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"Dads are teachers, providers, (mostly amateur) comedians, leaders and then some \u2014 no wonder it's so difficult to shop for them. \nWhether he's your biological father, or the paternal figure in your life who took the job without question. Whether he stayed at home, or worked overtime to keep the family in order. Whether he's a firefighter or the president of Armor All products, there is a special spot in your heart reserved for the first man you loved and admired. \nSee also: 10 Things To Remember When Your Dad Asks For Tech Help\nAnd your father probably knows that too. It's why he abuses the threshold of corny jokes that one can withstand. The truth is, despite how much he drove you crazy in your angst-filled teen years, one day you're going to realize you took all those years living under his roof for granted. Because now you have to kill a spider on your own, or learn how to reset a pilot light \u2014 or maybe you just miss his lectures a little bit.\nIn honor of Father's Day, we asked Mashable staff to list some of the reasons dads are so great. \n\n\n32 Reasons Your Dad Is the Greatest\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\"He knows exactly what to say when I call freaking out about something.\" - Emily Albrent\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\"He makes the best tomato sauce, risotto and pancakes I've ever had in my life and he serves it all on the dinner table he built himself.\" - Laura Vitto\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\"I may be all grown up now, but when I ask my Dad for Tylenol, he'll go out and buy 10 bottles so I have enough.\" - Samantha Murphy Kelly\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\"He gave me this perfectly timed photo of him looking like he's punching me while I'm trying to catch a bouquet. Great father-daughter moment. I'll frame it.\" - Erica Lim\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\"He always puts his family first. He would work side jobs after he got home from working all day so that we could do fun things as a family together. Plus he has a sweet 'stache.\" - Brian Koerber\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\"In 2003, my dad helped integrate food stamps into farmers markets throughout California. That nutrition assistance and healthy eating program is still in use today!\" - Stephanie Buck\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\"He is the most enthusiastic limbo-er on the dance floor.\" - Brian Ries\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\"My dad has had the same awesome mustache for longer than I've been alive. Even Tom Selleck would be envious.\" - Jackie Horn\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\"My dad has an awesome sense of adventure. I learned to camp in a tent with my dad and I heard my first Simon and Garfunkel album on a cassette tape we bought at a roadside gas station somewhere in the American West.\" - Kate Sommers-Dawes\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\"He taught me about traveling and trying new things -- especially when it comes to technology.\" - Karissa Bell\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\"He taught me that maintaining a sense of humor is the most important thing in life.\" - Brian Potter\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\"He never fails to make me laugh. He is the silliest person I know, and even if his jokes are corny, they always make me smile.\" - Meera Sundaramurthy\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\"My Dad nurtured my inner weather geek since I was a toddler. He is a huge reason why I'm now a climate science and extreme weather reporter.\" - Andrew Freedman\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\"He never once complained or tried to stop me from giving him a makeover because he knew how happy it made me.\" - Ana Rosenstein\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\"He was always building stuff for us (literally and figuratively, awwwww).\" - Andrea Romano\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\"He's weathered everything from early morning elementary school arts and crafts projects, to prom dress shopping, to college decisions and job transitions. I don't know how the hell he puts up with it all. He also makes the best sangria.\" - Ashley Codianni\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\"He insists on showing homemade films to friends who come over to visit them. I've had exes, roommates and close friends endure hours of watching raw footage of my family on vacation. I make fun of him, but I also now shoot and edit videos for a living.\" - Bianca Consunji\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\"He raised three girls to be independent and take risks, but he's never let us fall. Plus it takes a real man to build a house from the ground up, only for it to be overtaken by estrogen.\" - Christine Erickson\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\"He's the lone wolf rocking the tie-dyed Grateful Dead shirt around our notoriously conservative hometown. Although at times excessive (we really had no choice but to throw out his white denim cutoff short-shorts \u2026), he's always true to himself.\" - Corinne Bagish\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\"My dad taught me that life's too short to not joke around and enjoy it. He also wears a million hats on top of being the best dad -- photographer, chef, fixer-of-all-things and spider-killer.\" - Emily Chow\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\"He worked a totally square IBM job for 35 years, and yet maintained the heart of a wild man.\" - James Dybvig\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\"He knows how to fix absolutely everything, but he always let me figure things out on my own. His sense of humor is amazing and he has mastered the art of dryly delivering the perfect dad joke.\" - Jessica Plautz\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\"My dad has three daughters and no sons and he used to get annoyed when people asked him if he was okay with that. He made sure we saw and experienced as much as possible growing up.\" - Katie Nelson\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\"No matter how much daily stress he has to deal with, he still knows how to be goofy, weird and fun. He taught me how to dance like a crazy fool, sport a fanny pack like a champ and, of course, support my family with love and understanding.\" - Lindsay Rothfeld\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\"He introduced me to '70s classic rock when I was still in diapers. While you were listening to Britney and New Kids on The Block, I was making friends with The Rolling Stones, Styx and The Who. I'm crossing my fingers that I'll inherit his massive record collection one day.\" - Marie Ryan\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\"He taught me that family is key to a successful life, because while family can be imperfect and challenging, a strong family bond always provides love and support.\" - Michelle Matos-Becerra\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\"Besides being an occasionally great fisherman, my dad, together with my mom, provided me with the best childhood ever. On a small island in the Adriatic sea, nothing but sun and the sea all day long, it was the stuff coming-of-age movies are made of. I rarely had to worry about anything, and most importantly, he let me choose my own path in life.\" - Stan Schroeder\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\"He fought in World War II, as well as Korea. At one point in his career, he wrote speeches for JFK. He had four daughters -- including me at age 64!\" - Stephanie Walden\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\"He cares about the little things. In his early 20s, he worked in Iraq, where his company car got hijacked by local thieves near the desert. He still wants to go back there some day because he misses the kebabs.\" - Tarn Susumpow\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\"He always taught me and my sister to do what you love and not to worry about what other people think.\" - Tommy Monks\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\"He's the most excited person on the planet for Christmas, he's always supported me in pursuing my dreams, he introduced me to video games. But the main reason my dad is awesome is pretty simple: He treats my husband like his own son.\" - Christina Warren\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\"He taught me kindness and patience through his actions. He would drive anywhere (in his Bud-Mobile, as we call it) to pick me up, drop me off or make sure I'm safe.\" - Annie Colbert\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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