Single Father Worth a
Look-See for Life Partner
Being a single father
isn't for sissies, especially if he's a single
father to daughters. Fathers and sons can always
relate through sports or building something, but unless a
single father 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 ay 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 father
with no wife and mother to help decipher
things.
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 show in which 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
father 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 the
value of 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
father/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
father that relates to his
daughter through her life and not his is most probably a man
who is not only a wonderful father, but 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 men 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. |