No one ever had a better father than I did. Father was a disciplinarian, and Mother was a very loving woman who taught us out of the scriptures. The Book of Mormon was her favorite.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I'm a much better writer for being a father.
I can't say I had an ideal father, and I'm not a father myself.
Sometimes, because of my success, I am afraid that I was not a good father. With the first two I was too strong, and with the other three I was too weak.
Ever since I was born, Daddy has been the best father you could ever imagine. And I just want to say that I love him so much.
I submit that in the few minutes that Joseph Smith was with the Father and the Son, he learned more of the nature of God the Eternal Father and the risen Lord than all the learned minds in all their discussions through all centuries of time.
My father really was not the dominant person who raised the family, it was my mother who raised the family.
I did not have a father. It was my mom who chose to be alone. She felt that she would be better off by herself with me after I was born.
I'm a fun father, but not a good father. The hard decisions always went to my wife.
I wasn't anything special as a father. But I loved them and they knew it.
I don't claim to be a particularly good father. I'm flawed, let's say. I've certainly been affected by the experience of having kids... trying to be a father, at least. It's an amazing process. It's like songwriting: it's a complete mystery to me. I don't understand it - but I've certainly written about it.