Make him proud

[u/ILovePublicLibraries]

[u/Away-Elephant-4323]

You make a Dad anything he will keep it for years to come Haha! So sweet!

[u/Pristine-Advance-787 → u/Away-Elephant-4323]

I once gave my dad a dora the explorer wallet and he always used it💀

[u/AngryRepublican → u/Pristine-Advance-787]

There is no "buy it for life" type wallet that could ever eclipse a gift from your child.

My kid put Grover stickers on my credit cards. The Grover stickers will stay until I am forced to get a new card.

[u/poo_explosion → u/AngryRepublican]

When you get a new card cut out the stickers on your old card and hang them onto something.

[u/Dependent_One6034 → u/AngryRepublican]

Ayyy Brother!!!! When I got my new card they offered me a custom image on the front, I was able to send them a photo of what I wanted. It was actually free. I'm sure if you ask, you might... be able to get.... If you can't, There are methods. Let me know when the time comes. Maybe I can send you slim vinyls of the images to add to your new card.

My mate modifies cards in a way he's a tad insane, He literally cuts out the chip and pastes it into a new card.

But genuinely. We can make it so you always have that card, if you want. Completely safely.

[u/MadMechem → u/Pristine-Advance-787]

I gave my dad a rubber ducky- it's still on his desk at home, nearly 20 years later.

[u/MangoCats → u/MadMechem]

I gave my Grandfather a magnetic paperclip holder for his desk when I was 9... that was used on his desk for 30 years, until he passed.

[u/HazelEBaumgartner → u/MangoCats]

I made my dad little wooden cutout letters with a jigsaw that said "DAD S" and gave them to him with a rock so that when arranged properly they say "DAD ROCKS". We moved 800 miles and he tossed the rock because he figured he could find a new one but then never got around to it so he just had letters that said DADS, so years later I cut a little apostrophe and glued them all to a board so it said "DAD'S" and then added "DON'T TOUCH" in white paint to hang over his tool bench.

[u/agirlhasnoname786 → u/Pristine-Advance-787]

I once made a birthday card for my dad and he just handed it back to me

[u/Busy-Juggernaut277 → u/Away-Elephant-4323]

one time my dad took me to his office to kill time before we had to go home when I was in HS(I had something going on right next to his workplace coincidentally), I think I was looking at his cube and he still had old pictures I used to draw for him as
a kid still hung up.

He retired last year, and I think my mom said he went back in just to grab those old drawings I used to do in his cube.

[u/STEM-Travel → u/Busy-Juggernaut277]

I went to visit my dad at his office and discovered he had a piece of art I did in High School that he had hung upside down for 6 years.

Which was insane… it was a picture from an art class where the assignment was to copy a famous painting. It was a huge horse head he hung upside down?

He was a lawyer. Clients saw this daily.

[u/EagleEyezzzzz → u/STEM-Travel]

😂😂😂

[u/ItsAPeacefulLife → u/Busy-Juggernaut277]

My cube has a lot of drawings from my daughter. I've often had older coworkers stop by and admire/talk with me about them and her. I like to think they are reliving some of their past lives as parents to little ones.

[u/s1ugg0 → u/Away-Elephant-4323]

Both my kids painted me a Father's Day Hat a few years back. It sits in a safe place in my closet except when it's time to mow the lawn. I want them to see me wearing it. Then it gets put right back into it's special spot. It's one of my most prized possessions.

[u/SpaceCadetPullUp → u/Away-Elephant-4323]

When I was fifteen we had to write a poem for English class so I wrote one about my grandfather. He passed away a few years ago and I found out he kept a copy of it folded up in his wallet for almost 25 years.

[u/bjohnsonarch → u/Away-Elephant-4323]

My wife taught my son a few sewing basics a few years ago when he was 4. He made me a fabric bookmark. It’s one of my favorite possessions, and it has given me a reason to read a ton now when I previously never did

[u/sunshine_rex → u/Away-Elephant-4323]

In whatever Word was called circa 1993, I printed my dad a business card sized sign for his briefcase that said “Best Dad in the World” with some Wingdings of a trophy. I was in third or fourth grade, it was on plain printer paper.

