 | Daughter, fatherStrong Fathers, Strong DaughtersPosted Monday, August 25th, 2008 and visited 221 times, 2 so far today by MInTheGap |
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Regardless of her age, your daughter will be looking to a man in her life. For most of her young life, that’s you, dad.
You have the biggest impact. You make the biggest difference. You are the one that she looks to as a model for the man that she will one day marry. You have more power to help shape her life than you ever knew.
As a father to a little girl, these are sobering words. We’ve all seen the situation comedies that portray the girl as the rebel and the father as the bumbling dolt.
We may have decided that we cannot truly have an impact on our kids– especially when they become teens. And yet the truth is that we have much more influence in our children’s life– and yet we choose to stand on the sidelines.
Dr. Meg Meeker wrote Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters: 10 Secrets Every Father Should Know
What was amazing for me in this book is that many of the preconceptions I had about my relationship with my kids– not just my daughter– were shown to be different than reality.
For the next few posts I’d like to look at some of the things Dr. Meeker has to say about the Father/Daughter relationship, and encourage the dads among us to get involved in our children’s lives.
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Table of contents for Fathers and Daughters
- Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters
- You Are Your Daughter’s First Love
- She Needs a Hero
- You Are Her First Love
- Teach Her Humility
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August 25th, 2008 at 6:17 pm Subscribed to Comments
There were two reasons I knew the man I’d someday marry would be super special and amazing.
1) Daddy prayed for him every night. Since the night I was born, my parents (esp my daddy) prayed over me on a nightly basis and would always include my future husband in that prayer. He prayed that he would be a mighty man of God, horable in character, and full of love and life.
2) Daddy modeled an ideal husband to my brother and I by the way he romanced my mom. He’d bring home a yellow rose (her favorite flower) constantly, often bringing home a dozen or a whole arranged boquet. We were often left with babysitters so they could go on dates. We were eyewitness to many “Ew! Mom and dad are kissing!” moments. (While they grossed us out as kids, I am so thankful they happened now that I’m an adult.)
(If you couldn’t tell, I’m totally a daddy’s girl.)
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August 27th, 2008 at 10:13 am
@AG: That’s an amazing example, and hard to live up to! Once you start to realize just how much impact you have as a parent it is definitely a cause for lots of prayer!