I was scrolling through Instagram the other day when a short video popped up.
10 Things You Should Do With Your Daughter
"While You’re Still the Most Important Man in Her Life
1. Take her out to a restaurant, just the two of you, and let her choose what you’ll order.
2. Teach her some practical skills—how to use tools, change a tire, or build a campfire.
3. Tell her what you’re proud of.
4. Let her plan your day together and just go along with her ideas.
5. Record a funny video together—a dance or something silly.
6. Take her on a real adventure—a camping trip, a kayaking trip, or a hiking trip.
7. Find a sport that’s just for the two of you!
8. Take her to places from your childhood and tell her about the adventures you had there.
9. Create a shared album of your memories.
10. Write her a letter that she’ll read in a few years. "
_Unfortunately, I didn’t note down the author. _
I’ve already managed to check a few things off the list.
1 - She went to a restaurant with me
2 - I always try to teach her practical skills and don’t do things for her. I always try to let her do it herself first.
3 - Every day I tell her how proud I am of her.
5 - We’ve already recorded many dances together, and I came up with the choreography myself :D
7 - We share a sport. I taught her how to ride a bike and skate. I was really proud of her because she learned to ride a bike in literally 2 minutes...!
9 -My wife created scrapbooks of memories. They're really big—there are thousands of photos!
Not all the items on the list are checked off yet, but we’ve got plenty ahead of us!
The next activity I’m planning to take her on is… going to the movies! In two days, the third installment of “vaiana” premieres! She really liked the previous two and watched them about 20 times :D This will be our first time going to the movies together! Before this, she’d only been with her preschool group!
What are your memories of childhood and fatherhood? Or are you already fathers?
