Me and my dad share the same birthday in August. We've always spent it together, going camping, watching the summer firework shows, etc. The summer of my 21st birthday, I went for a 4 month backpacking trip through Europe. It was going to be the first time in 20 years that we were not going to be together for our…

I have a crap mom but I adore my daddy. I am a total daddy's girl, I don't care that I'm nearly 30. I look up to him and trust him absolutely, and I know he would NEVER do anything to hurt me.

My Dad is a great man. In sixth grade I had to do this massive Egyptian project. My father helped me carve out of balsam wood a sarcophagus. We spray painted it gold, decorated with hieroglyphic wrapping paper we got from the local museum. We then turned my Barbie into a Mummy. Dad also showed me how to change my…

My dad had five daughters and he never once made us think he would have rather that one of us was a boy. He taught us to change the oil, a flat tire and air filter and how to flush a rusty radiator. He made us cut firewood and mow lawns (acres of lawns) and put in fence posts. And, he cooked and taught us all to…

My father is an amazing dad. Example: The day I found out Santa Claus isn't real.

I'm a geek through and through and my dad is way sportier than I am, but we were still always able to find common ground (and I'll go ahead and admit that a child with Asperger's syndrome will probably be making way fewer concessions, interests-wise, than an adult without it); when I was in 7th grade, I had hardly any…

My dad used to play this game with me: he'd tell me to do a chore or something, and I'd go to do it...only to find a gift.

OK, sad, here we go. Last year I was living seven hours away from my dad, so I didn't get to see him on Father's Day. However, I was able to go down the following weekend. My dad and I played guitar together, and he taught me "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" and "People Get Ready." He said they were important songs. It was…

My parents were lifelong Republicans. How they spawned me, their pinko child, was always a mystery. If I hadn't looked just like them, they might have charged the hospital with swapping the babies.

My dad died when I was 9, so I don't have a TON of memories. But!! Here's my favorite. I was a child of the 90s, so I was very much obsessed with Disney. We saw "The Lion King" 4 times in the theatre. It was a big deal. My dad thought that movie was awesome, and even teared up when Mufasa died.( I remember thinking…

I feel bad for thinking this, but it seems... uncomfortable that the purebred dog/cat exhibition is in Germany.

Hopefully SRT means freedom to bring back famous cars that no longer have a company in business.

Get $3, go to the closest store, exchange for ice cream, flavor of your own choice ;)

If you want a pair of diamond earrings, win them in a poker game!

Not sure if you'd call it a lifehack, but my dad taught me how to install an electric plug without bothering to turn off the power first. I learned decades later, in an unmistakable moment of clarity, that his method doesn't apply while sitting on a concrete slab-on-grade. Liability prevents me from discussing…

My dad taught me for oil changes, if you need a funnel and don't have one, just cut an empty oil quart bottle in half. instant disposable funnel for your oil! Here's an example i found online.

15 minutes early is on time, on time is late, 15 minutes late is a court martial offense (as far as I know the last one is not true, but I didn't wear a uniform long enough to find out.)

I don't suggest it for everyone, but it worked for me. My dad taught me to never say "I don't know." He said to either know the answer, or say "I'll find out for you." On the other hand, I myself can ask as many questions. It seems tough, but it really helps. One day, when I was a teenager, my sister asked him about…

If the cut of meat is a good cut of meat, erring on the side of underdone is certainly more palatable and desirable than erring on the side of overdone.