Dads Who Create Confidence

Dads, do you want to know how to instill confidence and self worth into your daughters? Here is what my dad did. From the time I was a little girl he talked so much about education. He talked about me getting my MBA. And not only that, he would sit at the kitchen table and work with me on essays and math and anything I needed help on. He would take me to work with him and walk through all the offices and tell me I could have any office that I wanted. I was absolutely told that I could do anything just as good as any boy, or even better. He held firm on curfew and grounded me quite a bit, but loved me through when I made really bad decisions. He reminded me all the time that I was special and that I was a daughter of a loving Heavenly Father. He was my biggest cheerleader through synchronized swimming and everything I did. And always reminded me that I was exceptional. He supported and loved my mom and showed me that he thought her stuff was just as important as his.

I don’t remember a time where I did not have a complete confidence that anything I did was going to work out, and if it didn’t, it was going to be okay. I knew that my dad loved me. I knew that he saw the very best potential in me, and he reminded me of it all the time. He taught us to work hard and play hard, but he always alongside us and made it fun. He was also affectionate and hugged and held my hand and told me how much he loved me every chance he could. Happy Birthday Dad! I love you so much and I’m so grateful to have you as my dad, and the confident woman that I become is absolutely in part to you. I love you!