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Fathers for the WIN: Awesome Thread of Dads Being Epic Dads Is What I Needed for Christmas

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I love Christmas season and I have for my entire life. It is, bar none, my favorite holiday of the year. I love it for religious reasons, for secular reasons, for all the reasons (including the delicious and decadent food we all eat way too much of). But I also recognize that Christmas can be a difficult, lonely, and sad time of year for many. 

Over the past 12 years or so, I have felt this a little more closely since I lost my father to cancer. Since his birthday is also in December, the whole month can be a struggle sometimes. Don't get me wrong, I am forever grateful for all of the years I did get with my dad (more than a lot of children do, sadly) but celebrating Christmas without him always comes with a tinge -- sometimes a lot more than a tinge -- of grief, sadness, and loss. 

I know there are many in the world who are much worse off and whose loss and loneliness are far greater than my own. After all, I still have the rest of my family, and I am still able to share Christmas with them. 

Still, sometimes I just miss my dad and it hurts.

This week, there was a thread on Twitter that hit all the right feels to remind me to be grateful even in those times when the sadness hits. There is nothing specifically Christmas-related about this thread, it is just a thread of wonderful dads being wonderful dads. But Christmas season seems to be the perfect time for it. Some of these are older tweets or clips, but it was pretty wonderful to see them all collected together in a thread. 

You may want some tissues for this one, but in the end, I hope it makes you feel how it made me feel: thankful for my father and all of the great fathers out there today. 

She's got him wrapped around her little finger already. As she should. 

Whoa. I, umm, cannot do that. I am pretty sure my dad couldn't either. 

But even more impressive than the one-armed handstand is the look of wonder and delight on his daughter's face.

You come home after a long day at work and maybe you just want to collapse on the couch. But when you are a dad, you play along. Why? The only reason you need is to watch the reaction of this dad's sons when he 'accidentally' steps into their booby trap.

It kind of reminds me of maybe one of the greatest dad commercials ever: 

A classic. And it will never get old.

That's just beautiful. 

No matter how old we get or how much we accomplish in our lives, our dads are always our heroes and will always be there for us. 

Wow. It goes to show that there is no limit to a dad's love for his child. 

I would love to see those two in another 10 years or so at her graduation, and the exact same picture with their roles reversed.

Yikes. Some of those scenes are pretty scary, but there is no ninja in the world with faster reflexes than a dad protecting his child. 

And you will never have a greater cheerleader in your life than your dad. 

And yes, our dads can be goofballs. That's why we love them. 

You never stop being your dad's little girl or little boy. Never. 

Need a role model in life? Look no further than your dad. 

I love this one because mom and dad bring this gift to their daughter while she is at work.

And sometimes, the daughter can return the gift later ...

The greatest gift, of course, is just a dad's love. 

Here are some more dads being goofballs, playing along, and showing their love: 

The only reward dads need is their child's laughter and happiness. 

Even if they don't have much to give, they still give everything they have. 

I posted the last few tweets without comment because it was getting a little dusty in my room. 

Sons, daughters, it doesn't matter. Our dads love us for eternity. 

There are more tweets in that thread if you want to check them out, but I think those last two are a good place to stop. 

I missed my dad a lot while looking at all of these tweets, but it was a good kind of grief. Because this thread reminded me of all my dad did for me, how he is still watching over me today, and why he will always be my hero. 

I am a little biased, granted, but I had -- and have -- the greatest dad in the world. The fact that all of these kids above ALSO have the greatest dads in the world too doesn't change that. It just confirms that all our dads are the best. 

And being my father's son is the only Christmas gift I will ever want or need.

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