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GreatDad Contest
One lucky winner will receive this giveaway package. To enter the contest, simply tell us what you think is the best and worst part about being a Dad at Christmas. Funny answers, sentimental answers, or even insightful answers will be preferred. Send in your answers using the comment form below. Last date for entries is December 21, 2008.
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The best part is knowing that Christmas time makes some of the best memories, the worst part is knowing that they are only kids for a few more short years.
The worst part has to be paying for all the expense that goes with Christmas. The best has to be the joy of seeing your children enjoy all the gifts and time you spend with them during the Christmas season.
watching my children and wife open their gifts
The fact that I’m in the military makes being a dad hard, I’m never home. Although nothing beats coming home after a long day and having my son run to me.
For my hubby it would be no time off to spend with the kids and me. His boss only gives them Christmas Day off and doesn’t even let them leave early on Christmas eve.
The best part is seeing the grandkids all excited. The worst part is getting older each Christmas.
i always hate spending the money that we do at christmas, but watching the looks on my kids faces as they open their presents makes up for. i also love the food, the family traditions and the time well spent with my family
i always hate spending the money that we do at christmas, but watching the looks on my kids faces as they open their presents makes up for. i also love the food, the family traditions and the time well spent with my family
The best part of being a dad on Christmas is the joy I give my children and the worst part are the after Christmas blues I get from paying for all the presents.
I wouldn’t change a thing. Kids are worth every penny.
The best part for my husband is eating Santas cookies and the worst part is eating the carrots left for the Reindeer.
the kids
the best part is seeing the looks on the kids faces when they open the presents, and the worst part is getting the same tie/socks each year !
I’ll start with the worst part though my husband has never complained (the key word here would be yet); my dad was certainly a little more vocal about it as I got older and then had kids of my own about being up at all hours of the night trying to get things put together so that Santa’s present was sitting right out in the open under the tree when we got up. I do distinctly remember one year though that my sister and I got up too early and they weren’t finished putting out bikes together. I remember my mom hearing us in the hall and coming to close the hall door so we couldn’t get into the family room saying Santa was still there and we weren’t supposed to see him. I still laugh about it now. Of course on the other hand the best part has got to be seeing the excited faces when the kids come out and realize that Santa has been there and brought them exactly what they wanted. Those all all memories I think you’d remember forever.
The best? Being able to provide for my family of five in this troubled economy. The worst? Not knowing how much longer I’ll be able to do so. We might have to send my wife back to work if things don’t start changing for the better over on Wall Street.
Stephen Webster
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The best part about being a dad at Christmas is not being yelled at by my wife when my son and I burp the song “Jingle Bells.” The worst part about being a dad at Christmas is having a “regurgitation experience” near the end of burping the song “Jingle Bells.” (We’ll have to pick a shorter Christmas song next year!)
The best part about being a dad during Christmas is watching his kids faces light up on Christmas morning. The worst part is having Christmas end.
well every year instead of buying gifts we spend the whole day with our kids making paintings playing house reading endless amounts of stories making cookies,making tents,catering to there every whim letting them jump on the bed and eat sugar or what ever they want all day we call it kidsmas cause its all about the kids,thanks
well every year instead of buying gifts we spend the whole day with our kids making paintings playing house reading endless amounts of stories making cookies,making tents,catering to there every whim letting them jump on the bed and eat sugar or what ever they want all day we call it kidsmas cause its all about the kids,thanks
hey, my grown kids keep giving me stuff that I either have, don’t need, can’t use. They mean well, but I would rather they gave me a pair of socks or a knit hat that I can usually keep and wear.
I know my husband enjoys watching sports w/ the boys.
great prize for my grandkids…thanks for the great giveaway
The best part is getting to play with the kid’s toys, as in, “Let me show you how you do that.” The worst part is how much everything costs.
The best thing about being a Dad at Christmas is the love your family has for you. The worst is putting together all the darn toys!!
The best part are the hugs and kisses, the worst part is that you know they grow so fast and you wont be their first priority for very long.
Best part – delighting the kids. Worst part – paying for it.
My kids would adore me even more if I could win this for them!
Being able to see the joy in my kids eyes when I show them something new and exciting.
