If you’re the father of at least one daughter and you’re looking for a great father book, here’s one that could be really interesting—whether you’re a new dad and even if you are an experienced one, as I was. Hi, … Continue reading
Funny and touching excerpts from interviews with dads of daughters talking about the first time they had a conversation with their daughter about sex.
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Surprising insights from real dads about what their life is like now that they have a daughter. Sometimes funny, sometimes surprising, you can tell from their comments that having a daughter is a big deal to each of these dads. Time 2:08 Continue reading
In this emotional video, we learn a powerful lesson about how one dad’s struggle can make the difference between life and death for a little baby.
With his premature daughter born in Taiwan, the hospital just wanted to let her die, saying that trying to save her would be hopeless. This father’s love and determination taught a nation the importance of never giving up, especially when a baby’s life is at stake. Time 3:28
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This emotional father explains the heartaches of having an alcoholic daughter and how her fight for recovery strengthened their whole family. Time 2:40
Continue reading“That’s My Daughter In The Water” by Loudon Wainwright III
(From Panda Express article in Business Week) I didn’t have a good relationship with my dad. We didn’t talk, and he treated me unfairly, I always thought. If he called, I wouldn’t pick up. I wouldn’t call him back. I … Continue reading
I have a son and three daughters. I did the baseball and hockey things with my son, but the girls were different. With my son I kinda got all the boy stuff out of my system. I always figured I … Continue reading
“To me girls were like aliens… having grown up in a household with two brothers.”
“My daughter’s toddler years, I was her main care giver. I was at home with her because of my shift work.”
“Her first day of school was traumatic for me. I felt a great loss, dropping her off and then coming home to the empty house, and, ‘My little girl’s not a baby any more. {whispering} Where’s my little girl?’ {Almost crying} That was a tough day.”
Continue reading“My mom did not get her intimacy needs met in her relationship with her husband and therefore was extremely clingy with her children… In a sense I was emotionally ‘incested’ by her.”
“It scared me because my daughter was acting exactly the way I was when I was a kid.”
“There’s a part of me that doesn’t feel like I particularly want to be my daughter’s confidant. That’s one of the things that my mother did with me, and I think it was not healthy.”
Continue reading“They were just like a bunch of dogs… and they were after my sister. I had to get a rifle and run them out of our house. I was probably in the seventh or eighth grade…”
“My daughter was definitely underage at sixteen when she got pregnant…”
{Sobbing} “I think probably, I would want to hear that I was forgiven for the pain that she had to go through for me to learn my lessons.”
Continue reading“My father was a wife beater… I mean, he broke her nose.”
“Advice for fathers, …hold your tongue… you hurt people with your mouth more than you can with your hands.”
“Ah… y’know, it’s funny. Looking at my daughter I wish I was more like her…”
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