re: Pain. The kind that comes from teen daughter growing up.

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My daughter picked What a Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong.

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so did mine....we have this thing we end text with...."FTFS" from the first second

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You get to dance with her at her wedding. She will pick out a special song just for the two of you. Very cool. My daughter picked What a Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong.

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My daughter picked "Father and Daughter" by Paul Simon to dance to with her daddy. So, so sweet.

Mine turned 14 last week and it’s like pulling teeth to get her to talk to me. She has all the answers, nothing i say is ever received.

She only comes to me if she needs something

it was so much better when she was younger

We have 2 girls....they have become quite lovely women

somebody on this site once said some of the truest and funniest things about being a dad to a daughter I’ve ever heard - your daughter is like a mini version of your wife that actually loves you

I have two 16-year-old daughters, my own and a stepdaughter. It's not as bad as advertised. Kids these days don't seem to get into the same shite we used to. They do grow up super quick though.

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Tell me something keep me from being a crying bitch.

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As a dad, you tell your daughter that she will always be your little girl. If you did your job right your daughter will always feel like she is your little girl no matter how old she gets.

My daughter is my oldest, also have a son. We have always been very close. When she was 12 she hopped in my lap one day as I sat watching a ball game and gave me a big hug and told me she loved me. I hugged her back, told her I loved her also but that one day not too far in the future she would hate me. She laughed and said that could never happen. Fast forward a couple years and she was wanting to go somewhere with some friends. Don’t remember where anymore but I do remember telling her No she couldn’t go. She got so mad, stomped out of the room, but then turned around and yelled out “I hate you”. I just busted out laughing and reminded her of when i had predicted that day coming. This of course made her even more angry.

Teenage years are rough. There is no doubt about it. Keep your guard up. Always do the right thing as a parent regardless whether it makes her angry. Your job is to make sure she is safe not be her best friend. But always show her you love her and you are there for her. Your relationship with your wife is very important during this time. As another poster had mentioned, you want to be an example of how a good husband should be. By the time she is graduating high school or there abouts, she will come back around to needing her daddy again.

My daughter was in her second year at La Tech, got involved with a fella that was a bit more of a player than she had ever dated before. He ended up getting her pregnant. The day she found out that she was for sure pregnant, she came straight to my office and I was the first person she told. She was scared of what the boy would say and do and how this would impact her future. I was the one she came to for guidance and love and advice.

I had coached her in Basketball from 5 till she made her middle school team. She continued to play thru her senior year of high school. She love LSU. We watch women’s games together all the time. When LSU made the national championship game in Dallas, I didn’t hesitate and bought tickets for me and her to go. Such a great memory for both of us.

I would move heaven and earth if she needed help with something and she knows it. And when I’m old and decrepit she will be the one to take care of me and I know it. There ain’t a time when I see her that she doesn’t give me a hug and tell me she loves me before leaving.

Brother, you’re going to cry. Because if you love your little girl, you won’t be able to avoid it. But if you have the right relationship with her they will more often than not be tears of joy than sadness. Hope this helps.

And for the record, if you have boy, it’s pretty much the same. Always talk with your kids. Always show them affection. Always be present for them. Be strong, have boundaries, rules, and expectations but never ever fail to hug them and tell them you love them.

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The best thing that you can do for your daughter is show her what a real man looks like.

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Bet you are a great Dad. I agree that being that example is the biggest part of our job.

I’d trade mine in for 1/2 a boy. Absolute pain in the arse is what they are.