OH BOY
It great because of the joy of your kids. Its not so great because I have to pay for it all.
The worst part is having to discipline the kids. The best part is seeing their faces light up on xmas morning.
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The worst part is the bills. The best part is the expressions on everyone’s faces…so, the heck with the bills!
I’m not a dad, so I can’t say. Can I still enter?
Best part is seeing the kids surprised and still being able to dream, bad part- is knowing the finances are tight and you cannot get them all they deserve. Best part- playing in the snow and sledding- worse part- wife hollering because they kids got all wet and muddy from sledding…admit it- they scream and holler…best part sitting inside watching movies and playing video games and hanging out with them…
ver nice prize!
Shrek is such a cute green guy. Would love to win : )
My dh might disagree with me, but I think the best part for a dad is that mom does all the shopping and he just gets the fun of watching them open. The bad part is probably having to help them figure out how things go together and work.
The Best: Seeing your kids happy. The Worst: Paying all the bills.
I asked my husband and he said the best is being with our two daughters and granddaughter. The worst is being across the country from his 3 kids and 2 grandsons. 🙁
Best part… seeing ur children excited and giving to them. There is no bad part
I would imagine it would be seeing your child’s face light up with delight. It’s always nice to make someone happy, but especially great with your kids.
The best part would be enjoying spending Christmas with your children. The worst part would be feeling uninvolved in the holiday preparations.
my kids would love this and i’d love it cause it would keep them busy
The best part of being a dad is enjoying Christmas with the family. The worst part about being a dad is paying for Christmas!
the worst part is not seeing my whole family together. 1/2 live FL and 1/2 live in PA
being able to make my family happy
Best Part: The Love, Joy and Happiness.
Worst Part: Crying, Pouting and fighting. Ok, I do most the crying when I think about how much this will cost me.
The worst part of being the dad at Christmas is of course paying ALL the holiday expenses…The best is watching the expressions on my son and wife when they open their gifts…the best part outweighs the bad by far!
Best: everything you do with kids at Christmas. Worst part: putting up the lights….
Watching the faces when they open the presents!
The best part is watching kids and wife open up all the cool presents. The worst part is having to clean up all the decorations! Hope I win this!
It is a wonderful time to be a father and watch the children enjoying the holiday.
Best-giving presents.
Worst-paying for the presents.
Dad has to come with a tool kit to assemble everything and make sure the lights are done up correctly…..even if he really doesn’t know himself!
Just the awe in the younger kids eyes and all the excitemenent in the house.
I think the best part is just being surrounded by your family and seeing your children’s faces light up on Christmas morning. The worst part is Christmas overload – when the little ones have just had too much excitement and get cranky. Thanks for the great give-away.
The Stress of the hustle and bustle is hard, but watching my family open their gifts is wonderful!
The best part is watching the kids open their gifts, the worst part is paying the bills.
I asked MY dad and he said the best was seeing everyone so happy and the worst was putting stuff together!
The best part about being a dad at Christmas is spending time with my daughters. The worst part is the more time I spend with them, the less they listen to me. They think me seriously telling them to do something, they think I am still playing. But it is still good.
For me, the best part is seeing my girls so happy on Christmas day. They love opening gifts and spending a long vacation with my wife and I. In fact, it is hard to come up with a bad part of being a dad at Christmas time. I suppose the worst part is worrying that they aren’t going to be happy on Christmas day, or that Christmas hasn’t been “big” enough. However, despite such worries always have seemed happy and joyful on Christmas day. Thanks.
money, money, money
The best part of being a Dad at Christmas is going out to the with the kids to pick our family tree each year. Even though no one can ever decide which one the best in the end we do get to spend hours of quality time together.
The worst part of being a Dad at Christmas is the disappointment on my kids faces when the dont get what they asked Santa for because we couldnt afford it that year.
I think the best part about being a Dad at Christmas would be being your family’s hero & the worst part would be paying the bills from all the holiday shopping!
I think the best part about being a Dad at Christmas would be being your family’s hero & the worst part would be paying the bills from all the holiday shopping!
I think the best part about being a Dad at Christmas would be being your family’s hero & the worst part would be paying the bills from all the holiday shoppin!
