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re: Raising a daughter is emotional
Posted on 3/15/26 at 1:54 pm to TexasTiger08
Posted on 3/15/26 at 1:54 pm to TexasTiger08
My oldest daughter is 2 and a couple months. It’s so much fun man. Her and her sister are the best.
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Posted on 3/15/26 at 1:54 pm to TexasTiger08
I was terrified of having a daughter. I'm so happy I have a son. My only sibling is a guy. Most of my cousins are boys. I guess my family shot a lot of Y chromosomes.
I wouldn't know what to do with a daughter, but I'm comfortable raising a boy. I think the responsibility of being entrusted to raise any child is precious. Kiddo is 11-1/2 and starting the emotional rolller coaster of puberty (gulp). He's still a great kid!
I wouldn't know what to do with a daughter, but I'm comfortable raising a boy. I think the responsibility of being entrusted to raise any child is precious. Kiddo is 11-1/2 and starting the emotional rolller coaster of puberty (gulp). He's still a great kid!
Posted on 3/15/26 at 1:57 pm to TexasTiger08
Be a Dad/Father, not a “best friend”. Teach her to be strong, smart and to demand respect. Spend as much time as possible doing things with her. Coach something for her, travel, get into nature, experience what you both can like together and what she likes. Enjoy!
Posted on 3/15/26 at 2:00 pm to TexasTiger08
Just wait until you have to dance with her at her wedding. The bittersweet emotions are overwhelming, or at least they were to me
Posted on 3/15/26 at 2:05 pm to TexasTiger08
I've said here before that I expected to have boys to do the sports thing, but had an exceptional daughter instead. I've mentioned a couple funny episodes, and sometimes I am tempted to relate some of the surreal happenings, but surely would be downvoted to hell.
In hindsight it was by far the best thing to ever happen in my life and gave me incredible satisfaction, insight and entertainment. Wish you guys the same, except for those teen 6 months when she didn't speak to me. Mentally she had been an adult long before then, but emotionally she was still on the chronologic track.
OP, the very best thing you can do at her age is to read with her every night at bedtime. Mine was reading on her own by age 3.
In hindsight it was by far the best thing to ever happen in my life and gave me incredible satisfaction, insight and entertainment. Wish you guys the same, except for those teen 6 months when she didn't speak to me. Mentally she had been an adult long before then, but emotionally she was still on the chronologic track.
OP, the very best thing you can do at her age is to read with her every night at bedtime. Mine was reading on her own by age 3.
Posted on 3/15/26 at 2:06 pm to TexasTiger08
Saddest part of being a parent is that you don’t get to keep them. You love them more than life itself, and if you did your job right, they leave.
Soak it in, it goes by too fast
Soak it in, it goes by too fast
Posted on 3/15/26 at 2:08 pm to TexasTiger08
9-11 is peak daughter time before hormones kick in. Prioritize those years and all the long hugs and laughs. Hormones hit earlier these days and completely changes personality almost overnight. My experience with this is 3 daughters in case you want to ask how I know.
Posted on 3/15/26 at 2:09 pm to TexasTiger08
Just wait. They are the best and most frustrating things in life.
You get 12 GREAT years. And then the change hits and they can be little moody monsters and you aren't cool anymore and they don't run up to you and hug you.
But it's not so bad.
Posted on 3/15/26 at 2:18 pm to TexasTiger08
I’ve got two, one born in the late 80s and the other born in the late 90s. (No pics)
Both wonderful and sharp.
They’ve both made great choices, I’ve never been publicly or privately embarrassed by anything they’ve said or done.
I am fortunate; married good, stayed engaged with my family and never relocated.
The relationship has to evolve, they are adults now. I get to kinda be their friend now.
Both wonderful and sharp.
They’ve both made great choices, I’ve never been publicly or privately embarrassed by anything they’ve said or done.
I am fortunate; married good, stayed engaged with my family and never relocated.
The relationship has to evolve, they are adults now. I get to kinda be their friend now.
Posted on 3/15/26 at 2:29 pm to cattus
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Inb4 wait till she's a teenager
First person ive seen who both knew how to use inb4 correctly, and nailed it. Next post was the inb4. Bravo.
Posted on 3/15/26 at 2:36 pm to TexasTiger08
It sucks bad. They are so emotional when they turn 12/13. It’s mind blowing.
Posted on 3/15/26 at 2:46 pm to The Boat
quote:mines 12 months
My daughter is two months old and is the cutest thing in the world.
She is an angel
This post was edited on 3/15/26 at 2:50 pm
Posted on 3/15/26 at 2:53 pm to SuperSaint
19 months here. Always wanted a boy but wouldn’t change a single thing.
Downvote is crazy
Downvote is crazy
This post was edited on 3/15/26 at 4:36 pm
Posted on 3/15/26 at 2:59 pm to PensaTigers
quote:Thanks because I was unsure at how the OT writes that and did a double take before I posted it
First person ive seen who both knew how to use inb4 correctly, and nailed it
Posted on 3/15/26 at 3:02 pm to cattus
Yeah its rough when i see TC use inb4 lol like yeah you made it inb4, youre the damn TC.
Posted on 3/15/26 at 3:03 pm to TexasTiger08
I’ve got a 5 year old girl and a 3 year old son. It’s funny how different little girls and little boys are.
Posted on 3/15/26 at 3:18 pm to hg
quote:you can have both my couyons
Always wanted a boy but wouldn’t change a single thing.
Posted on 3/15/26 at 3:24 pm to cattus
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Inb4 wait till she's a teenager
Truer words were never spoken. My daughter’s 19 (no pics) and I want to wring her neck most days. She used to be so sweet!
Posted on 3/15/26 at 3:28 pm to TexasTiger08
I work in a field where the big money is on the road. I’ve stayed home just so I can spend time with her (7). We have dinner on Wednesday, no phones just talking. It amazes me what goes through her little mind.
Posted on 3/15/26 at 3:30 pm to TexasTiger08
My daughter just turned 23 and its an emotional roller coaster but it will all work out.
When I divorced her mother she never took a side and loves me more now than she did before the drama of her mother.
Enjoy the ride because its not that bad.
P.S.
Grandkids are the best.
When I divorced her mother she never took a side and loves me more now than she did before the drama of her mother.
Enjoy the ride because its not that bad.
P.S.
Grandkids are the best.
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