Being a Single Dad Isn't for Sissies
Being a single Dad isn't for
sissies, especially if he's a single dad to daughters. Dads and sons can always relate through
sports or building something, but unless a single dad truly appreciates ballet dance classes and dolls, being a
single dad to a little girl can be a real challenge. The very act of combing her hair may prove a task beyond his
capability, shopping for little girl clothes can be puzzling at best, downright daunting at worst. Listening to
the trials and tribulations that make up little girls' days can sound like a well written mystery novel, especially to
a single dad with no
wife or mother to decipher things. So then how wonderful would it be to meet one of these men for the
purpose of dating a single dad?
Doing a really good job with a daughter may mean doing so with a lack of
knowledge and practical experience. Although growing up in a house filled with sisters can possibly help, it only takes the
edge off of raising a little girl without his wife and her mother. Sacrifice becomes his middle name especially if the ball
game is at the same time as the dance recital. A night on the town with buddies takes on a whole new meaning where
spontaneity, drinking too much beer and staying out past eleven become things of the past. Never mind putting in extra
hours on the job or career.
Attentively watching a two hour dance recital when his daughter spends all of three
minutes on stage is true pride and love. Just learning how to put together the costume, what and where to buy the accessories
and donning the costume can test the best of moms, but for a single dad to sew pink ribbons on ballet slippers must feel like
climbing the tallest mountain with asthma.
A lonely single dad raising a
daughter may feel isolated if there are no other children in the home because its his job to make a home,
establish the family traditions and set the family mood. The face he presents to his daughter at the end of the day
will remain in her memories for the rest of her life and will teach her about rising above the daily trials and
tribulations of life.
The only thing harder than raising a daughter might be raising two daughters. They have
each other and if he has no one special in his life, he may spend an extraordinary amount of time alone, even if his
daughters are in the next room.
Fortunately, the dad/daughter bond is a strong one that can overcome most anything, even the
loss of a mother and wife through death, divorce, abandonment or other. The single dad that relates to
his daughter through her life and not his is most probably a man who is not only a wonderful dad, but most probably
a caring and thoughtful life partner.
Discounting a man to begin a relationship with because he has children is a potential
mistake. Eliminating the major segment of single dads with children to date may have you missing out on meeting the match of your life.
Giving them a chance before moving on will make sure you don't miss out on your special someone and may also prove
to be fun. Dating single dads with its unique challenges may just be your destiny.
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