I’m not a dad but I would think that the best part of being a dad on Christmas would be seeing your kids faces as they open their gifts. The hardest part would be to try not to hog their toys.
The best part would have to be the excitement Christmas morning, and knowing I’m the Santa that made them so Happy. The worst is working extra and harder at Christmas to pay for Christmas.
The best is playing with the toys that my kids got for Christmas…
The worst is getting ties and socks for gifts..lol
You have a family but you have to pay all the bills.
I’m a mom, but for my husband the worst part of Christmas would be assembling toys! The best part, of course, would be seeing the smiles on the faces of his children
The worse part of being a dad (or mom) is when the kids get so excited that they (1) can’t behave in the days leading up to Christmas so you keep having to yell at them (2) can’t sleep on Christmas Eve and wake you up dozens of times until (yes) you have to yell at them and (3) they get so greedy after Christmas that they constantly want even more new things making you (again) have to yell at them! Best part is having fun with the kids (when we aren’t yelling at them, of course).
best..being home w/ the family
worse…putting all the toys together
Best part is seeing the family happy, the worst part are the bills and putting up the tree and outdoor decorations. Thanks for the giveaway.
The best part about being a Dad at Christmas is seeing everyone so happy Christmas morning.
The worst part about being a Dad at Christmas is always getting ugly sweater for presents!
Thank you for the great giveaway!
Worst part- staying up late on christmas eve putting together all those toys.
best part- seeing their faces light up christmas morning
worst part has to be putting together those gifts
The best part is seeing the faces of the kids on Christmas morning…the worst is opening the bills in January
I’m the mom and not the dad, but I would have to say the best AND the worst part about being the dad for Christmas would be having to play Santa for our kids! He hated dressing up, but loves the look on their faces!
The best part of being a dad at christmas is getting to see the excitement in our kids faces as they open their gifts. The worst part is the amount of money you spend to see their delight.
the best part is family the worst is bills
The worse part is working so hard to get enough money to buy everyone somethings special. Which leads to the best part the chance to see their smiles when they get the presents.
The best part of Christmas is watching them light up as they open gifts, the worst part is watching my wife open up January bills!
The worst part would be bringin home the cash. The best part -the littleones just love their Dad!!
The best: exciting the kids with gifts and Santa
The worst: the stress of affording it all!
The joy of giving and the anxiety of potential chaos. Please accept my entry. Thank you.
seeing the smile on the kids faces and finding the just right gifts
Best part: surprising your kids with all those toys your wife would never buy. Worst part: putting together all the toys your wife did buy.
THE WORST PART HAS TO BE THE COST OF EVERYTHING THE KIDS WANT,THE BEST PART HAS TO BE CHRISTMAS MORNING WHEN THE KIDS OPEN THIER GIFTS AND SMILE(AND HOPEFULLY THEY ARE GOOD FOR AT LEAST THE REST OF THE DAY!!)
The best part is when you watch the family in joy opeing all their gifts and spending time together!
Best: The joy od Christmas preparations
Worst: Being a divorced dad
i like christmas and these are all the movies that they want but we cant afford them
best is watching the excitement on their faces
worst is being the one who has to put everything together, especially bikes
Best – the joy on my children’s faces.
Worst – putting everything together.
Just being with the family means the world to me,
The best part of being a Dad at Christmas is to be able to be Santa and hand things out and seeing your children’s face light up (this is my first year as a Dad), the worst part, having to pretend that you know what you are doing as you put together all those toys.
fabulous to see the looks on the kids faces in the morning.
The best part is getting to play Santa to my twin boys and seeing their eyes light up on Christmas morning. The worst part is that I am the elf and I have to put together all those toys. I usually have to put some things together twice because as my wife loves to tell people, I never read instructions.
I asked the day in family and the best think is all the wonderful food and company. the worst is having to put together all those gifts the night before
the best part is seeing your kids face when they get that new bicycle. the worst part is getting up at 4 am to put that bicycle together.
Best part is all the food! Worst part is putting away all the Christmas decorations!