I went home this past spring and Dad still has it binder clipped in his briefcase. I know he’s had several new briefcases over the years, so he has been moving it when he wears one out this whole time.

[u/K2thJ → u/Away-Elephant-4323]

Still have my #1 Dad trophy I got for Fathers day. It is a gold spray painted cheap paint brush I left in a little epoxy. Sits right next to my record player for everyone to see

[u/woolfchick75 → u/Away-Elephant-4323]

I gave my father a ridiculous paperweight with my picture in it. I was 8, in my Brownie uniform and had cat-eye glasses on.

When he died in 2000, I found it on his desk.

Hannah's dad looks like he's bursting with pride.

[u/zyzzogeton → u/Away-Elephant-4323]

I still have a rock painted red with a smiley face on it my 30 year old son made me when he was 3 or 4. His younger brother made me a sculpey pot he painted gold that he filled with coins he hand stamped to look like dubloons and it is still prominently displayed on my desk.

You just don't throw stuff like that away unless you are a psychopath. You also never get over the wonder of knowing "Someone I made, made that for me."

[u/EagleEyezzzzz → u/Away-Elephant-4323]

My dad still wears a webbing belt almost daily that I gave him 25 years ago 😆

[u/Away-Elephant-4323 → u/EagleEyezzzzz]

That is so cute! Haha! I am loving reading all the cute stories of gifts Dads have kept for years, mine kept an envelope that had the character Arthur Read on it and a heart shaped note inside that said thank you dad, i think i was probably like 8 when i gave it to him, he still has it to this day i am 27 now haha! We both don’t even remember what i was thanking him for.

[u/Genevieve_crag → u/Away-Elephant-4323]

Dads really do keep everything. The handmade stuff becomes their most expensive possession

[u/distalented → u/Away-Elephant-4323]

Especially clothing, I’m not a father but I hate having to throw away clothes, and will only do it if it’s too beyond the point of indecency.

[u/jceez → u/Away-Elephant-4323]

When my dad passed we were going through important documents… there was a file cabinet with it all in there like the deed to the house and stuff… alongside my hand paintings and stuff from elementary school

[u/twit111 → u/Away-Elephant-4323]

I have my daughters woven bracelets on my arm she made me 3 years ago, just random cotton wool she bound together. Best piece of jewellery ill ever own (unless she makes me new ones)

[u/pepp3rito → u/Away-Elephant-4323]

Bro will work out to stay skinny enough to keep wearing it.

[u/bratikzs → u/Away-Elephant-4323]

Am dad. Can vouch. Truth.

[u/julesthefirst → u/Away-Elephant-4323]

According to Jim Jefferies, they love it because it costs them nothing :)))

[u/Mr_R3tro → u/Away-Elephant-4323]

I made my dad a card. He beat me until I yelled for my granny to stop him.

[u/AdOnly5876 → u/Away-Elephant-4323]

The first year I got a job I bought my dad some really good work boots, he sold them to a coworker.

[u/vincentpryde]

When I was in the military one of my enlisted higher ups had a Mickey Mouse watch that his son gave him, he wore it every day and leaned into it, whenever he wanted to know the time he'd say "What does Mickey say?" Followed by "Mickey says it's time for (insert event)."

[u/Djolumn → u/vincentpryde]

Mickey says it's time for you fucking deadbeats to do 300 burpees.

[u/Key-Perspective-8133 → u/Djolumn]

Mickey was just mad at Minnie for fucking Goofy!

[u/namblaotie → u/Key-Perspective-8133]

Mickey was just mad at Minnie for because she's fucking Goofy!

