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Honest question to the ladies in the house. Will this book teach me anything in how to understand and help my daughter later on?
Cliffs notes, please. Recommendations also welcomed. Please, please, no innuendo.
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Alpha Blonde
No.
It might be interesting as a historical read that sparked the second wave of feminism and an entertaining look at Freud's idiotic theories, but I don't think it's going to help you understand your daughter. There are too many generations in between, and things have changed.
I think the key to remember is that marriage/babies may not be the answer to her fulfillment in life, and if they are, it may come much later in life as she may prefer to spend her twenties establishing her career and on a path of self-discovery. Not every woman is born with those traditional urges, and a lot of women are choosing to remain unmarried. Just support her in whatever she wants to do, because ultimately once she is grown up it will be her choice anyway. I think most girls just want a parental unit that is supportive, understanding, and aware of the modern pressures that affect them. And also ones that will let them make their own mistakes (within reason) and learn from them. As much as you might want to protect and steer her in the right direction, she needs to make her own choices, even when you may not agree with them.
I'm much more in favour of direct communication instead of books or self-help guides when it comes to understanding our loved ones. It's usually more personal that way, and why should we spend our time guessing and analyzing when we can just ask, discuss and enjoy a more intimate dialogue.
Plus I find a lot of those books to be super dumbed down and corny. LOL
Just my thoughts... From what I see of your thoughtful forum posts and style, I think that you're already way ahead of the game in terms of being a great dad.
It might be interesting as a historical read that sparked the second wave of feminism and an entertaining look at Freud's idiotic theories, but I don't think it's going to help you understand your daughter. There are too many generations in between, and things have changed.
I think the key to remember is that marriage/babies may not be the answer to her fulfillment in life, and if they are, it may come much later in life as she may prefer to spend her twenties establishing her career and on a path of self-discovery. Not every woman is born with those traditional urges, and a lot of women are choosing to remain unmarried. Just support her in whatever she wants to do, because ultimately once she is grown up it will be her choice anyway. I think most girls just want a parental unit that is supportive, understanding, and aware of the modern pressures that affect them. And also ones that will let them make their own mistakes (within reason) and learn from them. As much as you might want to protect and steer her in the right direction, she needs to make her own choices, even when you may not agree with them.
I'm much more in favour of direct communication instead of books or self-help guides when it comes to understanding our loved ones. It's usually more personal that way, and why should we spend our time guessing and analyzing when we can just ask, discuss and enjoy a more intimate dialogue.
Plus I find a lot of those books to be super dumbed down and corny. LOL
Just my thoughts... From what I see of your thoughtful forum posts and style, I think that you're already way ahead of the game in terms of being a great dad.
Thanks Doll, I know everything will be her choice, and I let her figure most things out for herself as long as it does not involve any physical harm that I can foresee.
Was just seeing if there was any non-mumbojumbo books out there that would give me a heads up on the growing pains for girls, that as a guy, I would be totally clueless about.
Was just seeing if there was any non-mumbojumbo books out there that would give me a heads up on the growing pains for girls, that as a guy, I would be totally clueless about.
Alpha Blonde
There's always MTV and reality shows like The Real World. These are often some extreme examples of the teenage and college scene, but they aren't that far from some of the things she might end up going through at some point.
I can't think of any good books along these lines, but maybe some other Lushies that are already parents have better advice.
I can't think of any good books along these lines, but maybe some other Lushies that are already parents have better advice.