Some people tell Day that his combination of friendship and filial piety for his father can serve as a model for his own children, who in the future might treat him with the same level of respect.
有人跟戴勝通說，他現在這麼「友孝」，可以留給兒子一個好榜樣，將來兒子們也會這樣孝順他，戴勝通卻不以為然。