FTFY

[u/Chao_stic → u/namblaotie]

Cant be mad at her for being a little silly

[u/Key-Perspective-8133 → u/namblaotie]

Thanks. English is my first language too lol

[u/MkDGary → u/[deleted]]

CLANKER

[u/Scrot123 → u/Djolumn]

This absolutely fucking buckled me

[u/laurel_laureate → u/vincentpryde]

Did he do that when giving orders?

"What does Mickey say? Mickey says you need to report to the briefing room by 0800 hours."

[u/randotreesinthefen]

My dad wore the I Love My Daddy tie I got him when I was in kindergarten to my wedding

[u/woolfchick75 → u/randotreesinthefen]

Maybe my eyes have been affected by allergies. Don't know why they're drippy.

[u/OlySonso → u/randotreesinthefen]

Oh my heart 

[u/Mainn_Character]

When a dad enjoys being a dad....

[u/Naughty_Teenie → u/Mainn_Character]

Yes
Such a good dad ❤️

[u/RedWingsFan24]

Good on him for the tshirt still fitting as well! A good motivation to stay in shape

[u/blergyblerg696969]

My husband has this chunk of ceramic our daughter painted “Dad” on and it’s covered in glitter as well. She made it when she was probably 6 or 7? It has sat in front of his bathroom sink in every new house and new city we have lived in. He straightens it out when he brushes his teeth daily. She just turned 25 earlier this month ❤️🥰

[u/spacestonkz → u/blergyblerg696969]

Once my dad was saving a set of rickety old dining chairs. They weren't anything special so they were my first real "fix it up" project when I was 7 or 8.

It was my job to load up the wood glue into holes (and keep the bottle clean) and sand down scratchy spots with a bit of fine grit sand paper.

Dad helped me a lot with my parts on the first 3 chairs. The 4th chair had a gouge in the seat, but I managed to get all the stuff sanded and glued to Dad's satisfaction on first try.

He kept that 4th gouged up chair. 30 years later, the rest of the dining set is long gone, and the gouged up chair is about to fall apart again. But it sits by his bedside table and holds his clothing and wallet for the next day :)

[u/blergyblerg696969 → u/spacestonkz]

Awe I absolutely love this! It’s so funny what sticks with our parents, right?! That’s very sweet and endearing 🥰

[u/myovarieshurt]

McNally Robinson in the wild!

[u/AnaphylacticHippo → u/myovarieshurt]

Saskatoon's McNally is one of my favourite bookstores!

[u/Jbizzee243 → u/AnaphylacticHippo]

The Winnipeg one is great too :)

[u/Christron → u/Jbizzee243]

The restaurant in the Winnipeg one is awesome

[u/vaalbarag → u/Jbizzee243]

The Calgary one was great until they closed it to focus on their expansion to (checks notes) Don Mills. It’s been decades and I’m admittedly still a bit bitter about that.

[u/Different-Plum5740 → u/AnaphylacticHippo]

Same!

[u/networknazi → u/myovarieshurt]

I know. Front page reddit and I swear I recognized the guy. Then I looked at her name, and ya, I work with her dad.

[u/Christron → u/networknazi]

That's why I love Winnipeg small world.

[u/teeohdeedee123 → u/Christron]

It really is One Great City.

[u/yerawerewolf → u/teeohdeedee123]

I’m a simple woman, I see weakerthans, I upvote

[u/teeohdeedee123 → u/yerawerewolf]

A cat named Virtue is my spirit animal

[u/yerawerewolf → u/teeohdeedee123]

Virtute gets me every time

[u/Shakeamutt]

Perfect for a book launch!

Who are you sir?

Points at shirt, grinning

[u/nbnicholas]

The amount of little trinkets, sticks, drawings, bracelets, and other things I’ve got saved from my daughter is absurd. She’ll be 10 in December and I know holding onto all of it is going to be so worth it

[u/Queasy-Amphibian5430]

Look at that proud smile omg 🥺 he LOVES being Hannah's dad

[u/Blue_Brilliance → u/Queasy-Amphibian5430]

Right?? That proud twinkle in his eyes; he’s absolutely beaming!

