That was a beautiful article! You are so absolutely correct about the impact a great father can have on any child… boy or girl.

It’s great that he does supposed “boy” things with her. My husband does the same thing with our daughter.

She helps him fix the lawn tractor (and so many other things)! She changes the batteries in her toys without needing help from us. (My parents would never have let me do this at age 7 but Katie’s been changing batteries in her electronic toys for some time now.

She is his helper when it’s time to fix things around the house.

It’s good for both of them. He gets the pleasure of her company, gets to bond with her, gets to share his knowledge with her, and gets the satisfaction of knowing she won’t grow up “helpless” on “male tasks”.

She gets the pleasure of his company, the bonding time, to learn SO many things from him, and the self-confidence and healthy pride that go with her knowing she CAN do/understand these certain things he has taught her/shared with her.

It makes them both feel great!

I loved your article. With me having numerous chronic illnesses and having many limitations on what I can do, my husband does all sorts of things around the house.

He is “The Chef” of the house. I try hard to stay on top of laundry but if I’m having a rough patch with my fibromyalgia or some other illness where carrying loads of laundry up and down the stairs becomes nearly impossible, he’ll just pitch in when he sees a backlog forming.

So Katie and I nominate my hubby to be tied for 1st place for Father of the Year.

Jeanne