by Sara McGinnis posted in Parenting

"My dad is the best."
"My dad and I are so close."
"My dad is my hero."
These are words any parent would love to hear, but how do fathers go about fostering the kind of relationship that will lead to their daughters feeling this way as adults"
Reddit user Dubscityg recently asked those who have great relationships with their dads for insight, and the replies were touching. Take a look...
rootberryfloat: I absolutely adore my dad. He is one of a kind. He worked a lot, but when he was home he never shooed us away. He would play games with us, go on bike rides, take us swimming, camping. We didn't have a lot of money, but it didn't matter. Some of my fondest memories are playing "Mother, May I""in the living room with him. He was always kind, never short tempered with us. I know this may sound impossible, but I have never heard him raise his voice at my mother, and he has never raised his voice at me. HAPPY_FLAPPY_BUTT: My Dad adored my Mom. I loved my Mommy and thus I loved everyone else that loved her, too! I loved how he would always go out of his way to make her special. Peas in a pod they were. He loved talking about her and would include me in secret plans to make her happy. That made me feel really good; really safe. Their love for one another overflowed and filled up the whole house. Home was a loving safe place where mistakes were learning tools and people were loved for being t...