September 19, 2005

Post Script

This piece Steph posted should be a wake up call for all of us. She writes of an experience she recently had at a skating rink and it comes on the heels of Hooker Bear. Fathers, why have you lost influence with your daughters? They need their daddies to be the man they're attempting to impress and receive emotional affirmation from.

Posted by Stacy at September 19, 2005 07:04 PM | TrackBack
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I think the problems we're seeing in raising girls are certainly exacerbated by the radical feminist agenda, which seeks to criminalize masculinity, particular as it relates to females. Thus, fathers are afraid of doing anything with, to or for their daughters which could be interpreted--however wrongly--as "sexual". And thus, they fathers (stupidly, and inexcusably) just give up, and their daughters grow up without a sense of the meaningful and God-created differences between the sexes.

It's shameful.

Posted by: Jeff H at September 19, 2005 08:32 PM

Stacy: The fathers are usually physically absent (as in, divorced from or never married to the mother, and usually are busy with their second family) - or, they are emotionally absent, or both. It has become worse over the past 10 years, too. Nothing is sadder than listening to a young girl tell me how much she misses her dad and how she'd love to spend time with him. There is a direct correlation between teenage promiscuity and the lack of a male role model in the home.

Posted by: Valerie at September 19, 2005 10:17 PM

Bingo Valerie, Bingo.

Nice comment Jethro.

Posted by: Stacy at September 19, 2005 11:51 PM

My daughter is only eight, and so I worry about the influence her friends will try to have in the coming years. My oldest son is a leader, but so far she is more of a follower. I hope that her love for God and faith in Him will build a shield around her to keep her from peer pressure.

Posted by: Darlene at September 20, 2005 12:26 AM

Jeff nailed it.

Jeff also tagged me for the meme game. So I'm tagging you.

Posted by: bigwhitehat at September 20, 2005 11:25 AM

Too late BWH, Valerie got me and I'll be posting it in a few days.

Posted by: Stacy at September 20, 2005 11:53 AM

There is a direct correlation between teenage promiscuity and the lack of a male role model in the home.
Or if not in the home, unconditional love and acceptance. There are, of course, girls raised by single mothers who turn out just fine, but they had good parenting by BOTH parents, even if one was physically absent.

I'm scared to death for my daughter, because my ex is 1000 miles away and loves our daughter, but he has always been FIRST. Thank God I've got my own father (and mother) nearby to at least give some semblance of a loving, unconditionally loving male. I still worry, though.

Posted by: Beth at September 20, 2005 06:59 PM

Somehow I don't imagine that 'little miss princess' lacks proper parenting Beth. ;)

Posted by: Stacy at September 20, 2005 09:15 PM