19 Dads Perfectly Sum Up Fatherhood in 5 Words or Less

If you had to describe what it is to be a good father in just five words, could you do it? It seems totally impossible to boil down such a dynamic and impactful role to just one sentence, let alone a few words.

Still, that didn’t stop 19 dads from giving it the old college try anyway. Here’s their take on the abbreviated definition of fatherhood.

Originally published June 2016. Updated June 2017.

Of course

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Fair trade-off

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A challenge worth rising to

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Don’t we all?

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Chaotic fun

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So true

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Ah, caffeine

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We’re all mad here

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Love > sleep

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Believing is half the battle

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Truer words were never spoken

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Undeniably accurate

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New and improved

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No kidding

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M&M and M&M

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The messy art of love

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It’s always you

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Others first

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Sacrifice. Delicious sacrifice.

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