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114 Heartwarming Moments From Single Dads Raising Children Alone
Being a single parent is hard, but these dads are showing the world how it's done by going the extra mile for their kids.
Single dads have unique challenges, especially when it comes to raising girls, who might find it hard to relate to a male role model sometimes. Taking a little nail polish for the team is always a quick fix, though, and learning how to braid hair like a boss is helpful as well. Even while working hard to provide for their little families, these dads find time to play.
Barack Obama once said that "any fool can have a child. That doesn't make you a father. It's the courage to raise a child that makes you a father." If you're a single dad raising your children with courage, add your sweetest moments with them below!
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My Daughter Turns Four Today. This Is My First Attempt At A Cake As A Single Dad. I Hope She Likes It!
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I'm A Single Father. My Favorite Color Is Green. And My Daughter Knows When I've Had A Hard Day At Work
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After Wife's Death During The Delivery, People Helped This Single Father To Recreate Her Recordings So Their Baby Could Listen To Mom's Lullabies. Jarred Also Plans To Complete Wife's Bucket List Together With Son James
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I'm A Single Dad. My Daughter Asked When I'd Teach Her How To Shave Her Legs. Well, Today Was The Day
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As A Single Dad And Pilot, I Fly Passengers So I Can Go Home And Feed My Kid. I Also Often Take Her Around The World With Me
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This Funny Single Dad Takes A Daily Selfie Right After Waking Up His Daughter. Her Reactions Are Priceless
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A Little Over Two Years Ago My Daughter Made Me This Bracelet. It Was A Complete Turning Point In My Life And Never Leaves Me
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I Had Always Planned On Doing Something Like This For A Woman, But I Realized The Most Important Female That Deserves My Attention Is Already Right Here Beside Me. – P.s. She Said Yes!
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After Becoming A Single Dad, He Learned How To Do His Daughter’s Hair And Now Teaches Other Dads
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I'm A Single Dad. Daughter Asked Me To Give Her Stuffed Bunny A Bath. She's At Her Mom's So I Sent Her This
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It's A Wonderful Feeling To Be The First Man To Give Her 2 Dozen Roses And Show How Men Are Supposed To Treat Ladies
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My Uncle Is A Single Dad. This Is What He Came Up With When His 3-Year-Old Asked For Non-Circle Pancakes
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As A Single Father, My Son Always Makes Me Something For Mother's Day. This Year's Drawing Is A Turnip Arm Wrestling A Puma
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My Son Turns Five Tomorrow. I'm A Low-Income Single Father, So I Couldn't Buy The Cake He Wanted. This Is The Cake My Nine Year Old Daughter Made For Him - Captain America Cake
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It's Not Always Easy Being A Single Dad But Sometimes I Get To Experience Some Things Other Dads Might Not
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I'm A Single Dad Of 3. This Is Me Sending Off My Only Daughter To Her First Day Of Kindergarten
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After Divorce This Single Father Knew He Would Have To Learn To Cook In Order To Raise His 6-Year-Old Son. Not Only Did He Learn The Art Of Cooking, But He Also Wrote A Cookbook Together With His Now Grown-Up Son
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First Halloween As A Single Dad, My Girls Wanted Me To Sew Them Toph And Katara Costumes. Ps. Hair Loopies Are Hard!
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An Acrobatic Single Dad, Who Quits University To Join Circus, And His Adorable 3-Year-Old Son
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I'm A 23 Year-Old Single Father Of 2 And This Is My First Attempt At A Hula Girl Cake For My Little Girl's Birthday
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Getting To Spend Some Special, One On One Time With My Oldest Before We Pick Up The Other Two
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This Is How Single Fathers Handles The Situation When His 6-Year-Old Decides To Check If Tooth Fairy Is Real
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This Single Dad Was Left With His Baby Girl When She Was Only 2 Months And Was Very Afraid Of Failure. Gladly, An Online Fatherhood Community Helped Him To Gain Strength
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My Son & I On His Very First Day Of School. I Plan On Having K-12 Pictures Of The Same Pose And Will Gift To Him On His Graduation Day
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I'm A Single Dad And This Is A Surprise For My Daughter's Birthday Coming Up. She's A Good Kid (great Marks In School, Etc) And She Earned It!
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As A Single Father For Years, This Is What Happens When I Take My 8 Year Old Daughter Shopping At Claire's
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I'm A Single Dad, And My Son Has No Idea Where I've Been For The Last Six Hours. He Will Be Excited To Unbox This With Me In The Morning
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What Do You Do When You're Home Alone With Your 8-Year-Old? Well, You Play Spa, Tattoo Shop, Unicorn Tea Party, And Of Course, Get Your Face Covered In Marker Ink
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This Is What You Do When Your Daughter is Used To Snuggling You To Sleep But Since You’re A Gaint You Can’t Lay In Her Bed
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No Matter How Exhausted, Those Extra 5 Or 10 Minutes Reading To Your Child Before Bed Always Proves To Be The Best Time Of The Day
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Single Dad Halfway Through Making Spiderman Birthday Cake And Realizing I Own Exactly One Cake Pan
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To See The Bond Of This Awesome Man With This Little Angel Girl Warms My Cold Heart To The Core
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I Was "allowed" To Wear Her Shopkins Watch... Only For A Few Minutes Though, According To Her Mandate
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I'm A Single Dad Who Splits Time With My Ex, My Daughter Has No Gaming System At Her Mom's House. I Waited All Night Too!
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My Daughter Showed Up At The Station When We Got Back From Fire. She Got To Ride In The Truck And Turn The Siren On
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The Little Lady Requested Breakfast For Dinner This Evening, So We Made Sausage Biscuits And Donkey Eggs
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When Your Princess What's Her Crown Clean You Break Out The Jewelry Cleaner And Make It Shine
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After My Parents Divorce, I Never Really Got To See My Dad Anymore Since We Are Both So Busy With Work. So This Picture Of Himself Was His Christmas Present To Me And My 2 Sisters, So Even When Hes Not Here, He Can Still Be With Us. Haha
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