Pride in Achieving

"It's an interesting experience getting beaten up by your daughter," says 41-year-old John Hutton on losing out to daughters Laura, 19, and Amy, 15, as well as Joe and James, ages 13 and 10, respectively.

Hutton, who followed his kids into blackbeltdom provides an interesting take on achievement. Was John Quincy prouder of his own achievement or his sons on getting his face on a dollar? Will Brian or Brittany Gegner be happier when she gets her GED (and keeps dad out of jail)? [Earlier: A Father's Got to Do ...]

It's hard to say who is happier with the other's achievement, the father or the child. But, fortunately with Father's Day coming up, there are contests the two can win together. The (Middletown, N.Y.) Times Herald-Record has a contest over which father-child duo looks most alike. And the (Hilton Head, S.C.) Island Packet wants to offer bragging rights to daddy chefs ... with respect to what their kids think of their kitchen prowess.

Achievement. Pride. Fatherhood.

** No matter who wins, it's always a together achievement. **