1. Show her that candy is a special "treat," not its own food group.
2. Teach her how to spot a true gentleman.... early on.
3. Teach her to always, always keep her legs together.
4. Have a flowering tree to help her appreciate the different seasons.
5. NEVER put her daddy in this situation. Honestly? You might as well give him a purse and a breast pump.
6. Make family vacations a priority... and highly documented!
7. If she wanted to save up to buy a ridiculous looking car, I'd encourage her.
8. I would not watch her take off on the back of some motorcycle... unless it's her own.
9. Always have fresh cut flowers around the house.
10. Teach her how to accessorize.
11. Hide the scales.
Love,
Dylan
#5 is kind of adorable.
ReplyDelete#12 Teach her to love herself for who she is, even if the person she loves isn't a gentleman at all (but perhaps a lady...?)
ReplyDeleteAw, I totally would approve of #5! It's not like his masculinity is totally absent, and if you're going to have a young kid, you would want the father to be actively involved and take the kid off of your hands once in a while.
ReplyDeleteBoo to #5. Instead I will teach my 2 girls that families come in all shapes, sizes, and fuctionalities! Families make life work, even if Dad is the one grocery shopping, running errands, carting the little ones around, warming bottles etc. Of course, their stay-at-home Dad is already teaching them that #realman
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