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24 alternatives to Days with My Father

A son's photo journal of his aging father's last years

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Days with My Father launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   I've been writing daily TILs for a year▲819

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   A Bittersweet Season▲65

   Caring for our aging parents and ourselves

   2015 · its alternatives →

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   Leonardo's Notebooks▲69

   Writing and art of the great master

   2015 · its alternatives →

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   Daybook – A new take on personal journaling▲15

   2015 · daybook.io · its alternatives →

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   Father’s Day Facebook Photo Book▲7

   A modern last minute gift for a modern dad: eBook or printed

   2016 · its alternatives →

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   So Sad Today▲62

   A collection of raw personal essays

   2016 · its alternatives →

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   Letters to My Love▲61

   A paper time capsule for your sweetheart

   2016 · its alternatives →

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   Look Me in the Eye▲58

   My Life with Asperger's

   2016 · its alternatives →

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   Our (two) weekend project: 365.io - A photo a day for one year.▲49

   2010 · 365.io · its alternatives →

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    Days▲90

    A minimal and thoughtful journaling app

    2020 · its alternatives →

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    The President and the Big Boy Truck Book▲122

    A fun day in the life of our President (Children's book)

    2017 · its alternatives →

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    A Work in Progress: A Memoir▲66

    Connor Franta shares the lessons he learned on his journey

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Narrative▲75

    Ambient Photo Diary

    2013 · its alternatives →

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    Mental Health on The Mighty: Fathers▲61

    Real people telling their real stories

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    Five Minute Journal▲129

    Journaling your way to happiness

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    Incognito▲70

    The secret lives of the brain

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    Understanding Media▲70

    The Extensions of Man

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    LifeTales Child Journals▲74

    A lifetime of stories. Just a minute a week.

    2018 · its alternatives →

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    The Folded Clock▲70

    Diary of a modern writer

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    Deep Thoughts▲65

    Irreverent observations about life

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    Andy Grove▲76

    The life and times of an American

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Earth and Space▲56

    Photographs from the Archives of NASA

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Drawing On Our History▲60

    An anatomical view of the world I was born into.

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    5 Life Changing Tips For Dads▲59

    This eBook helps find balance between family, work & play

    2016 · its alternatives →

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