Re: My daughter's first CYCLE ;-)

[DS-COUSIN]

Hey everyone,

I needed to share this with someone. My daughter turned 13 this past June and is my little angel. Her mother and I have not been together for a while, BUT I still maintain my Dad duties with much honor and thankfullness.

It's my time with my daughter this Summer and my lucky butt had the fortune/misfortune to go through my daughter's first CYCLE, YES, I do mean CYCLE. She started her first period with me. I did have the fortune of taking my daughter up to her girlfriend's birthday party on the second day of her period and have some assistance from her mother. The remaining five days has been with me. I can tell you now and forever, this has been and eye-opener for me. I thought I was well versed in this area with buying the "multi-pack" tampons for her Mom and dealt with panties soaking in the sink, and other things you don't want to hear about...let's just say, I am Colonel Powell in the area of Red Wings with her Mom. Back to the story; my daughter and I have a real open relationship, talk to me about boys (DAMN), girl problems, etc. BUT on another level, having to show your daughter how to use panty liners and MAXI PADS was interesting to say the least. On the open part, she showed me the pad one-time to show me the difference between old and fresh....DAMNNNNNNNNNN.

Lastly, I was told I earned some serious cool points by not flinching and being very helpful during this time. She told me I was the "GREATEST MAN ON THE EARTH & THE GREATEST DAD." The only thing I can't remember is, if I earned the cool points before or after we got pedicures and my 6'4" ass got different color toe-nail polish on each toe.

I guess the moral is, if you are a Dad and you have a daughter, do everything in your power to be a Dad that has no boundaries that will cause your daughter to stop talking and sharing with you.

[BBAddict]

That's cool that you dealt with it that well. The same thing happened to my girlfriend in high school, but her dad couldn't deal with it at all--he lost cool points. Great Dad's are a diamond in the rough!

[Chadd77]

You sound like an awesome father. That's very cool brother.

[Cory]

That is so cool DS. And I was about to go off on your ass cuz I thought you meant some other kind of "cycle". :rofl:

[bad14u]

Way to go DS! Thank God I have a little boy!

[DS-COUSIN]

Thanks everyone. Being a Father is tough, but I wouldn't change it for anything in the world. It's funny because if you saw me in person, you wouldn't think I look like the nicest guy.

My daughter is my world.

Cory: Yes, I thought the title was humorous and might attract a mod's attention being that it is in the "general chat" area of this site.

bad14u: YEAH, be lucky you have a son. I will be making sure my daughter stays away from him. :D

[Puddles]

You are a fantastic dad and she'll appreciate the things you do now for the rest of her life. There's something very special about the father/daughter relationship when it's good like this.

:bravonew:

[bjbabe]

I applaud you for being a wonderful father, who is not afraid to talk to your daughter and help her out when she needs you. When she gets older she will know that she can count on you to talk about anything.

:bravonew:

[DS-COUSIN]

Thanks again.....just think, the week before her first period, she came home from her grandparent's house in Bakersfield with head lice (it's always something with them, last year, "swimmers ear."). She was so embarrassed (I told her it's really no big deal as I began to scratch every part of my body...LOL), but we sat through after treating her hair for 4 hrs picking through every strain to pull nits out. It's been a funfilled couple of weeks, lice, pedicures, period, golf, and the gym. YAHOOOOO!


Here is a sample pic of the pedicure I am talking about...LOL...What us Dad's do for our daughters.. Oh yeah, I wear a size 15 shoe to put it in perspective

[njjuicer]

aww how cute ;)!!!

[DS-COUSIN]

What type of luck am I having, my daughter's second period was with me too...

It must be karma, either I am a big a$$hole or this is just my calling. LOL!

What's funny is that she nicknamed her period as her "truck." This is to disguise it when we are talking in public about it. Call me soft, but it was the cutiest thing I have ever heard my daughter say. My little angel...

[Puddles]

Truck...that's cute!

My daughter and her friend came up with "lizzard" for nose boogers.

[DS-COUSIN]

Truck...that's cute!

My daughter and her friend came up with "lizzard" for nose boogers.

lizzard, HAHHA. That's funny.

[twizzbeats]

you seem like a great DAD. I hoep I never have a daughter. I think I would cry if I had a daughter. Just to know that one day she might get a loser bf who I hate. or if someone hurt her. I would be paranoid like crazy. I would just lock her in her room and not let her out.

[DS-COUSIN]

Hey yall...I just looked at this post from just over 3yrs ago. I just pulled this off my daughter's myspace. A little background, I bought her, her first snowboard for Xmas this year and took her to Mt. Shasta (Shasta, CA) to board. Absolutely one of the most amazing week's we've had. As a digress, here is what I pulled off her page. I was BLOWN AWAY, teared up and had no idea it was even there. (Remember, she was 13 when I posted this originally, and now she is 16) HERE GOES:


"My dad is my savior. I enjoy when im with him, and he always finds a way to make me smile. I know I dont see him often, and I feel really bad about it. But It only makes the times we do see each other even more special than they already are. My dad is my dad, no matter what other people think. Step or not, he is my dad, and always will be. He has done so much for me, that no other man can even compare themselves to him, and no other man will be my father. He is the best role model, and the best father a kid could ask for. He has a great sense of style, and I love shopping with him; after i eat of course. I love snow boarding with him, because he always makes me feel like I can do anything; even when im not snoboarding. I love to dance in the car with him with music, and shuffling through the random radio stations and sing the song if we know them, from old tunes to new ones. I just cant picture a life without him, and I know it'd be hard. I love him so much, and I just wish sometimes i'd show it more, because I feel like I dont give him enough credit for what he truly does for me. Mentally, Physically, and Emotionally. He is just an amazing dad, and he needs to get more credit. I love you so much dad. I really, really do. "