Submitted by Mark (not verified) on Thu, 13/09/2007 - 8:56am.
Dads are so important to girls. I believe that one of our most important roles as fathers is to nurture their self-esteem and self-worth. Much of a little girls worth is gained through a loving relationship with their dad. For all of us, whether we know it or not, our self worth is gained early on in life from the opposite gender. Sons from the mums and daughters from their dads.
I have 2 daughters, now 15 and 13 (and have just started again with a 1 week old son). I committed to myself a long time ago to make sure the no matter what they did, they always knew their dad loved them. They still got disciplined (as that is part of loving) but every night they got tucked in, kissed goodnight and told by their dad that he loved them. Then every morning when I see them they are greeted, as often as I can, by a "Good morning my gorgeous girl" or "Good morning my beautiful girl" and a kiss. While they don't get tucked in much anymore they still look for a kiss good night. I go to every sporting game they participate in. It's about being involved in their life and showing them how much I enjoy being part of their life.
I do it because I know if they haven't got their self-worth and self-esteem build up by their dad, then they'll find other relationships that will. For many teenage girls that means sleeping with some rat bag that will take what they can and leave them. Which means for them one step forward 10 steps back. Well not for my girls.
So my job, as a dad to my girls, is just to love them and be there for them, no matter what. And so far so good. They've made good choices up till now and I pray they will over the next few years as they finish school and move into a life beyond their home here.
I love my girls and more importantly, they know it.
And as for my new son, will there be man love in this house... You bet!!
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Dads are so important to
Dads are so important to girls. I believe that one of our most important roles as fathers is to nurture their self-esteem and self-worth. Much of a little girls worth is gained through a loving relationship with their dad. For all of us, whether we know it or not, our self worth is gained early on in life from the opposite gender. Sons from the mums and daughters from their dads.
I have 2 daughters, now 15 and 13 (and have just started again with a 1 week old son). I committed to myself a long time ago to make sure the no matter what they did, they always knew their dad loved them. They still got disciplined (as that is part of loving) but every night they got tucked in, kissed goodnight and told by their dad that he loved them. Then every morning when I see them they are greeted, as often as I can, by a "Good morning my gorgeous girl" or "Good morning my beautiful girl" and a kiss. While they don't get tucked in much anymore they still look for a kiss good night. I go to every sporting game they participate in. It's about being involved in their life and showing them how much I enjoy being part of their life.
I do it because I know if they haven't got their self-worth and self-esteem build up by their dad, then they'll find other relationships that will. For many teenage girls that means sleeping with some rat bag that will take what they can and leave them. Which means for them one step forward 10 steps back. Well not for my girls.
So my job, as a dad to my girls, is just to love them and be there for them, no matter what. And so far so good. They've made good choices up till now and I pray they will over the next few years as they finish school and move into a life beyond their home here.
I love my girls and more importantly, they know it.
And as for my new son, will there be man love in this house... You bet!!