Fathers, Daughters, and Sex-Esteem Series
continues….This campaign of celebrating Fathers will continue into July via my
blog. I have had an overwhelming sense of support and responses that I have had
to pace it accordingly. Fathers to daughters have a special place in my heart
and I want them to know that their presence is THE single most component in her
life. This week’s highlight is on my top 5 fathers list. He is a man of few
words, great wisdom, and a work ethic that in incomparable. He takes on a
village mentality, which is honorable beyond words. It is notable when a man is
a father to his own offspring but when he becomes a “community father” is when
he takes on a different mantle that makes me believe that no good thing should
be withheld from him.
*Highlights from his responses*
When asked what he would tell a young girl
with no father his philosophy was to dispel that there are no good men out
there by being a good example and filling in that gap for her father. He
believes that good men should be willing to bear the weight of bad men and the
pains of the wounded young girls.
He thought it was important for adult women
to know that she should never take any abuse and that until she gets to know
herself she cannot offer a man anything. He believes she needs to know the
importance of not settling and being patient. He wants her to let God build her
up and reveal to her her ultimate worth.
His advice to men raising daughters was to
continually build her up and be her protector. She should know that God has a
plan for her life and that she can accomplish anything. Telling her how
beautiful she is and that you love her she be done continually throughout the
day.
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