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Sunday, June 14, 2009

tHe BEST dAd EVER!

Caution, folks: this will be a sassy one.

With Father’s Day approaching, I would like to illustrate (and rant on) one of my pet peeves:

The phrase “pet peeve.” It makes no sense, and sounds…ridiculous.
More importantly – the focus of this inconsequential and potentially condescending post – the way-to-frequent occasion of hearing/reading others use the phrase “the BEST dad in the WORLD!” Alternately: “The greatest dad EVER!” and various forms of this irritating statement (made worse by multiple exclamation points, which I loathe – I could do an entire whining post about how annoying these !!!!! are). Within the next 8 days, I will undoubtedly read and hear the “best-dad-ever” declaration numerous times. Let’s discuss this (in list form – I’m in a list mood):

Is it really necessary to praise a father and/or husband by comparing him to others? Must we, essentially, insult other dads in order to pay tribute to our own?
There are 6 billion people on the planet. Let’s estimate that 2 billion of them are fathers. Chances are… there just might be one that performs his fatherly role slightly better. Just saying.

If, by chance, this maddening phrase is used simply because the daughter/wife is lacking more appropriate expressions, here are a few suggestions:

My father/husband is great.
My father/husband is wonderful.

Done. Happyhappy Father’s Day.
Stay tuned for the report of Brianna’s gift to her daddy this year. It’s going to be the cutest thing EVER!!!

5 comments:

The Morrells said...: Sorry to tell you Chelsea, but I do believe I have the greatest Dad in the WHOLE world!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
lol!; June 15, 2009 at 12:06 AM
chelsea mckell said...: grrr... I knew I'd get a response like yours....
:)
But then - what about your husband? By saying YOUR dad is the best in the world, you are saying he is a better father than Jason is to your children. How would Mr. Morrell feel bout THAT? "sorry honey - my daddy is THE best. You'll have to settle for second. Keep trying though."
=)
(ps - I'm pretty sure you were simply mocking me. But as you can tell...I'm pretty wound up on this one. Don't mess); June 15, 2009 at 6:51 AM
gilliay said...: LOL. Glenn always says I'm the best wife he ever had. Then we laugh and say things like, yeah, that wife number two had stinky feet.; June 15, 2009 at 8:04 AM
Unknown said...: I have to admit that I am one of those people that uses exclamation points like they are going out of style! They are just so much prettier than periods!

I think that Randy is the best dad in the world to Addison. I think she chose him as her father because he would be the best for her! Anyway, that's my two cents!

Love ya!; June 15, 2009 at 8:13 AM
Amy Hunter said...: I'm dying. I love you. You crack me up. You are the funniest person IN THE WORLD.; June 15, 2009 at 2:32 PM

Quotes I want to remember

"The Lord knows our bearing capacity, both as to coping and to comprehending, and He will not give us more to bear than we can manage at the moment, though to us it may seem otherwise. Just as no temptations will come to us from which we cannot escape or which we cannot bear, we will not be given more trials than we can sustain."
- Neal A. Maxwell

"It is a fundamental truth that the responsibilities of motherhood cannot be successfully delegated. No, not to day-care centers, not to schools, not to nurseries, not to babysitters. We become enamored with men's theories such as the idea of preschool training outside the home for young children. Not only does this put added pressure on the budget, but it places young children in an environment away from mother's influence."
-Ezra Taft Benson

“Perhaps there has never been a time when we had greater need to pray and to teach our family members to pray. Prayer is a defense against temptation. It is through earnest and heartfelt prayer that we can receive the needed blessings and the support required to make our way in this sometimes difficult and challenging journey we call mortality.”
-Thomas S. Monson

“Live the gospel as conspicuously as you can. Keep the covenants your children know you have made. And bear your testimony! Don’t just assume your children will somehow get the drift of your beliefs on their own.
-Jeffrey R. Holland

"We hold in our arms the rising generation. They come to this earth with important responsibilities and great spiritual capacities. We cannot be casual in how we prepare them. Our challenge as parents and teachers is not to create a spiritual core in their souls but rather to fan the flame of their spiritual core already aglow with the fire of their premortal faith."
-Neil L. Andersen

"Certainly there are times when getting the family together to read the scriptures does not stack up as a spiritual experience worthy of a journal entry. But we must not be deterred. There are special times when the spirit of a son or daughter is just right and the power of these great scriptures goes down into their heart like fire. As we honor our Heavenly Father in our homes, He will honor our efforts."
-Neil L. Andersen

President Hinckley admonished both men and women to be nurturers. He said, ‘How much more beautiful would be the society in which we live if every father . . . and . . . mother regarded [their] children . . . as gifts from the God of heaven . . . and brought them up with true affection in the wisdom and admonition of the Lord.’ ”
-Susan W. Tanner

"Children are like trees. When they are young, their lives can be shaped and directed, usually with ever so little effort. Said the writer of Proverbs, 'Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it' (22:6). That training finds its roots in the home. There will be little of help from other sources. Do not depend on government to help in this darkening situation. Barbara Bush, wife of former U.S. president George Bush, spoke wisely: 'Your success as a family, our success as society, depends not on what happens at the White House, but on what happens inside your house.' "
-Gordon B. Hinckley

“I give counsel to husbands and wives. Pray for the love which allows you to see the good in your companion. Pray for the love that makes weaknesses and mistakes seem small. Pray for the love to make your companion’s joy your own. Pray for the love to want to lessen the load and soften the sorrows of your companion.”
-Henry B. Eyring

“Reverent behavior is not a natural tendency for most children. It is a quality that is taught by parents and leaders through example and training. But remember, if reverence is rooted in love, so is the teaching of it. Harshness in our training begets resentment, not reverence.”
-Margaret S. Lifferth

"There is no one perfect way to be a good mother. Each situation is unique. Each mother has different challenges, different skills and abilities, and certainly different children. What matters is that a mother loves her children deeply and, in keeping with the devotion she has for God and her husband, prioritizes them above all else."
- M. Russell Ballard

“As parents, we should remember that our lives may be the book from the family library which the children most treasure. Are our examples worthy of emulation? Do we live in such a way that a son or a daughter may say, ‘I want to follow my dad,’ or ‘I want to be like my mother’?”
-Thomas S. Monson

“Security for our families comes from learning self-control, avoiding the excesses of this world, and being temperate in all things.”
-Kent D. Watson

Sunday, June 14, 2009

tHe BEST dAd EVER!

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