He wasn't afraid to show me who was boss. That helped me become the well-rounded person I am today and kept me out of A LOT of potential trouble and dangerous situations I may have walked right into if not for my father being a strong man.

I learned how to be a real man by doing the exact opposite of everything he did.

He taught me to be strong no matter what your situation is. He pretty much raised me on his own and did an awesome job before and after my mom died. But, he didn't teach me to be very thrifty with money, so now I'm learning that on my own.

My father is a hard worker and taught all of us children what a good WORK ETHIC is.

The less I say about him, the better....

Unfortunately my dad wasn't around long enough to be an influence on my life. He died when I was 8.

my father taught me life.

he taught me to be interested in property but he didnt teach me what to do with that interest. he could have taught me how to buy and sell. he didnt.

I think, first and foremost, my father greatly contributed to the development of my character. He truly believed that one should treat others as they, themselves want to be treated; and he acted upon that belief on a daily basis. He taught us by example and I owe my strength, my courage, my sense of humor, my sense of pride, my common courtesy, my common sense, my work ethic, my morals and my faith to him.

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Character. My 2 cents.

My father contributed my sense of values and to treat everyone with respect as well as a work ethic. He was a wonderful man.

I actually got a lot from my Dad. I think I got his mischief side. I got his self discipline. Both of us, if we say we aren't going to do anything, no matter how tempted we are, we don't do it. I inherited his love for hockey. O, and here's a weird thing. When I turned 23 I all of a sudden decided that I needed to go to Red Wood City. Red Wood City is about an 8 hour drive from me. So I got in my car and drove to Red Wood City. When I got there, I got out of my car, looked around, and actually said out loud. "What the hell did I come to Red Wood City for?" I got in my car, turned around and drove home, stopping at a hotel along the way because I was too tired to drive anymore. When I got home, my Dad called. He lives in Maryland, 3000 miles away from me and grew up in Buffalo. He asked me what I did I that weekend. I told him I drove 8 hours to Red Wood City and then asked myself "Why the hell did I drive to Red Wood City?" He said "Huh.... How old are you? 23, right? When I was 23, I all of a sudden got this urge to drive from Buffalo to Ohio. So I got in my car and drove 8 hours to Ohio. When I got there I got out of my car, looked around and said outloud: why the hell did I drive to Ohio? Got back in my car and drove home." Must be something males in my family do. We just get this strange unstopable urge to migrate or something.

I got a lot of my attributes from my father. On the "good side": a strong work ethic, desire to help others, value of a dollar, and the importance of doing things right. On the "bad" side: quick temper, holding a grudge, stubbornness.

basically, my father's motto was everythings a competition. willingly or not, I kinda learned to live by that. still dunno if its for the better or worse tho

What father?

I have never met him so zero, his loss!

Even though my father has been around all my life I have learned nothing from him that will ever help me in life so he has contributed zero to my life!

He taught me all the things not to look for in a husband. He taught me to never want to be anything like him. These things I learned from him made me a better person with a happy marriage.

My Dad has shaped who i am today... very wise man, i look up to him alot.

He was a detached bread-earner type who grew up before and during the Depression, so he didn't "play around" with us kids. Somehow I absorbed his work ethic and values, and I'd be overjoyed to do as much for my family as he did for us.

50% of my DNA. Also a strong sense of morals, an incredible perspective on world events and human behavior, really great taste in music and food, nice eyes, and emotional support whenever I needed it.

How to be master sniper (sharp shooter) with my .330 Calibre (ATK-74) riffle. With a target accuracy of 99.907% at 1,500 feet (457 Metres). He was actually my step dad. that odd skill saved my life 5 times.

I am his exact opposite with intent and by example. That... Is it's own reward!

hes the one i look up to smart and athletic a good person and an optimistic person i say in my opinion that i have the BEST dad

He's partly responsible for my weird sense of humor. He is the reason for some of my trust issues with men. Lots more stuff I'd rather not dig up at the moment.

He instilled very good values and a good work ethic. Unfortunately, I have not always listened.

My last name. That's about it.

Witnessing and being subjected to my father's inhumanity taught me how not to act and thus how to be a better person.

I have his eyes. Otherwise, he's taught me how not to be in a marriage and what I don't want in a husband.

See http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/3511992 .

He has pretty much made me the everything that I am today. & also considering most of the people who know the both of us say I should have been a boy & should have been named Creighton Hadley (Last name here)III. Sorry about that but I just didn't want to put my last name out there. I have my reasons ;)

My father made me very distrustful of religious people ( I believe far more than average).