I hope you have a tissue nearby.

The stories that came in range from heartwarming to hilarious to incredibly emotional.

Here they are:

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I hope you have a tissue nearby.

“He brought me a graphing calculator at college in a snowstorm.

38,New Jersey

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“My parents divorced when I was around 10.

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My mom left, leaving my dad with his three daughters.

Mind you, he is disabled and we really probably didnt have the money for these tickets.”

“He came back upstairs and told me to check my email.

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I did, and there were the tickets.

My sister went with me.

Thankfully, by the time the concert came and went, I started to get better mentally.

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He helped me keep going during a dark time, in many ways.”

ellave

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“When I was young, my parents took my brothers and me to the Mystic Aquarium in Connecticut.

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The machine that crushes pennies into designs was not working that day so we could not get them.

We liked to collect them as children.

Ill never forget that.

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To this day, my dad is the absolute best.

I dont know what Id do without him (and Im tearing up as I write this).”

39, Virginia

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“You have to line up super early to get into the walk-in clinic in my city.

The best dad ever.”

Lonnie, Canada

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“My freshman year of college I randomly joined the women’s rugby team.

My Dad would drive two hours each way to see me play and take me to lunch afterward.

Caitlin, Colorado

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“My dad is literally mybest friendand Im his.

My mom gets lovingly annoyed sometimes because I’m basically just the 16-year-old female version of him.

Our dream is to go to a Boygenius concert together because that’s our favorite band.”

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torturedpoet444

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“My dad loves to plant flowers, and hibiscus flowers are one of my favorites.

ladykaitlyn427

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“For my niece’s birthday, she wanted a pirate theme, because shes the coolest.

None of the other adults dressed up, bar her mum, but my Dad, oh man.

He got up early just to have his eyeliner done, and to be the best pirate he could.

He was so excited to be a pirate for her.

and he said with so much pride, Im Grandpa Pirate!

garebehr

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“I was 7 years old, and Angel had just died onBuffy.

He kind of chuckled but let me cry on his shoulder and held me until I calmed down.

I’m in my mid-30s but I still think of that moment often.

protree71

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“I dont even know where to start.

My dad is the absolute best.

He said that he wants to learn why I like these books.

I love that he is doing that.”

Anonymous, US

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It was so precious.”

30, Chicago

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“Dad always knew what to say when I was feeling at my worst.

He would just say, I believe in you and I know youll get it done.

catieferrarer

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“My stepdad has been in my life since I was five.

My mom never liked shopping and also struggled with an alcohol addiction.

So when it came time to go dress shopping for dances, my stepdad would take me.

This continued basically any time I needed a fancy dress until it came time for THE dress.

I brought my stepdad with me for wedding dress shopping and it was such a beautiful full-circle moment.

To this day in my mid-thirties, we still enjoy shopping together.”

35, California

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“My ex had introduced me toAttack on Titanand I was hooked.

I fell in love with every aspect of the show and became obsessed.

So for the last night of Hanukkah, my dad surprised me by revealing he had started watching it.

I get my ADHD from him and maybe also my Autism, so thats also made us close.”

pplpwrawesome

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“Even though we are both ‘old’ now, my dad still came to my rescue recently.

It ended up being relatively minor and I was discharged.

He bought me a stuffed animal in the gift shop that is now on my bookshelf.”

38, California

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“My dad was against me getting my permit because my mom didn’t discuss it with him first.

I failed my driving test twice because I couldn’t parallel park.

I was big into baseball at the time.

Dad was diagnosed with lung cancer and passed away 3 months after my 17th birthday.

My dad was waiting to give it to me until after I got my license.

I miss him so much.”

40, Pennsylvania

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He took me to see Cheap Trick, Journey, and Heart.

It was my first concert and it was so much fun!

It meant the world to me that he noticed I was lonely.

That was the best night I ever had with my dad!”

30, Texas

Some responses have been edited for length and/or clarity.