Doyin Richards

First and foremost, I'm a proud dad to two amazing tiny female humans. After that, I'm a writer, a dreamer, a doer, a disrupter, and a fan of really bad professional sports teams. We owe it to ourselves and our children to make the world a better place, and I'm happy to do my small part to help. If you like my work here, be sure to check me out on Facebook and Twitter for more good stuff.

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What difference does a washer and dryer make? In this school, it's huge.

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Saul Calzadilla is one of those teachers kids just love. He can always find ways to make learning fun.

All images via Whirlpool.

And his "Green Machine" gardening program is Exhibit A.

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'If you want to flip the script, sometimes you gotta do it yourself.'

Do you ever watch a movie and think, "Hey, that person looks just me"? Unfortunately, that rarely happens for this woman.

Meet Michelle Villemaire. She's an Asian-American Do-It-Yourself project guru living in Los Angeles. And don't let her friendly smile fool you — she's actually kinda annoyed right now.

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3 reasons to stop praising dads for doing what they're supposed to.

Because if moms aren't viewed as heroes for creating a ponytail or changing diapers, neither should dads.

Jackie is a mom of two living in Tampa. She's not a fan of the praise dads are getting lately for raising their kids.

"I know this is going to sound bitter, but all of the dad-worship stuff needs to stop," Jackie told me. "It seems like all a man needs to do is change a diaper or braid hair, and he's instantly a superstar."

She's probably not alone.

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Today she's proud to be a janitor's daughter, but she didn't always feel that way.

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Argelia is a 39-year-old Mexican-American mom of two. She works as a training coordinator in Los Angeles, has a great family, and is known to wake up with a smile every day.

She gives a lot of credit to her late dad, Angel, though, who taught her the value of hard work and sacrifice. Her only regret is it took her a while to realize what he provided for his family. This is her story as told to Upworthy.

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Using a futuristic suit, a loving dad was able to be present on his own terms for his daughter's wedding day.

Many dads dream about the moment they will walk their daughters down the aisle, but for one dad his dream didn't seem like it would become a reality.

Chris Palmer is a 55-year-old dad who wanted nothing more than to walk next to his daughter Heather on her wedding day. Sadly, he became paralyzed once cancer infected his body, rendering him unable to walk on his own.

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If you liked Soosh's first set of daddy-daughter photos, you'll love these.

Not too long ago, an artist named Soosh took the web by storm with her paintings depicting dad and daughter relationships. Now she's back with more.

Soosh, as she's affectionately known, is an extremely talented painter with a very compelling story. Her father wasn't a big part of her life growing up, and that still haunts her to this day. But now she's turning a negative into a positive by creating illustrations that show how a dad should interact with his daughter.

The main goal is to inspire her 9-year-old son to be a good man and father in the future, and in doing so, she ended up inspiring many people when her artwork hit the mainstream on Instagram and her website .

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Doyin Richards

'I'm not a shiny unicorn. There are plenty of black men like me who love fatherhood.'

My "welcome to black fatherhood moment" happened five years ago, and I remember it like it happened yesterday.

Here's the thing: I'm not angry with you, but I want you to understand the impact you had on my life.

1. I want you to know that we have challenges that other dads don't experience.

2. I want you to know that I'm not a shiny unicorn. There are plenty of black men just like me who love fatherhood.

3. I want you to know that I believe you meant well when you praised me for being involved in my daughter's life, but that's what I'm programmed to do.

And no, I don't want an apology.

Saul Calzadilla is one of those teachers kids just love. He can always find ways to make learning fun.

While it can be fun to be messy, it didn’t take long for Calzadilla to realize all that dirt might not be so fun for some families that didn't have easy access to a washer-dryer.

Something seemingly as simple as access to clean clothes has a far-reaching impact on the education and self-esteem of children.

Having the facilities is good enough for most, but the effects of the program are more profound than just clean clothes for the kiddos.

Thanks to this program, teachers can focus on learning, parents can focus on parenting, and kids can focus on being kids.

'If you want to flip the script, sometimes you gotta do it yourself.'

Do you ever watch a movie and think, "Hey, that person looks just me"? Unfortunately, that rarely happens for this woman.

For as long as she can remember, Villemaire has wanted to be a television personality.

That's why she decided to take on her most unique DIY project to date: calling out Hollywood's yellowface problem in epic fashion.

1. Luise Rainer playing the wife of a Chinese farmer in the 1937 movie "The Good Earth."

2. Myrna Loy as the Chinese daughter of Fu Manchu in the 1932 movie "The Mask of Fu Manchu."

3. Katharine Hepburn playing (you guessed it) a Chinese woman in the 1944 movie "Dragon Seed."

4. Yep, it happens in present-day movies, too. Emma Stone played a half-Asian woman in the 2015 movie "Aloha."

Villemaire says the response to her work has been largely positive .

Breaking into showbiz is no joke, and Villemaire knows it can be harder if you're a person of color.

Because if moms aren't viewed as heroes for creating a ponytail or changing diapers, neither should dads.

Jackie is a mom of two living in Tampa. She's not a fan of the praise dads are getting lately for raising their kids.

PLOT TWIST: Many dads don't want credit for doing dad stuff either.

1. Making the ordinary extraordinary is, well, dumb.

2. All of the daddy praise makes it harder for moms to be moms.

3. The dad-worship thing needs to be everywhere before it goes away.

When you see a dad going viral for something that a mom can do blindfolded, just smile knowing it signifies that we're one step closer to it becoming old news.

Today she's proud to be a janitor's daughter, but she didn't always feel that way.

Two years later, when we finally moved to the United States to be with you, I found out that you were everything I had imagined, and many things I had not.

I heard how the kids joked with each other at my school by saying, "You're going to grow up and be a janitor."

It wasn't until high school that I started caring less about the opinions of others and more about the great man you were.

But by the time I realized all of this, you were gone.

Now, I work in the same hospital that you worked in so tirelessly for all those years.

When I became a mom, I promised myself that I would pass on those lessons to my kids.

Using a futuristic suit, a loving dad was able to be present on his own terms for his daughter's wedding day.

Many dads dream about the moment they will walk their daughters down the aisle, but for one dad his dream didn't seem like it would become a reality.

After conducting some research, Chris came across a company called REX Bionics that created a futuristic device called ... well, REX.

And when Heather's wedding arrived, a dad kept his promise by walking her down the aisle in an emotional ceremony.

Many children see their dads as superheroes. On Heather's wedding day, Palmer did everything in his power to be one.

If you liked Soosh's first set of daddy-daughter photos, you'll love these.

Not too long ago, an artist named Soosh took the web by storm with her paintings depicting dad and daughter relationships. Now she's back with more.

But even though Soosh's artwork is extremely popular, it doesn't have a 100% approval rating.

1. Dads know how to get busy in the kitchen.

2. And they aren't afraid to learn new skills if it means making their kids happy.

3. They know their limitations when it comes to playing hide and seek.

4. They also know the importance of teaching their daughters to hold their ground, no matter what.

5. And they are always willing to accept treatment for all external or internal wounds.

7. It can be a simple shadow puppet show.

8. Or the occasional costume party.

9. But dads know that when they work late, there will be crushed little ones at home who miss them.

10. So they do everything possible to be present for every precious milestone and moment.

11. Including bath time.

12. Or when love is discovered.

13. Because when it comes to being a dad, the snuggle is real.

And this, my friends, is what fatherhood should look like today and everyday.