Comments on: Help! My daughter is growing up too fast. http://www.dadislife.com/better-dads/help-my-daughter-is-growing-up-too-fast/ Thoughts on learning to be a better dad, a better husband, and a better person Sun, 26 Jul 2009 02:52:55 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Mark http://www.dadislife.com/better-dads/help-my-daughter-is-growing-up-too-fast/comment-page-1/#comment-6 Mark Tue, 11 Nov 2008 09:57:31 +0000 http://www.dadislife.com/2008/08/28/help-my-daughter-is-growing-up-too-fast/#comment-6 I grew up being very restricted in my activities and I know what it is like to feel that my freedom is curtailed, especially during the transition to teenage years. It is a balance we all have to figure out; the right amount of guidance and granting freedom at the same time. I grew up being very restricted in my activities and I know what it is like to feel that my freedom is curtailed, especially during the transition to teenage years.

It is a balance we all have to figure out; the right amount of guidance and granting freedom at the same time.

]]> By: Mark http://www.dadislife.com/better-dads/help-my-daughter-is-growing-up-too-fast/comment-page-1/#comment-5 Mark Mon, 10 Nov 2008 19:06:55 +0000 http://www.dadislife.com/2008/08/28/help-my-daughter-is-growing-up-too-fast/#comment-5 Thanks for the reply mark.This weeks been a good week,alltho im still panicing constantly wonderin where and who shes with ,me texting her every hour.Im driving my partner mad.Also little things like when she would prefer to go to her grandmothers and watch t.v. Rather than sit with us.This sounds ridiculous i know,but i cant help these emotions. Can you relate to any of this mark? ? Thanks for the reply mark.This weeks been a good week,alltho im still panicing constantly wonderin where and who shes with ,me texting her every hour.Im driving my partner mad.Also little things like when she would prefer to go to her grandmothers and watch t.v. Rather than sit with us.This sounds ridiculous i know,but i cant help these emotions. Can you relate to any of this mark? ?

]]> By: Mark http://www.dadislife.com/better-dads/help-my-daughter-is-growing-up-too-fast/comment-page-1/#comment-4 Mark Wed, 05 Nov 2008 11:44:35 +0000 http://www.dadislife.com/2008/08/28/help-my-daughter-is-growing-up-too-fast/#comment-4 Hey Mark, Glad it was helpful. I salute you for the devotion and keenness to do more for your daughter. I am positive that you will look back with a good conscience that you have done your best ... and that is all that we dads can do. By sheer coincidence, I am Mark too. Hey Mark,

Glad it was helpful.

I salute you for the devotion and keenness to do more for your daughter. I am positive that you will look back with a good conscience that you have done your best … and that is all that we dads can do.

By sheer coincidence, I am Mark too.

]]> By: Mark http://www.dadislife.com/better-dads/help-my-daughter-is-growing-up-too-fast/comment-page-1/#comment-3 Mark Mon, 03 Nov 2008 19:26:21 +0000 http://www.dadislife.com/2008/08/28/help-my-daughter-is-growing-up-too-fast/#comment-3 Hi,just been reading your story about your little girl growing up too fast.By reading this was a massive help for me,as i am going through the same procedure.Its my step daughter who is nearly 15 ,ive been in her life as a father figure for 5years now (since her father sadly passed away) .Now cutting a long story short im feeling pretty down ,has im feeling i havent done enough for her(alltho my partner tells me different. A friend whos been in this similar situation told me 'a time comes when i have to eventually let go' .This is something i cant get to grips with,as im sure you understand. Thanx ..mark Hi,just been reading your story about your little girl growing up too fast.By reading this was a massive help for me,as i am going through the same procedure.Its my step daughter who is nearly 15 ,ive been in her life as a father figure for 5years now (since her father sadly passed away) .Now cutting a long story short im feeling pretty down ,has im feeling i havent done enough for her(alltho my partner tells me different.
A friend whos been in this similar situation told me ‘a time comes when i have to eventually let go’ .This is something i cant get to grips with,as im sure you understand.
Thanx ..mark

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