10 Things every Dad should teach and do with their daughters (not just sons).
It’s 2018 and why is it that Dad’s are still teaching their sons things they don’t teach their daughters? I guess you could say it’s because as women, we still haven’t learnt to stand up and ask for the same attention that the boys get. And most of us won’t get that attention either unless we stand up and demand it. Dad’s are getting better at this kind of thing, but they still need help. They need to know what their daughters want. So tell them, ask them and demand it. I was fortunate enough to learn quite a bit from my Dad
There are so many things that boys get taught by their fathers that are not necessarily boy things. I can think of so many. One of them is sports.
1. Why is it that Dads will shoot hoops with the boys but not the girls?
And playing catch is mostly a father and son thing. I know things are getting better in that respect, but not as quickly as they could be.
Included in the list of things that are moving like a snail's pace is the
2. & 3. Repair and maintenance of things like bicycle tires or car tires. And
4. Changing the oil in a car is almost never taught to a girl.
I guess papa’s are afraid of their little girls getting dirty.
5. Buying a daughter a set of tools.
This is not a common thing either. Most Christmas gifts to daughters don’t include tools sets, especially not power tools, but I know that personally I would have loved to have power tools instead of dolls when I was young.
6. & 7. So using a drill or a saw is not something that you would see most girls using.
Using those tools to
8. Build a birdhouse or even a doll house, with papa’s help, would have been an awesome thing.
I guess I was a lucky girl because my Dad did those things with me. That’s how I became so involved in doing what I do. It’s my life’s work. I have such a drive to learn and to do.
One of the things that I feel I am most lucky for is the fact that I also had the opportunity to spend time in the great outdoors with my Dad. Teaching daughters how to do things that most people feel are reserved for sons can be rewarding. At least that’s what my Dad thought.
9. I remember starting my first fire.
I was taught how to build a fire step by step. I placed the starter at the bottom (That was mostly tree bark). Then, I piled small sticks and twigs on top of that. Then, it was larger sticks and finally a few small logs. The important thing was to lay it all out like a Teepee. Then I’d light the fire by placing a match in the bottom and gently blowing on it until everything seemed to catch and a small flame would start, gently lighting the rest of the teepee and causing it to erupt into a lovely small flame. Then I would add more wood until it became a beautiful wonder that I was proud of.
More importantly, that fire would be the tool which I would cook my fish on. That would be the fish that my Dad and I caught in the lake.
10. Yes, he taught me to fish too.
It’s not an easy thing to do you know . . . fish. Especially when you are as full of energy as I was when I was young.
In the end, we have to all do our part to make sure that the girls and ladies in our lives are treated fairly, have every opportunity to learn the same skills that the boys are taught and, most importantly, made to feel “Empowered” to do these things on their own.
Take Care...Talk to you Soon,
Mary
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