#daddy

Abba is not Hebrew, the language of liturgy, but Aramaic, the language of home and everyday life … We need to be wary of the suggestion … that the correct translation of Abba is ‘Daddy.’ Abba is the intimate word of a family circle where that obedient reverence was at the heart of the relationship, whereas Daddy is the familiar word of a family circle from which all thoughts of reverence and obedience have largely disappeared … The best English translation of Abba is simply ‘Dear Father. ↗

— Thomas A. Smail

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I used to practice my speeches on my tractor while I plowed my daddy's field. ↗

— Jim Hunt

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I've brought my daughters all over the world-they travel with me. I drag them out of school just to keep the relationship. When I'm home I'm a big-time daddy. ↗

— Armand Assante

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Once you grow past Mommy and Daddy coming running when you're hurt, you're really on your own. You're alone, and there's no one to help you. ↗

— Octavia Butler

#coming #daddy #grow #help #hurt

I had a really nice childhood; I had great parents. I earned my allowance by washing dishes, and in the summer I earned my allowance by working in daddy's garden. ↗

— Nikki Giovanni

#childhood #daddy #dishes #earned #garden

This whole Puff Daddy thing has taken a toll on me. ↗

— Puff Daddy

#me #puff #puff daddy #taken #thing

What must it be like for a little boy to read that daddy never loved mummy? ↗

— Princess Diana

#boy #daddy #like #little #loved

My wife is so analytical with raising kids, and I am not. My feeling is if they turn out good, then that means I was a good daddy and put a lot of effort into it. If they turn out bad, it means they took after her side of the family. ↗

— Jeff Foxworthy

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I want to thank my mum, my daddy, my coach, my teacher, everybody in my life. ↗

— Jet Li

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Daddy was real gentle with kids. That's why I expected so much out of marriage, figuring that all men should be steady and pleasant. ↗

— Loretta Lynn

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