--- title: Father's Day 2017: Lessons from Dad, Megyn Kelly's Interview description: Find out what Melinda Gates and Martha Stewart learned from their dads and how Erica Lafferty says Megyn Kelly is profiting off her pain. canonical: https://time.com/4822425/fathers-day-2017-advice-megyn-kelly/ author: Claire Howorth article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-06-16T21:10:28.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T09:05:44.184Z og:title: This Week in Motto: Your Dad og:description: Father's Day og:url: https://time.com/4822425/fathers-day-2017-advice-megyn-kelly/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt425bfcc1bc0329a1/6988d2220b72e3264f6ee490/fathers-day-advice-lessons.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Father lying on sofa, holding daughter (2-4) up og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: This Week in Motto: Your Dad twitter:description: Father's Day twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt425bfcc1bc0329a1/6988d2220b72e3264f6ee490/fathers-day-advice-lessons.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # This Week in Motto: Your Dad  by [Claire Howorth](/author/claire-howorth/)  ## Claire Howorth Jun 16, 2017 9:10 PM CUT  Father lying on sofa, holding daughter (2-4) up Father lying on sofa, holding daughter (2-4) upChristopher Robbins—Getty Images  by [Claire Howorth](/author/claire-howorth/)  ## Claire Howorth Jun 16, 2017 9:10 PM CUT My dad remains one of the most important advisers in my life — he has always given me solid guidance when I need it (never unsolicited) and his values are ones I have tried to emulate in my own life. I love watching my own toddler daughter begin to admire my husband in this way. Both men recognize the importance of empowering women, and that means raising their daughters with that idea in mind. This weekend on Motto we are featuring [ten women on what their fathers have taught them](http://motto.time.com/4821431/fathers-day-powerful-women-share-dad-advice/?xid=newsletter-motto "undefined"). How about you? Are you celebrating Father’s Day? Claire [Claire.Howorth@time.com](mailto:Claire.Howorth@time.com "undefined") ### [**1) Melinda Gates Shares the Essential Quality She Inherited From Her Father**](http://motto.time.com/4821462/melinda-gates-advice-from-father/?xid=newsletter-motto "undefined") ‘His need to uncover the world’s mysteries was infectious’ ### [**2) Andy Grammer Writes a Heartwarming Letter to His Daughter, Due in July**](http://motto.time.com/4820257/andy-grammer-fathers-day-2017-letter-daughter/?xid=newsletter-motto "undefined") ‘I promise you: I will not let you down’ ### [**3) Martha Stewart Shares the Most Powerful Words Her Father Ever Said to Her**](http://motto.time.com/4821493/martha-stewart-advice-from-dad/?xid=newsletter-motto "undefined") ‘He recognized my enthusiasm and encouraged me’ ### [**4) Actor Stephanie March Shares the Life Motto She Learned From Her Father**](http://motto.time.com/4821526/stephanie-march-law-and-order-svu-father-advice/?xid=newsletter-motto "undefined") ‘The truth needs no defense’ ### [**5) J.P. Morgan Employee Files Sex-Discrimination Claim Over Parental Leave Policy**](http://motto.time.com/4818973/jp-morgan-paid-parental-leave-sex-discrimination/?xid=newsletter-motto "undefined") Fathers are considered ‘secondary’ caregivers and granted less paid time off, the charge says ### [**6) This Conversation Trick Will Help You Avoid Awkward Silences**](http://motto.time.com/4817895/avoid-awkward-silences/?xid=newsletter-motto "undefined") Never run out of things to say ### [**7) My Mother Died at Sandy Hook. Megyn Kelly Has ‘Profited Off My Pain’**](http://motto.time.com/4816317/sandy-hook-victim-outraged-megyn-kelly-alex-jones/?xid=newsletter-motto "undefined") ‘Sandy Hook truthers have terrorized my family’ ### [**8)** **_Orange Is the New Black_** **’s Dascha Polanco on the Pressures on Being Latina in Hollywood**](http://motto.time.com/4820450/dascha-polanco-latina-pressure-hollywood/?xid=newsletter-motto "undefined") ‘When you look at Latinas who are succeeding in Hollywood, they’re super thin’ ### [**9) Sexism on Display at Uber’s Meeting to Address Company’s Sexist Culture**](http://motto.time.com/4818041/uber-sexism-changes/?xid=newsletter-motto "undefined") ‘Sadly, you could not make this up’ ### [**10) The 11-Minute Outdoor Workout a Fitness Guru Swears By**](http://motto.time.com/4813330/quick-outdoor-workout/?xid=newsletter-motto "undefined") Perfect for summer mornings ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4822425/fathers-day-2017-advice-megyn-kelly/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4822425/fathers-day-2017-advice-megyn-kelly/"},"headline":"This Week in Motto: Your Dad","datePublished":"2017-06-16T21:10:28.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T09:05:44.184Z","description":"Father's Day","url":"https://time.com/4822425/fathers-day-2017-advice-megyn-kelly/","keywords":["motto","advice","Father's Day"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt425bfcc1bc0329a1/6988d2220b72e3264f6ee490/fathers-day-advice-lessons.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Claire Howorth","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/claire-howorth/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt425bfcc1bc0329a1/6988d2220b72e3264f6ee490/fathers-day-advice-lessons.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Father lying on sofa, holding daughter (2-4) up","caption":"Father lying on sofa, holding daughter (2-4) up","creditText":"Christopher Robbins—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/motto/","name":"motto"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4822425/fathers-day-2017-advice-megyn-kelly/","name":"This Week in Motto: Your Dad"}}]}] ```