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Why men should also wish for daughters
Many men would wish for a son - but girls are just as great! A father removes the prejudices and reveals 5 reasons why he is happy to have a daughter.
Everyone has probably heard of the desire of many men to have a son. You can play football with them, and at the same time they do not have to be so scared when the boy is out in the dark. They forget that it can be just as nice to have a daughter! This father has lived through this very development - the desire for a son, the birth of a girl. On Fatherly he now writes about 5 reasons why men should want a daughter as well!
1. Having a daughter is as much fun as having a son - you can even do the same things! Even girls can learn from their father, as they play football, basketball or cars. The gender clichés are long outdated. Not every daughter is interested in puppets alone, and even if they do, nothing stands in the way of broadening their horizons.
2. Daughters see their father as an ideal image of a man. Many of them are aware of this, but leave their role as father at the front door when they become their full-time self. "The best dads I know (and I know many of them) see their daily work as what they do, but the job does not become who they are. They are first and foremost fathers and husbands. "However, if the man works all the time and then rest, daughters get a false picture: " Daddy does not cook, does not bathe us, does not read us bedtime stories, or wraps us. He just sits around while Mommy does everything. Maybe all men behave the same way and that's what I should expect from my future husband. " Daughters' daughters face a challenge: to present to their girls the side they will see throughout their lives as the image of the male sex.
3. Many men want a son because he is not that girlish. But what does girlish mean? And who says that a boy may not be just as girlish, a girl not a little boyish? Children are allowed to develop as they wish. They are not forced on gender clichés. "I've learned that being a girl can be whatever a girl wants to be."
4. Boys are loud. Girls are loud. As a father, you have the privilege of teaching your daughter to stand up for your opinion and give her sufficient self-confidence . "In a world where women are still fighting for equality, I want my daughters to speak out in the living room, classroom and conference hall. [...] Closed mouths are not fed. "
5 . Lastly, of course, he does not forget the fear that many other men harbor when they think about the dangers that lurk for young girls in the world. But this father does not shy away from the risks, even if he can not protect his daughters from them. He can make sure that they are prepared for the open world. "I can make sure they have the confidence and the cleverness to survive in this crazy world." Father and daughter have a very special alliance. Although some men may be afraid of having a girl, they will grow up to love the task as much as a son.