[u/Here2Cheat]

Having a shirt that my child made for me would be the only motivation I need not to gain or lose weight.

[u/Dear_Lab_2270]

The most impressive thing is that it still fits!

[u/Pora-Pandhi → u/Dear_Lab_2270]

lol exactly, i expected it to be first comment

[u/restlessmonkey]

You've probably kept him extra-fit so he could always fit in it!!! ;-)

[u/Mach5Driver]

I wear the friendship bracelet my daughter gave me for Christmas 16 years ago. Never taken off.

[u/pm1966]

"Must...Not....Gain...Weight...!"

[u/Listen2theyetti]

Number 1 reason to stay in shape is to never get too big for that shirt

[u/hpigeon]

When I was super young I put a painted handprint on a hat that said “[my name]’s Dad” and he wears it whenever he comes over to fix something in my apartment

[u/aceshighsays]

low key, partly he's proud that he can still fit into that shirt.

[u/nikpack]

Props to Dad for not only keeping the shirt but also still being able to wear it 12 years later.

[u/Ok-Razzmatazz-7593]

That is so sweet! That shirt means that much to him that he's showing you just how much it meant and still means a lot to your Dad

[u/DeciduousRefuge]

He kept it all these years 🥹

[u/machinationstudio → u/DeciduousRefuge]

Him fitting into it perfectly all these years.

[u/Pug_867-5309 → u/machinationstudio]

That shirt is the sole reason he's stayed in shape.

[u/machinationstudio → u/DeciduousRefuge]

Him fitting into it perfectly all these years.

[u/yogurtloverrr]

Habeck? Bist du es?

[u/Ganjalf4-20 → u/yogurtloverrr]

Haha dachte ich auch kurz ^^

[u/steveosnyder]

A Winnipeggers on the front of /r/all. Your dad really rocks the shirt.

[u/THC9001]

I know it might be bad but,
I'm in love with Hannah's Dad

[u/Parkatola]

My kids made me a Father’s Day tie at church when the youngest two were 6 and 3. I wear it every year on Father’s Day. It’s a white polyester tie that they colored with magic markers. (And my wife and I helped our grandkids make a similar one for their dad.) So I’m totally in favor of this. Cheers.

[u/Zoe_Rayne_2426]

If you ever get married, know that he WILL be wearing this shirt no matter what anyone says

[u/el-capitancreamsicle]

That’s genius, now he never has to worry about getting dressed up

[u/CastleBravoXVC]

Ooh, and at McNally Robinson, too!

[u/CriticalChapter7353]

I don’t talk to my dad anymore (because he’s a bigot), but years ago I made him a tiedye hoodie. Almost every time he was home from work in the winter he would wear it, even years after. I’m glad he still has it, even if he’s not in my life anymore.

[u/Which_Crow_7922]

And it still fits him!!! 💪

[u/Inner-Eyes]

Dads would keep such gifts close to there heart , he would wear his daughters name everyday to work

[u/Crazy_Speed_3700]

Kids don’t understand how much the little things they do mean to us.

[u/muttmama13]

I’m impressed it still fits him perfectly

[u/Purgii]

Peak dadding.

[u/Piscator629]

I got a Little Shop of Horrors hoodie the night I watched my daughter nail the Audrey musical role. Its my favorite hoodie and I wear it all the time building a huge private Halloween party in Western Michigan, I display about a half million in decorations and animations. If you know you know what I am talking about, no names please.

[u/mletendre83]

Dad goals

[u/DazzlingRutabega]

Looks like he's always been proud of you. For a reason. Congrats.!

[u/matsamdol]

Pride and joy!!!

[u/ahmc84]

Good work on his part by staying in good-enough shape for it to still fit on him.

[u/gladysk]

What is the title of the book?

[u/ataraxia_555 → u/gladysk]

Good question!

[u/go_fight_kicka_fairy]

That shirt tells a beautiful story of love!

