When did you realize you raised your kids right?

[ok-kibx]

"I broke the cycle" hits so hard

[Itsdevin]

They raising a emotionally available husband or father with this one🔥🔥🔥

[originalrobi]

My sister had her ex break up with her in the middle of the night and she came to me, while dead asleep but I still comforted her over it. My dad actually thanked me in the morning for being there for her

[Kay_kaylin]

I love these wholesome Reddit stories every once in a while. It restores a bit of faith for humanity in me

Edit: Damn. That’s a lot of likes.

[brownin]

You are a great father. Thank you for being the father you didn't get to have.

[wesloser]

A good dad. One of the better I've heard of. Neither of my parents ever really comforted me or my siblings when we were upset. Be like this dad.

[DJIsDum]

I want a dad like this. A few weeks ago I was on a cruise and I swore me and this other kid we met on there heard and saw this lady go overboard. And that really messed me up even if my mind was just playing tricks on me because I have ptsd of my cousin drowning. I went to go find and talk to my dad and instead of comforting me he just got mad at me. I asked if I could call my mother due to the fact he took my phone earlier that day. So I asked because he didn’t want to talk about this because he thought I was lying. This just messed me up because he knows how sensitive I am and about the topic of drowning so not only that he decided to do that and try to say I’m lying to him and then yelling at me with people passing by mind you saying I’m just a bad person and I’m not the son he once had but he decided to drop the bombshell that my grandfather passed away the day before he left and decided to tell me when I was already at a low point. And then to top it all off he decided to say he wanted nothing to do with me after we got off the ship. The last one didn’t last long but that whole ordeal ruined my time on the cruise and just ruined me as a whole. I went to the room and cried for an hour. What made me feel a little better was this worker named cookie who was really sweet and talked to me about everything and cheered me up.

[meltingmischief]

My son is going to be 17 July and we just had a 2 hour talk about his relationship and his insecurities and he poured everything out to me. I never was able to go to either of my parents with anything. Dad was drunk and mom was worried I’d get pregnant if I even talked to a boy so it was really lonely at my home. Breaking those cycles are the best accomplishments I have.

[coffey]

My dad was really proud of how he raised me when in the early 2000’s and I was like 11-12, we were visiting Ireland and I lost my iPod and although I searched everywhere but we only had 24hours in that town I told my dad “i am so sorry I lost it I don’t think I deserve another one because I will be okay without it, I’m on a trip of a lifetime that other people can only dream of” he was proud that it 1. Didn’t ruin the trip for a bratty pre-teen and 2. I didn’t try to convince him to get me a new one and actively told him not to get me a new iPod and 3. Appreciated that my parents were able to take me on an international trip. He was worried we would be raised spoiled because his job came with luxuries neither him or my mom grew up with

[InfernoYT]

DAD MODE ACTIVATE; buffs include: infinite dad jokes, contagious laughter and comforting presence.

-his dad probably

[eveesix]

3rd grade parent teacher conference. The teacher said she wanted to tell me about something that happened. The teacher's dad came to read to the class. There was a boy sitting behind my kid, and he kept pestering them. My kid kept telling them to knock it off. The teacher's dad gave the classic "He's bothering you because he likes you." line. My kid looked him in the eye and said, "No! My mom todd me that if somebody likes me, they will be nice to me! It's not OK to say someone being mean likes you!"

[MakerStacey]

Sir, you are not emotionally closed off. Someone who is entirely closed off would have an *incredibly difficult* time doing this lovely thing for your kid.

[munirasaad]

This made me have faith in humanity once again

[lynbabysusu]

I was hurting so bad from the break up (first ever serious relationship), that was like the only time I ever seek comfort from my mum. But after a few days she got tired of consoling me and told me to my face that I was at fault too in that break up. Never again did I go to her when I was vulnerable.

[OzwaldWisteria]

Good dad stories make me so happy. I can count on one hand the number of men I know who have healthy relationships with their fathers.

[lisap]

My bf now has the same problem you have. I hope he will find some way to cope it because when he switches to this icecold manner, he hurts me a lot

[avukovic]

How arenyou emotionally closed off person if you literally had sympathy for your sons problem? OP, you're a great father

[Authenticallyathena]

My mother was like that. Cold and unfeeling, I stopped going to her for comfort when I was really young. My daughters tell me I am their safe place. I broke the cycle too. I love that my kids are happy, healthy, confident. I love seeing them be who they are. I think seeing them happy is in some ways healing me too.

[treshidi]

You didn’t find anything different about your child
“You find something about yourself”
You are more mature then your dad.
cheers🎉

[The_Starlight]

"When did you realize you raised your kids right?" ❌🙅‍♀️
"When did you become what your parents couldn't?" ✅👍

I feel so bad for op for what he went through, but I'm so DAMN Proud he became the G dad his couldn't
Kudos to you, sir! 👏❤