I asked my dad also and he said the best part was having the entire family together at the same time and playing board games together on Christmas Eve night. We have a great time and belly-splitting laughter. It is more fun than the presents.
The best and worst parts are: kids’ expectations. They get so excited, but you fear disappointing them. Their faith and joy is great–the bills, and the ordinariness of the days after, not so much.
Best part is the kids excitement, the worst is having to assemble and assemble and assemble
The worst part is shopping for Mommy alone with just you and the Kids and a crowded store. Best part is letting the kids feel like they had a part in getting the gift you get for Mom. And getting the kids out of the house while Mommy wraps and gets ready the gifts from Santa is fun too.
Best part of being a dad is how much fun they all are. Worst part at the holidays-trying to pay for everything
great prize thanks for the chance
The worst part for this year is not having the money to buy my family presents. Sorry didnt mean to sound like a Scrooge, but when you don’t have the money to buy presents for your family it makes me sad, but we have each other and thats all that matters
For me the best part is seeing my daughters face at Christmas. The worst part is assembling everything.
great prize would love to have one
very nice prize, would like to win something
The best part is playing with the kids new video games.
The worst part is sharing my video games with them.
The best part would be seeing how excited the kids get. The worst would putting the toys together.
The best is seeing the kids getting excited about the simple things and the worst is probably dicipline.
I would say the best will be seeing our little guy have his first real Christmas. The worst is not having much money to get him something really nice.
Best part – Dressing up as Santa on Christmas Eve to hand out a few presents and seeing the joy on the kids’ faces.
Worst – Putting all the toys together and running out to get batteries.
wonderful prize!
The best part about being a dad at christmas is seeing the joy on the kids’ faces with all their great gifts.
The worst part is that they all think the gifts are from Santa.
Best thing is watching the kids faces light up when they get what they want. Worst part is having to discipline them at times!
The best part of being a Dad at Christmas time is the Joy you bring your family, not just at Christmas but all year long. My boys (32 & 30) still call their Dad to ask questions. I always chuckle when I listen in. “How deep is the cut? . . . . hum just put a butterfly bandage on it. It will be fine . . .remember to keep it clean.”
Best is seeing my grandkids have a special day; worst is the bite it takes out of the household money
The best part is the expectation; the worst, that it does not last long enough.
Best part of being a dad for my husband is being able to provide a nice Christmas – worst part is the noise and temporary mess. He doesn’t like those things.
Well, I am not a dad yet, but probably will be in a few years. I am really looking forward to it, and spending time with them.
The best part of being a dad at Christmas is getting to play with all the new toys…especially the Wii! The worst part is having to put everything together that needs construction.
Thanks for the great giveaway. Happy holidays
Best part- seeing the excitement on Christmas morning
Worst part- shopping in crowds, forcing kids to wait to open presents until in-laws arrive
The worst part is that what takes days to wrap takes five minutes to unwrap.
Best Part – Seeing my little girl open presents from Santa 🙂
Worst Part – Family and in-laws lol
The worst- putting together all the toys, the best- getting to play all day with my 8 and 3 year old
Christmas Past have been great. Christmas present finds me jobless. Christmas future is in my prayers. Worst part is Dad is broke.
The best part is making you kids happy! The worst part is assembling all the toys before Christmas morning!
seeing those sweet smiling excited little faces on christmas morning 🙂
The worst part was the last 10 years not spending the actual Christmas day with my son. But the best part is he is now living with me and I can see his eyes light up Christmas morning and watch him open gifts. I will be cutting those packages open and helping him put things together, this year that is my Christmas present.
Happy Holidays
Best part of being a dad at Christmas is seeing your kids face on Christmas morning coming down the stairs. Worst part is when they are sick on christmas 🙁
The best part of being a Dad at Christmas time is being Santa!
Best=being with kids/grandkids. Worst=not being with kids/grandkids.
The worst part is having the kids watch you trying to put their new toys together and you can’t do it. The best admitting that you can’t put the toys together.
The best part of being a dad at Christmas is seeing my kid’s eye’s light up at the sight of the tree, the hot chocolate, and those gifts! The worst part is putting up the tree, and the lights, the wrapping….and then having to take it all down. Thanks for the giveaway.
