and ways of his son. It seems the songs of our children may be in keys we've never tried. The melody of each generation emerges from all that's gone before. Each one of us contributes in some unique way to the composition of life. — Fred Rogers · 2003Sports1 quote
There must be many fathers around the country who have experienced the cruellest, most crushing rejection of all: their children have ended up supporting the wrong team. — Nick Hornby · 1992Strippers1 quote
They don't grade fathers but if your daughter's a stripper, you fucked up! — Chris Rock · 2004