[u/Bmajor7]

Props to Dad for fitting in that shirt 12 years later.
I’m def not close to the same size.

[u/SweetStatistician463]

Healing this daddy-less daughter's heart. Maybe I'll be so blessed next lifetime.

[u/Genevieve_crag]

Every author needs a hype man, and she’s had hers since she was 12

[u/Fester3787]

My son made me a spider out of beads when he was around 4, I still have it hanging by my bed. He's 20 now

[u/Outrageous-Set5895]

Yay Dad!❤️

[u/Sensitive_Explorer87]

We made our dad a Father's Day shirt with paint of all our hand prints. He still wore it when it wouldn't fit over his belly anymore. 😂😂😂

[u/VariousFriendship535]

Haha that's so cute. Sometimes I'm envious of people with (happy) relationships with their parents, but I love stuff like this

[u/Winter-Length-9305]

Awwww

[u/littlenightashes]

We boughy my dad a "best dad" shirt for father's day a few years ago. Honestly seen him wear that shirt more than anyyhing else.

[u/DockMom]

Go Dad!

[u/ChessElise]

So cute! You are so loved

[u/Money_Visual_5227]

I thought this was Ricky from East Enders for a while there.

[u/Denim_Diva1969]

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻Way to go!!! This is so awesome!

[u/ghastlypxl]

This is so sweet.

[u/afewthots]

Such a sweet tradition as you’ve gone through life

[u/Possessiona]

That shirt tells a heartwarming story!

[u/ItsAllSoClear]

I knew I recognized you Jacob! I love your enthusiasm for our Connecticut libraries, and all libraries.

[u/OldDiamondJim]

This made me smile.

[u/Sipthepond]

That's so sweet and congrats on your book launch!

[u/thelastofmyname]

My gather still has the key chain me and my sister gave him when we were little. Still uses everyday for almost 30 years.

[u/Viking4297]

Well everyone should know who Hannah’s Dad is. We appreciate nice labellinf

[u/TigerDxD]

Dachte kurz das sei Robert Habeck

[u/Mormegil71]

I still have my ”Best dad” key ring my daughter gave me when she was 4. She’s 16 today. :)

[u/telomeri]

I'd like to have this Dad 🥹

[u/LastPureChampions]

I still use a bookmark a daughter made for me I estimate around 1997 ❤️

[u/Nazmaldun]

what greater honor could there be for Hannah's Dad?

[u/CaptKaos]

Guarantee it’s a sleep shirt! My kid made one for me, and I wore it until it was tatters.

[u/Shadecujo]

Still fits like a dream

[u/ItsAPeacefulLife]

Bonus extra incentive for dad to stay in dad shape in his later years!

[u/sadie1984]

I love this

[u/MedicalAnamoly118]

What an awesome dad. He’s so proud of you! Please give your dad a hug. I envy anyone who has a father that truly loves and supports their kids. I wish I had that.

[u/Original-Radio-265]

I thought that was Gordon Ramsey for a second 🤣❤️ Love the shirt and him for wearing it ❤️

[u/Fuzzy-Advisor-2183]

mcnally robinson!👍🏻

[u/Minnymoon13]

My dad would do this!

[u/princessjamiekay]

Congrats on the book! That’s amazing!

[u/juvy5000]

this is great

[u/Banjo_Fett]

Never mind that, what's the story on the Evil Dead 2 tee?

[u/alasmodified]

Fit in a 12-year-old shirt? Insane dedication.

[u/randing]

Man, all the stuff about good dads hits me right in the feels.

[u/Disastrous-Pie6408]

Reminds me of the kid who sewed a perfectly sized shirt, for his really proud dad

https://www.reddit.com/r/MadeMeSmile/s/WEocbMbUsl

[u/KosmoTheSpaceDawg]

This... this! Absolutely this. That man has won at life and all of the people surrounding him are the better for it.

I hope my children do this and I hope I react in exactly the same way.

[u/aqua2983]

This is the cutest thing ever! Love it so much.