Posted on 06/20/2004 5:57:47 AM PDT by republicangel
Edited on 07/12/2004 3:42:28 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
A nationwide poll on father-daughter relationships reveals that many American dads think they have strong relationships with their daughters but are not an important factor in determining their health and happiness.
Commissioned by the national nonprofit organization Dads and Daughters (DADS), the Roper poll found that 74 percent of fathers described their relationship with their daughters as either "excellent" or "very good." However, only 33 percent of all the fathers surveyed think they are influential in their daughters' lives. About 45 percent of fathers with girls younger than 17, and 29 percent of those with daughters 18 to 25 said their "active involvement is vital to her health and well-being." The number dropped to 26 percent for fathers with daughters older than 25.
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As a mother of 2 daughters, these fathers must be living in la-la land. My daughters look to their father for everyhthing. (Even though the 16 year old can be a little brutal at times) They are well-rounded young women because of his emotional support.
You're right. Not to mention Dads teach girls how other men should treat them.
That is soooo right, too.
My daughter is only 6 - but it is always Daddy she goes to first. But part of that could be that he's at work all day and my the time he gets home she's overloaded on mommy time :)
Anyone who has ever met Girls with strong fathers or father figures in their lives and Girls that don't can tell you what an UNBELIEVABLY HUGE influence this relationship impacts them.
As the dad of four daughters and one son (and one son-in-law) I have a little experience in this area. Each of them is different. I am not going to go into each and every one of them and their unique personalities as that is a private matter between them and their mother and me. Suffice to say I love each and every one of them.
You cannot give me that which is already mine.
BOURNE -- "The class of 2004 is dismissed!" Justin Adam Scholl, regiment commander of marine engineering, said at the conclusion of the 161st Massachusetts Maritime Academy graduation.
MMA announced the winners of 36 awards given to students for academic achievement, community service and leadership. Shanna Leigh Post-Maher of Dartmouth received the Irving Wood Memorial Prize for the highest academic standing in marine transportation, and the Sea River Maritime Inc. award for excellence in the design of tankers. This story appeared on Page A6 of The Standard-Times on June 20, 2004.
Dasboot takes full responsibility for ruining his daughter's chances of being a cosmetologist. Darned homeshcooling dad.
Preach it brother!
As a mother of 2 daughters, these fathers must be living in la-la land. My daughters look to their father for everyhthing. (Even though the 16 year old can be a little brutal at times) They are well-rounded young women because of his emotional support.
Sadly lots of dads may be loving, supporting and all the rest but they have no idea how necessary that is. A girl literally craves her father's approval. Even today as a grown woman I still talk to my dad about things and seek his advise. I love my mom, don't get me wrong, but there are somethings only a dad can give you.
When my wife was 13 her stepfather taught her to mow the grass. Now when I say "Hon, it's time to mow the grass", I have to hit the ground fast to avoid the incoming!
As an older woman...okay, OKAY, a MUCH older woman, I've had time to appreciate how much my father has meant to my life. Just simply because he loved me, I know I would never have accepted being a victim of abuse of ANY kind. And because he had faith in me, I had faith in myself.
No one should ever, ever deny the effect a father has on his daughter's life. He's the one who teaches his daughter that she is worthy.
It's a long, long time since my father died, but I still thank him on this Father's Day.
Congratulations, das, on your daughter's awards.
Your faith in her will stand her in good stead all her life.
To say I am proud of her would be an understatement. Although I ask her not to be so lavish, there is always a huge bouquet of flowers delivered to me on Fathers Day. There are other surprises during the year.
Of all that I have accomplished in my life I am proudest of two things.
That I have been a friend to animals, having raised many of them and also working on numerous animal welfare campaigns.
And having a great child.
Fathers who abandon or abuse their kids appall me.
Dads DO affect their children's life. And what they get back in return is worth more than all the work of being a dad.
So true. My wonderful father died when I was 21. I was married with a baby, but it was as if the bottom had dropped out of my world. I no longer felt safe and even though I still had my mother I no longer had Dad's special love when I needed bolstering. Worse yet, my babies would never know this wonderful grandfather of theirs.
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