What It Really Means To Be A Great ‘Girl Dad,’ According To The Women They Raised |
What It Really Means To Be A Great ‘Girl Dad,’ According To The Women They Raised
"My dad was always present, spending time with us, saying goodnight every night."
Parents editor at HuffPost UK
Daughters are coming together to discuss what made their dad a great one – and there’s a common theme showing up in all their responses.
The discussion came about after a mum took to r/Parenting to ask other women what had made their dad “a great” one.
“My husband recently asked me how he can be the best dad to our daughter,” she said. “He has been amazing with our son, but now that we just had a girl, he’s wondering if there will be differences once they’re older on how to be a great father to a girl.
“His question was ‘For women who had great fathers, what did they do that made them a great father? What do you wish they did better or differently?’.”
The parent added they didn’t grow up with a father figure until they were older, which is why they asked the online masses to pitch in.
Most daughters who responded cited their dads simply being present and showing up for them as a........