Hip Hip Hooray for Daddy

Taylor, Mike and Paige...moments before they leave for a NBA game.

In my opinion, being a dad is one of the most important elements in the balanced development of children, yet you’d never know it by visiting most internet parenting web sites, when reading current magazines off the supermarket shelf and other media that predominantly focus on the mother. That’s really interesting to me that there is such a disproportionate emphasis in today’s society upon the mother. Don’t get me wrong, mothers are important but so are fathers. I think our current media culture has it all wrong and backwards - dads are hugely important to children!


When I read through some of the statistics that exist on single-parent, fatherless homes, the only logical conclusion to me is that there is no doubt as to the importance of dads. Studies have suggested that children with involved fathers are more confident, better able to deal with frustration, better able to gain independence and their own identity, more likely to mature into compassionate adults, more likely to have a high self esteem, more sociable, more secure as infants, less likely to show signs of depression, less likely to commit suicide, more empathetic, boys have been shown to be less aggressive and adolescent girls are less likely to engage in promiscuous sex.

I feel so fortunate to have a totally AWESOME dad to my children Paige and Taylor. Mike is incredible with his girls; and he’s very involved in their lives. Just tonight, for example, Mike took Paige and Taylor to watch a professional basketball game – just the 3 of them! A little one-on-one time just with their daddy – now, THAT’s special! (I didn’t go to the game because I’m nursing a pulled muscle in my neck from overdoing it at the gym yesterday, but that’s not the point to this post). Kids need their dads! I know Paige and Taylor need their daddy and time just with daddy. So, here’s to my husband, Mike, who makes the best dad to our kids. I thank you for being there for Paige and Taylor. You are more than essential to their little lives! You are like a beacon of truthfulness, common sense, fun and kindness to them; and as they continue to grow up, they’ll come to cherish you more and more every day for being the amazing dad that you are!

Taylor & Paige Have the Coolest Daddy.