On Father's Day this year I gifted B with this book, Bringing up Girls by Dr. James Dobson. It is a great book! I am only a third of the way through it and I think I've already shed a few too many tears while reading it.
One thing I love of this book is how Dr. Dobson emphasizes over and over the importance of the father's role in the life of his little girls. On chapter 10 he lists a large number of selected short proverbs who were compiled or written by Harry Harrison and published in his book Father to Daughter: Life Lessons on Raising a Girl.
These are just a few of the selected proverbs that stood out the most to me. Remember, they are addressing the fathers.
* Accept the fact that your little girl will melt your heart anytime she chooses.
* Her mom will show her how to bake chocolate chip cookies. You show her how to dunk them in milk.
* Be prepared to watch Walt Disney movies with her some 200 times. Each.
* Relish the moments when she toddles up and for no reason at all throws her arms around your neck. Resist the urge to buy her the world.
* Let her see, by the way you treat your wife, the way a man is supposed to treat a woman.
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