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re: Raising a daughter is emotional

Posted on 3/15/26 at 3:44 pm to
Posted by TexasTiger08
Member since Oct 2006
30069 posts
Posted on 3/15/26 at 3:44 pm to
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Why do you drive home after drop off?


Her mom made some life choices

When she’s a little older, I’m hoping to get 50-50.
Posted by Spankum
The Sip
Member since Jan 2007
62140 posts
Posted on 3/15/26 at 3:48 pm to
quote:

She learns something new every day


This is one of the things that I find most fascinating about kids. They have the ability to learn so fast.

The bad thing ablut kids is that that shite and throw up a lot,
Posted by Polycarp
Texas
Member since Feb 2009
5745 posts
Posted on 3/15/26 at 5:15 pm to
I didn’t drink much til mine was a teenager. Get ready
Posted by CenlaLowell
Alexandria, la
Member since Apr 2016
1299 posts
Posted on 3/15/26 at 5:23 pm to
Wait until she gets dating age. Mine is 22 now
Posted by Dragula
Laguna Seca
Member since Jun 2020
6799 posts
Posted on 3/15/26 at 5:32 pm to
quote:

My little girl just turned two. I never imagined the connection that could be formed with a kid until it happened to me. My time with her is never enough. She learns something new every day. Her personality is really starting to show. I can’t even put into words the love I have for her. Props to all the dads out there, and my heart goes out to the ones that have to make the lonely drive home after the dreaded drop-off.


Just wait until she's a teenager and she tells you she hates you and you ruin her life.

Cherish these times before you have to buckle up.
This post was edited on 3/15/26 at 5:33 pm
Posted by Don Quixote
Member since May 2023
4972 posts
Posted on 3/15/26 at 5:33 pm to
quote:

Wait until she gets dating age. Mine is 22 now


I'm sure we've all heard "when you have a son you only have one extra dick to worry about, with a daughter you have ALL of them to worry about"
Posted by andwesway
Zachary, LA
Member since Jun 2016
3352 posts
Posted on 3/15/26 at 5:49 pm to
Wait until she wants to start shopping at Lululemon.
Posted by jafari rastaman
Member since Nov 2015
2619 posts
Posted on 3/15/26 at 5:59 pm to
It would be like becoming a grandpa when she’s 16 and you don’t know who the father is.
Posted by thejudge
Westlake, LA
Member since Sep 2009
15176 posts
Posted on 3/15/26 at 6:07 pm to
By the time they are 12 you will have spent 75% of the time you will ever spend with them.

Enjoy it
Posted by SUB
Silver Tier TD Premium
Member since Jan 2009
25483 posts
Posted on 3/15/26 at 6:19 pm to
Enjoy it now because you may want to kill yourself in about 10 years.
Posted by magicman534
The dirty dell
Member since May 2011
1867 posts
Posted on 3/15/26 at 6:23 pm to
Cherish the time. Depending on what’s going on with my 13y old daughter and my wife’s hormones my house is either a loving fun home or a war zone.
Posted by Fanatics
Member since Nov 2025
427 posts
Posted on 3/15/26 at 6:30 pm to
Yup it's going to get way worse before it gets better
Posted by Tvilletiger
PVB
Member since Oct 2015
5990 posts
Posted on 3/15/26 at 6:31 pm to
Love every moment of it man. I love being a girl dad. She is 19 now and very different part of their lives just enjoy it for what it is.
Posted by GatorPA84
PNW
Member since Sep 2016
6278 posts
Posted on 3/15/26 at 6:48 pm to
quote:

Her mom made some life choices When she’s a little older, I’m hoping to get 50-50.


Hoping to get 50/50??? How do you not have even custody ? You a heavy drinker or something?
Posted by LemmyLives
Texas
Member since Mar 2019
15965 posts
Posted on 3/15/26 at 6:52 pm to
My daughter's personality (she just turned 12) was apparent early on. After the C-section, I went to the table where they were cleaning her off, and she grabbed my pinkie. Nurses were wheeling her out, and I was clearly going with her. Ex wife hadn't had everything put back where it belongs yet, but, hey, she's holding my finger and won't let go.

(maybe NSFW)

Now, I have to remind her to tell her to check the underside of the toilet seat when she changes tampons because of splatter. And she argues the most. But, the defense is to stay absolutely calm. "No, that's not what I said," etc.

Sometimes not a fun ride, but I absolutely know where she is coming for help. Best feeling ever. I'm not just your dad, I'm your armed Uber.
Posted by tigerbutt
Deep South
Member since Jun 2006
26312 posts
Posted on 3/15/26 at 7:01 pm to
quote:

enjoy it , baw. I blinked and she went from “hi daddy” (4) to “hey brah” (11)


Nailed it
Posted by Darth_Vader
A galaxy far, far away
Member since Dec 2011
73513 posts
Posted on 3/15/26 at 7:08 pm to
quote:

Inb4 wait till she's a teenager


My daughter is 17 and will graduate HS with honors in a little over two months. And though she can drive me nuts at times, overall she’s a great kid. Honor society, varsity cheer, goes to church with us every Sunday, sits down with us every night for dinner, and the idea of challenging my authority as her father would not even occur to her. Have I spoiled her? Absolutely. But I’ve also raised her to be a God-fearing, honest, hard-working, patriotic woman with old-fashioned Southern lady manners and standards.
Posted by Darth_Vader
A galaxy far, far away
Member since Dec 2011
73513 posts
Posted on 3/15/26 at 7:11 pm to
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Like when you tell them they can't wear sweatpants to school and they yell "Dad I'm on my period!" and run in their room crying.


One thing I learned long ago is our daughter’s wardrobe is the purview of her mother. Thankfully, her mother believes in modesty for our daughter almost to the same degree as I do.
Posted by Will Cover
Davidson, NC
Member since Mar 2007
40195 posts
Posted on 3/15/26 at 7:40 pm to
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My little girl just turned two. I never imagined the connection that could be formed with a kid until it happened to me.


I have 2 daughters. We did not find out the sex of either child until each were born. After having my first daughter, and the bond I had with her, I knew that if I were fortunate enough to have another child, I wanted it to be a little girl.

My last name won't carry on, as I don't believe either of my daughters will take on the hyphented name, and that's perfectly okay with me.
Posted by midlothianlsu
Midlothian, Texas
Member since Oct 2009
1836 posts
Posted on 3/15/26 at 7:42 pm to
Walked our youngest girl down the aisle at her wedding 6 months ago. The feelings you are having now at 2 never leave.
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