https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 08 Apr 2026 10:43:26 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-dads-and-daughters-have-a-special-bond#post-4008 Wed, 12 Oct 2011 14:37:06 +0000 PitBulLover 4008@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was a daddy's girl growing up, but every since my parents got divorced when I was 15 I have been closer with my mom. I still love my dad very very much but I call my mom all the time, she is my best friend. Though in my dad's eyes I don't think I could ever do any wrong. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-dads-and-daughters-have-a-special-bond#post-3865 Wed, 12 Oct 2011 09:38:07 +0000 mrsjyw 3865@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am definitely daddy's girl. My mom is also my best friend. But, I've had my dad tied around my finger since FOREVER. Next to my husband, my dad was the first man in my life to teach me what unconditional love truly is; and to this day, he still says that I make his go 'round. (That is - until grandkids are in the picture!) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-dads-and-daughters-have-a-special-bond#post-3863 Wed, 12 Oct 2011 09:37:12 +0000 Coastinganon 3863@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am really interested in what will happen after my daughter is born. I have friends who have had daughters and then a son and say that their son is different because they are in love with them...as in gaze into their eyes all day infatuated with them. I felt that way with my son too, but he was my first child, so I'm interested in seeing if I will have that bond with my daughter too. Conversely, I'm interested in seeing if that bond is greater between my husband and my daughter, although I find it hard to believe because my husband is head-over-heels in love with our son! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-dads-and-daughters-have-a-special-bond#post-3857 Wed, 12 Oct 2011 09:34:11 +0000 MegWag 3857@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I remember my mom telling me that it was a good thing she had good ego strength when I was little because, hands-down, I preferred my dad. But then around 6 or 7, when it's normal developmentally, I started to identify more with my mom. She said it was really cute/sad because it happened so quick that it just left my poor dad confused and a little heartbroken. I think that pattern is fairly common. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-dads-and-daughters-have-a-special-bond#post-3854 Wed, 12 Oct 2011 09:30:42 +0000 geekinheels 3854@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think it depends. I really do have a special bond with my dad and we ADORE each other. I can honestly say that my dad is one of the few people in the world who truly "gets" me. My sister and my dad get along, but I think it's safe to say that their relationship isn't as close. I hope that our daughters have special bonds with my husband, but I know that it's not guaranteed. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-dads-and-daughters-have-a-special-bond#post-3824 Wed, 12 Oct 2011 08:42:57 +0000 mizu06 3824@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think it also depends on the personality and how the father sets the tone from the get go. I'm one of two girls in the family, and my older sister and dad are very similar in personality, and being the oldest child, she never had that "special" bond with him. She attributes that to him being too hard on her and expecting the world from her starting at an early age. I guess he wanted her to be the son he had wanted?</p> <p>However I'm the second daughter / middle child and I really identify with that special relationship that some fathers and daughters have. So for me, it's really how the father clicks with his daughter and how he "treats" her so to speak.</p> <p>We also have a younger brother, and I'd say out of the three, I'm really the only one with that special bond with my dad. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-dads-and-daughters-have-a-special-bond#post-3792 Tue, 11 Oct 2011 23:18:50 +0000 Mrs. Sunglasses 3792@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm definitely a daddy's girl. I think a girl tends to be attached to her father more around toddler years. This is the case with my niece and friends daughter. They love their mom but their dad is special. </p> <p>On the other hands boys are very much attached to their moms. I can vouch for that with my son. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-dads-and-daughters-have-a-special-bond#post-3765 Tue, 11 Oct 2011 22:09:13 +0000 yin 3765@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I love my dad, and I am super close to him. I have a not so great relationship with my mom, and my dad filled the role of both parents at times. I am definitely daddy's little girl. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-dads-and-daughters-have-a-special-bond#post-3763 Tue, 11 Oct 2011 22:06:56 +0000 chopsuey 3763@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I suggest reading this book <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Strong-Fathers-Daughters-Secrets-Father/dp/1596980125" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/Strong-Fathers-Daughters-Secrets-Father/dp/1596980125</a><br /> I bought it for my husband when we found out we were having a girl.<br /> I LOVE my dad, but I'm actually closer to my mom (she and I talk daily. Dad and I talk .. not as often). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-dads-and-daughters-have-a-special-bond#post-3762 Tue, 11 Oct 2011 22:05:17 +0000 PBandBaseball 3762@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I love my dad but I lived with my mom growing up and am much closer to her. I'm not sure how much my relationships with them were influenced by the living arrangement but now that I'm 31 she's still the parent I'm closest to. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-dads-and-daughters-have-a-special-bond#post-3755 Tue, 11 Oct 2011 22:00:25 +0000 tequiero21 3755@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i love my dad, but i'm definitely so much closer with my mom. i guess i'm a momma's girl. i think it really depends on how the dad interacts with the kids. my dad was a typical korean so he was always strict with us growing up. he was the one always punishing us. he's better now, but it's too late for a real father/daughter bond. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-dads-and-daughters-have-a-special-bond#post-3729 Tue, 11 Oct 2011 21:29:16 +0000 Laneybugsmommy 3729@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This is actually somewhat of a sore spot for me. I know my daughter loves me and appreciates me for providing her basic needs etc but the love she has for my husband is different. She's only 5.5 months old but she's already head over heals in love with him. The second she hears his voice she'll stop what she's doing and try to find him. This morning she got up about an hour earlier than usual and I was spending time with her. After about an hour she was getting cranky so we went to wake up daddy so I could get ready for work and the second she saw him she started giggling and laughed for about 30 minutes straight. I know a big part of this is probably because he's a SAHD, but I honestly think she just loves his personality. He's the silly one, always making faces and talking in silly voices to her. I won't lie, it stings a little bit sometimes but then we talk about who she'll go to for dating advice or when she wants to go shopping for clothes or any other girly things that will happen during her teenage years and I feel better. I know I've rambled, but I think a lot of it is to say that although she loves us both she definitely has a special love for her daddy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-dads-and-daughters-have-a-special-bond#post-3727 Tue, 11 Oct 2011 21:28:36 +0000 Andrea 3727@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>There is a special bond but I don't think daughters love their fathers the most for sure. That is weird for people to say. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-dads-and-daughters-have-a-special-bond#post-3711 Tue, 11 Oct 2011 21:12:45 +0000 mrbee 3711@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ever since we had a baby girl, I've been stunned by how many people have told me that dads and their daughters have a special bond... and that daughters will always love dad the most.</p> <p>Is this true?? People must be basing this on personal experience, right? I actually have no idea myself, since I've never been a daughter (or a dad to a daughter) before. </p>