When I was a little kid and couldn't find my softball cap before a big game, my dad hurriedly grabbed the first white cap he saw.

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My mom had thought his yearly bonuses would be going toward college for me and my sister, but not only was my dad a big spender, unbeknownst to her, he had also been buying regular tickets to visit his girlfriend in Greece.

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Meanwhile, Steph and Gos are the mum and dad of the Big Brother household!

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He is a big fan of classic sitcoms like Dad's Army and he loves cricket.

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His dad, "Big Russ, " was a sanitation worker who had often worked two shifts to make ends meet.

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While his dad focuses on the big deals--like getting NBC to pay 23 times operating income for Bravo--Jimmy immerses himself in smaller details.

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Since the days when my dad was a union organizer Big Labor has done some great things for American workers.

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Maybe Joe's house was poorer than most: nine kids, and a dad whose boat wasn't big enough for crabbing.

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Crockett's grandson often comes over to her house, where "he stands in front of the television that's now a big glob of metal, " but his dad decided to take him to day care Friday, she said.

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Every time I see or hear that train, that's what I think about: my dad and my brothers and riding through Kansas on our way to see big-league baseball.

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