re: Dads of daughters, I need some advice.

I have a 6 month old girl that is sick. This thread really helped me get through 1am to 4am this morning. Haha

Here's another good shot of her:

Lexi at Zoo Atlanta.

SIAP, Sad some folks don't give a damn about being a dad. Congrats. Looks like you're gonna do a great job providing a loving home. She deserves nothing less.

I know how you feel. Felt the same with my first, a boy, but learned that as he got older came new stages of his life that were equally as awesome. The feeling changes but it stays the same, if that makes sense.

My second, a girl, is 10 months now and I make silly faces at her then she cracks up like I’m the most awesome person in the world. It melts my heart. She looks more like me than my son - she has my skin tone and my blue eyes (although she already has more hair than me ) and when I look at her my world melts. She’s starting to get her personality nowadays and she’s a mess. I love every second of it and I hate seeing her grow out of the infant stage but I know that her toddler stage is going to be just as sweet.

Savor every moment of it and thank God that you have her because so many couples out there can’t get and/or sustain a pregnancy. Children are miracles and the bigger miracle is loving them back.

Got two 27 and 20. They are “daddy’s girls” 90% of the time . They will talk to their mom about some things bc they think I will be disappointed with them. Girls will get your heart for sure . Enjoy it while they are young bc it won’t be long that you will not be the highest of priority on their list . Teenage years are awful for girls . Oh and have I mentioned start saving your damn money RIGHT NOW .

We raised three daughters. Constant vigilance is suggested and required. Remember parents, the culture is working against you. Make many many friends in your community and especially the schools they attend as teenagers. When (and if) your kids are being mischievous you're most likely to find out about it from a friend of a friend.

Trust and Verify. Verify and Trust. I always told my daughters. Okay you're telling me you're going to "A" party at this address. Remember I reserve the right to show up at the address anytime. They'll get the picture that trust is earned.

When they're babies, they're so cute and enjoyable. But buddy when they hit those raging harmones it's a whole different ballgame.

Good luck!

Kids are awesome. Dad of twin girls and a son. Each kid is different and has their own personal needs. You just keep spending time with them, and you’ll crush it.

My friend...I want you to remember that first moment when she wrapped her tiny hand around one finger,
And you looked down and your heart was gone.
Hold on to that moment, and all the other ones you get to make for about 13 years.
Smile, laugh, sing. Teach, learn, love.
Sometimes when my vision is clouded with darkness and despair, in those nights that drag on forever, the voice that gets me through and lets me shake off the blackest blues is “I love you daddy.” Like a song in the darkness.
My kids are my superpower.

And a baby girl is something special. My favorite time of night is when she makes her little bed her particular way, with her special pillow and her special stuffy that has a bib from when she was little that says “daddy’s girl” on it like a cape.
And we have our ritual. She asks me for a cup of water. Then she has her sound machine and we turn it on. Then she has her lullaby. But usually she’ll remind me to make sure I give her brother his lullaby too.

So sweet, loving, caring, innocent.

And the world is so toxic. Trash and filth abound like tentacles, worms trying to get in. Your job as daddy is to protect them from the monsters, but also to give them the tools to see the monsters for what they are when they have to face them on their own.

Earning the title of daddy is the single greatest thing in my life. It’s the only thing that matters in the end.

Just love freely, because the love you get in return will save you.

Kids are innocent and pure for many years....when they are toddlers running around saying the funniest random shite or they put things together in their head like whose laundry you are folding and where it goes that you would never expect are great times and memories.

And stop worrying about having a boy to do the things you listed....I was the same way thinking I needed to have a boy....I was blessed with 3 daughters and wouldn’t change it for the world. Just because they are girls you think you cannot do any of those things? Come on, you don’t really think that do you?

Ok, maybe baseball and football when they are older....but you can get involved with them playing vollyball instead or whatever they like....they will all be different and all have their own interests (some like things because older sister likes it, some hate it because older sister likes it and they want there own thing).

Just enjoy it, stop stressing about what you don’t have (a boy) and can’t control (them growing up)....it will happen so just embrace it, enjoy it....take lots of pics and videos because there will be so many enjoyable memories that you will forget many of them (too many to remember them all int his fast paced world). I used to hate taking pics, my wife always likes to get a pic to remember things by and I am so thankful she did that when kids were younger in age. We look back at pics and videos all the time and crack up laughing at the memories.