Best is helping my kids play with their new toys.
Worst is spending it with in-laws.
The worst part about being a dad at Christmas is trying to figure out what to have the kids buy mom for Christmas. The best part is having the day off work to sit around and play with the kids.
I think the best part is seeing the amazed happy little faces on Christmas morning. The worst part would have to be assembling the big gifts.
I think the worst part of being a Dad at Christmas is untangling Christmas lights. The best part is seeing your kids’ excitement over the lights, the presents and all the fun times with family and friends.
The best part is watching the kids’ faces light up. The worst is staying up all night assembling bikes, furniture, etc.
cool i want it
The best part is being with my loving family and watching my kids all excited. The worst part is having to assemble all the toys.
seeing the smile on the kids faces and finding the just right gifts
The best part is seeing my daughter get excited for the holidays, especially Christmas Day. The worst part is having to work through much of the holidays.
The best part is my daughter opening up the BIG present (this year, it’s a bike)! The worst part is driving through the snowy roads of Michigan.
i hope win
the best part is seeing your kids happy that they got what they wanted the worst part is santa gets the credit!
Well as a father and grandfather, i would have to say the best part of it is seeing the happy faces as they open the gifts..but also knowing that they know the true meaning of Christmas and what it stands for. Watching the proud face of my daughter as her two of her three children sing songs in the Christmas Eve concert. And seeing the baby smile. The worst part is knowing there are many families that arent so fortunate and of course paying the credit card bill in January.
We are the family
making sure to get time off work for the holidays as all his coworkers want the same days off!
Best part really is seeing the smiles on the kids faces knowing that you were the one to make it happen!
Worst I would have to say is anytime i have to punish them. It’s always so hard to do, and it breaks my heart.
The best is seeing the happy faces your heart feels so much love and taking pictures the whole day,keeping the memories alive .The worst part is after a long day of wrapping paper and food ,the clean up.
I think the worst part would be having to stay up late putting things together, and then waking up early the next morning!
When baking Christmas cookies with the grandkids, the cookies don’t have to be perfect to be delicious!
the best part is making the kids happy w/ all the decorations, toys and the magic of it all. the worst is how much it costs, but it’s worth it! this would really help out
The best part is the happy banter and watching their faces light up and the delighted squeals followed by hugs and kisses as they open gifts.
It’s the pits trying to assemble the toys. I have been known to beg and plead for the floor model. Thank you for the opportunity to participate in this giveaway! Wishing you a Happy Holiday Season!
having to put stuff together in a matter of minutes!
paying the bills afterward
The best part is feeling the warm bodies and faces glowing to see what happens during the night, and seeing who ate the cookies we left out
Best- having everyone know I am Santa and got those awesome gifts!
Worst- having to put up the Christmas lights!
Best: Teaching, playing with and learning from my children. Every day is an adventure with them and through their eyes.
Worst: Leaving them each day to go to work. I have missed out on a few important events in their lifetimes but I do hope that still with it being the worst that I am teaching them responsibility through having to work.
Great question!
The worst part would be staying up late on Christmas Eve to put things together and then getting up early on Christmas morning.
The best part would be seeing the smiles when the children see their new toys that you put together.
I would say the worst part about being a dad at Christmas would be having to put together toys, like a bike or something that’s difficult to put together. The best part about being a dad at Christmas is seing the look on your child’s face when he/she sees the gift that you put together! : )
I would say the worst part about being a dad at Christmas would be having to put together toys, like a bike or something that’s difficult to put together. The best part about being a dad at Christmas is seing the look on your child’s face when he/she sees the gift that you put together! : )
both good and bad = having to spend tons of money for presents for my 5 month old son when we don’t have a lot of money
Best – being with kids
Worst- bad ties from kids
The best part is seeing the kids happy and smiling with their presents. The worst part is trying to get the things that they really want.
The best part…my son. The worst part…trying to figure out what to buy my wife.
great prize would love to have one
The best part is watching the kids get so excited. The worst part is not getting time off from work BEFORE Christmas, so I miss out on a lot of the excitement.
The best part of Christmas is seeing your kids’ faces when they open their gifts. The worst part is trying to get the toys out of the packages.