Dating daughter

Dating Rules for My Daughter and Her Boyfriend

I escaped it for 17 years of parenthood, but the odds were always stacked against me. I have two beautiful and intelligent daughters, and eventually a boy smart enough to see it was going to come calling. But sooner or later a boy of equal substance was going to show up, and now he has. Do I even have dating rules ready? My daughter and her boyfriend spend almost every free moment they have in our house. They love to cook together in our kitchen and try out new recipes. They turn on the music and sing, dance, and make a bunch of the healthy-type of food that is so popular today. Interestingly, this young man is aggressive in his desire for me to know him and vice versa. He ate with us at Easter and even brought flowers and a dessert.

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There were lots of highs and lows, but nothing would prepare me for the pure joy that fatherhood would bring into my life. When I held you, my little princess, in my arms for the first time and you looked up at me, I knew right then and there that you and I were automatically best friends. Sadly, at the same moment I realized you were mine forever, I also knew that eventually someday, some juvenile delinquent was going to come to MY house and take you on a date. Seems like a reasonable request right? To some degree, I am sure that is true, but while I am still super dad for the next 15 years, I plan on making sure you are armed with the tools that you need to successfully find someone that will respect you for the princess that you are. I encourage you to date someone who is interested in you and not in how many likes his recent picture of his cat wearing a mustache has on Instagram. Settling for someone that could someday become someone that you may or may not be able to have a successful relationship is a waste of your time.

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Growing up, did you often hear the men in your life joke around about brandishing a shotgun when a boy was heading over to pick you up? Or worse, were they serious when they said it? Did you ever actually have to watch a teenage kid face your gun-toting dad and hear threats upon his life if he touched you? If this sounds ludicrous to you, well, it is.

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Ground Rules for Dating My Daughter

We live in an age of relative morality, and I fear that young men today lack the social graces and good manners to treat young women with the respect they deserve. To be clear, I did not write this list. The author is anonymous. Ask me if I care. My three daughters always feared their dad would give their dates the third degree of interrogation.

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