Posted on 12/10/2016 5:39:10 AM PST by Salvation
For most people who view the commercial below, the focus is the Apple iPhone. But for us, I think the true focus should not be the Apple phone the man holds, but the apple of his eye, his daughter. Here is a father who delights in his daughter, and a daughter who is both affirmed by and happy in his delight.
A young girl naturally desires the love and appreciation of her father. She delights in being the apple of Daddy’s eye. If she does not find this from her father, she too easily seeks it from other men, whose love is less pure.
One of the great gifts that a father can give to his daughter is delighting in her for who she is without reference to mere sexual charms. A woman, however beautiful, is a person. She is someone’s daughter and certainly God’s daughter. She is to be loved for her own sake not merely for her charms. In delighting in his daughter, a father also models what she should expect from other men, and teaches her that mere attraction is not the same as pure or mature love.
Sadly, though, with the current crisis of fatherhood today, many young women do not receive this message; they easily confuse being the object of men’s lust with being the object of their proper esteem. Just because a man finds her beautiful does not mean that he respects her. Too many men will regard her body but not her soul.
A good father teaches these truths not only to his daughter, but to men who would be her suitors. Not so long ago, a young man was expected to meet the father of the young woman he dated. And even if few words were exchanged between them, the message from the father was clear: This is my daughter. She is a person, not just someone who exists for your pleasure. Treat her with respect; if you do not, you will have to answer to me!
Pray for fathers to be strong and loving. Daughters (and sons) need them desperately. Without strong and present fathers who show great love and set proper boundaries, many children develop what is often called “the father wound.” It is deep, sometimes subtle, and always harmful.
As you view this commercial, focus less on the Apple phone and more on the father and the apple of his eye—his daughter. With this appreciation from her father, she will be helped to judge every “Romeo” in the light of the proper self-esteem taught to her by her father.
Monsignor Pope Ping!
**As you view this commercial, focus less on the Apple phone and more on the father and the apple of his eye—his daughter. With this appreciation from her father, she will be helped to judge every “Romeo” in the light of the proper self-esteem taught to her by her father.**
The development of children begins before they're born with, "We WILL do this and that, no matter what " .. and then do it.
Thank you, I just called my daughter.
So true, thank you.
Any date I had always had to face my father. I never, ever got home even ONE minute late. Lol. He NEVER said a word to them, even when I introduced them to him.
His LOOK said it all!
When women decided that a husband/father were totally unnecessary in their reproduction time...I felt very badly for those children.
Dads teach daughters what a man, a father and a husband should be.
They also taught the sons the same thing AND how to deal with adult male authority. This was ESPECIALLY true for black sons.
The prisons are STUFFED with "daddy-less" men and women.
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I have seen the commercial. I was so focused on the father and daughter that I didn’t even notice what they were advertising.
Several years ago, when I was on a retreat, I received the following letter from my daughter, who is a high school Spanish teacher:
Dad,
I hope you are enjoying your retreat. I know how beneficial it can be to get away for awhile - think about things.
Everyday, I see teenagers who do not have strong family lives and do not get the attention they crave from their parents. So they act out and perform poorly in school and do not have healthy emotions. I see the difference that parents make in the life of a child.
I never knew how fortunate I am to have a loving family. I now see what a tremendous blessing it is.
It’s hard for me to put into words how much I appreciate you and Mom. You both have always been there for me and have supported me even when you may not have agreed with my decisions. It is this support and love that has allowed me to become the person that I am today. You say often how proud you are of your children; I say your children’s lives reflect the family they come from.
You said the other day that you always wondered if you lived up to grandpa’s expectations for you. You should ask him. I know he will tell you that you have.
Nowadays, it seems difficult to find quality men my age. One of the most important things that I am looking for is commitment. My prayer is that whoever I marry will be as committed to me and our future family as you have been to Mom and us kids.
I LOVE YOU!
What a precious letter. Thanks for sharing.
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