Daddy daughter dance
My daughter and I went to the Daddy Daughter Dance yesterday and both created some good memories. I think this is going to be an annual event for us. It's the second year we've done it.
What I've noticed in observing the event for the second time is that the daughters, for the most part, love everything about it. And the Dads all look like fish out of the water. There are only a few Dads that look like they're in their element. But I really think it's a good thing. It's not about trying to make guys not be guys at all. It's really about young girls being honored, treated lovingly and building memories with their Dad's doing something that many of these men might not do very often if at all otherwise.
I mean, how many Dad's would go stuff a stuffed animal, get dressed up and take a "pretty picture" with their daughter or dance for a few hours with their little girl on their own? But put on an event with these things and a bunch of other Dad's and girls and it happens. And it's something that a lot of these girls look forward to all year.
It makes me think how can we as men create more moments like this with our daughters? Not to spoil them, but to build our relationship with them. To show them how they should be treated.
It was fun to see the difference in my daughter as an almost 4-year-old this year compared to last year. I didn't have to hold her near as much this year. And she actually danced quite a bit. The funniest thing about her this year was how much she wanted to see different people, even though she's shy. Even funnier was how she would act once we found who she was looking for... A lot of awkward stares from her and few words! But by the end of the night, she was getting pretty brave, dancing up a storm and saying a few more words to people.
What I've noticed in observing the event for the second time is that the daughters, for the most part, love everything about it. And the Dads all look like fish out of the water. There are only a few Dads that look like they're in their element. But I really think it's a good thing. It's not about trying to make guys not be guys at all. It's really about young girls being honored, treated lovingly and building memories with their Dad's doing something that many of these men might not do very often if at all otherwise.
I mean, how many Dad's would go stuff a stuffed animal, get dressed up and take a "pretty picture" with their daughter or dance for a few hours with their little girl on their own? But put on an event with these things and a bunch of other Dad's and girls and it happens. And it's something that a lot of these girls look forward to all year.
It makes me think how can we as men create more moments like this with our daughters? Not to spoil them, but to build our relationship with them. To show them how they should be treated.
It was fun to see the difference in my daughter as an almost 4-year-old this year compared to last year. I didn't have to hold her near as much this year. And she actually danced quite a bit. The funniest thing about her this year was how much she wanted to see different people, even though she's shy. Even funnier was how she would act once we found who she was looking for... A lot of awkward stares from her and few words! But by the end of the night, she was getting pretty brave, dancing up a storm and saying a few more words to people.