Its somthing that my mum said to me:
Any one can be a father not every one can be a dad
2006-11-11 11:37:30 · 35 answers · asked by Anonymous in Family & Relationships ➔ Family
my oldest is a daddys girl and i understand the concept as he was not the natural father. its just really nice to see alot of answers that agree with what i think
2006-11-11 11:44:21 · update #1
anyone can biologically produce/father a child, that is, provide the sperm to create life. but not everyone can take on the parental responsibility to love, nurture, teach, and care for their child. it takes much more of a man to be a dad to his children, than simply procreate.
2006-11-11 11:39:59 · answer #1 · answered by Sarah Jane 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Well personally completely disagree with it.
My dad died when i was 2 and to me no one can be a father or a dad unless they are your original parent. I have had older men in my life try to be the best ''dad'' they could be for me because mine is not there but that didn't work out. Maybe someone else may have a different opinion but coming from a girl who has ne dad and have had people in her life try to be a father it doesn't work. Also a father and a dad are the same they are both half of what made you.
2006-11-11 12:27:38 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fathering a child is a biological process that any man can perform under the right circumstances. However, being a dad takes lot more. A dad is the role model for the child to provide for the child's emotional, physical and spiritual growth. A dad sustains hope, comfort, strength, wisdom and love in a child's life.
2006-11-11 12:08:41 · answer #3 · answered by thunk 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I live in the USA and I heard and said this a million times to everyone I know!!! A Dad is a sperm donor, where a father (even your moms boyfriend) who treats your kid or kids with respect, loving, caring, day-to-day uncondisional love, no abuse what-so-ever to any of ya"all. How do ya spell conditional, wow got it soorry. I have a real father that I just met, an adoptive father for 17 yrs and now a step! Who will be a good father? The 1 who cares about his fam., writes ,calls, etc. and if not... I pitty him!
2006-11-11 11:51:17 · answer #4 · answered by rhonda_seiler 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
a father would be anyone who produces a child through a woman. a DAD is a FATHER who rears up his child in a way that when he grows up, he will never depart from these teachings. a DAD showers his child with love and makes him/her feel that everything will be alright because he is around. a DAD disciplines his child not through fear but through respect and makes the child understand that these are not punishments but are acts of love to correct a wrongdoing so that he/she grows up to be a worthy person. a DAD stands up to his responsibilities as a FATHER, not only financially, but also physically and emotionally. a DAD is a FATHER whom a child can call a HERO!
2006-11-11 12:53:59 · answer #5 · answered by j6shawie26 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A Father is the biological parent , he may or may not take responsibility for the child or even love the child. A dad loves and caresfor a child
2006-11-11 11:41:24 · answer #6 · answered by philipscottbrooks 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Story. My baby's father took off when he found out I was pregnant. He never saw him until he was 2..then he bought him a 1.00 car from the dollar store. He was forced to pay child support and called me every year.not to see how his son was or talk to him but to ask me to drop the 25.00 a week child support order. In my child's 6 years..I heard from here 3 times..He only saw his son once in 6 years. He's a father...he's everything but a dad.
2006-11-11 15:05:09 · answer #7 · answered by chilover 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It takes more than ability to procreate to raise children. Just because a man and woman come together at the right time of the month does not mean the man will stay r be a productive part of a child's life.
2006-11-11 11:41:27 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Pretty much what most people have said. Anyone can become a father, it doesn't take much to inpregnate a lady but it takes much much more to be a daddy to that child. To teach them to ride a bike, to hold them upside down by thier ankles, to bail them out when they run out of money at university!
I have a friend with two children and I always ask him about them, he doesn't see them much. I remember him getting upset once and saying "I'm thier father but not thier daddy".
2006-11-11 11:47:51 · answer #9 · answered by hypastarkimbo 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Kind of like above - a father procreates the child - a dad raises
a child with all the love he can give.
2006-11-11 11:41:35 · answer #10 · answered by wallyinsa 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