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By: 15 Great Daddy Blogs Other Dads Should Read | Playing Daddy

15 Great Daddy Blogs Other Dads Should Read | Playing Daddy — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 02:10:24 +0000

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By: Josh

Josh — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 07:11:16 +0000

This story reminded me of a morning almost six years ago. I was driving my wife and our eldest daughter home from the hospital the day after her birth.

It was only about 4.7 miles (OK exactly, I’d clocked it before) from our house to the hospital and I merged onto the freeway. Cars blew past us at blazing speeds. I looked down at the speedometer to get a better idea of how fast all these crazy drivers were going.

I was going 45 miles per hour.

I’ve loosened up a little since then….but not much.

By: Jon @ DadTrek

Jon @ DadTrek — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 05:37:40 +0000

Wow, I’m like the complete opposite man. That’s not to say I don’t try to protect my daughter from obvious dangers, but I don’t sweat the everday stuff. She’s a complete daredevil too… I can’t count the number of times she’s fallen off the barstools in the kitchen. But do we forbid her from climbing on them, nope, because 99% of the time she’s fine and it’s part of life. My daughter is only 2 years old, and there have been times I’ve seriously told her to “get up, rub some dirt in it, and stop crying.” I was joking of course (kinda) but when she’s goofing around, stumbles on something, and isn’t **REALLY** hurt, I don’t pamper that. If she seriously bonks her head on something accidentally and is hurt, then of course I rush over to her, make sure she’s okay, and then kiss the boo-boo to make it feel better.

PS. Isn’t it amazing how a parent’s kiss can heal stubbed toes and fingers so easily?