The doom in being a daddy’s girl
Jun 13, 2008
MANYgirls grow up being the apple of their father’s eye with daddy doting on them at every occasion. Without a doubt, Father’s Day (June 15) is their opportunity to give back to daddy dearest.
By Lydia Namubiru
MANYgirls grow up being the apple of their father’s eye with daddy doting on them at every occasion. Without a doubt, Father’s Day (June 15) is their opportunity to give back to daddy dearest.
However, before you hop onto daddy’s lap, you might want to give yourself a second look. You are over 20, officially a woman, a mother maybe and on your way to being someone’s wife if not already there. And, you are still daddy’s girl! Should we be raising any eyebrows here? Maybe. Maybe not.
If you are still single, you have a bit of a situation. Apparently, bachelors are totally put off by daddy’s girls, just as spinsters are by mummy’s boys.
“I learnt the hard way,†Peter, a 30-year-old bachelor, angrily discharges. “Daddy’s girls are always babies. My dad gives me this. He says he will always be there for me. ‘Daddy’ in every statement.â€
Steven, a telecommunications engineer is not going to wait for experience’s lesson. He already knows he will not be caught with a daddy’s girl. “Talk about two bulls in the same kraal,†he said. “Of course I would not mind dating one. I just would not appreciate another man having a say in our decisions. I am the man!†he continued. Daddy’s girls, is it true that you would go running to daddy to ask him if you and Steve should really have only two children? If it is true, then you have some explaining to do because even George, a broadcast journalist, cannot find one kind word for you.
“To marry one is the worst decision any man can ever make,†he says. “They cannot make their own decisions and always want to be pampered.â€
Be grateful that there is a word limit for this article, because the guys had a lot more to say and most of it was bad. So, single girls, perhaps you should shelve ‘daddy’ until you have Mr. Right hooked.
But is it always bad to be a daddy’s girl? Psychologists argue that girls learn from their fathers how to relate with men. Therefore, a superb relationship with your dad should translate into fabulous adult relationships.
Plus, it is not always a bad idea to have two bulls in the kraal as Fred, a city businessman, found out. Fred is a man of humble means, but his wife’s doting father is very rich. A week to their wedding, Fred could not find sh3m to top up the expenses.
“The guy is so rich. I could not go to him and tell him that I could not find a mere sh3m,†he explains. On the advice of his best man, he inflated the figure to sh15m just to save face. Lo! The old man gave it to him. Nothing was going to stand in the way of his daughter’s dream wedding.
With what was left of the sh15m after the wedding, Fred bought his wife a car and his father-in–law who does not know better, is quite impressed. Talk about happy endings.
So, daddy’s girl, are you crossing camp or staying put?
MANYgirls grow up being the apple of their father’s eye with daddy doting on them at every occasion. Without a doubt, Father’s Day (June 15) is their opportunity to give back to daddy dearest.
However, before you hop onto daddy’s lap, you might want to give yourself a second look. You are over 20, officially a woman, a mother maybe and on your way to being someone’s wife if not already there. And, you are still daddy’s girl! Should we be raising any eyebrows here? Maybe. Maybe not.
If you are still single, you have a bit of a situation. Apparently, bachelors are totally put off by daddy’s girls, just as spinsters are by mummy’s boys.
“I learnt the hard way,†Peter, a 30-year-old bachelor, angrily discharges. “Daddy’s girls are always babies. My dad gives me this. He says he will always be there for me. ‘Daddy’ in every statement.â€
Steven, a telecommunications engineer is not going to wait for experience’s lesson. He already knows he will not be caught with a daddy’s girl. “Talk about two bulls in the same kraal,†he said. “Of course I would not mind dating one. I just would not appreciate another man having a say in our decisions. I am the man!†he continued. Daddy’s girls, is it true that you would go running to daddy to ask him if you and Steve should really have only two children? If it is true, then you have some explaining to do because even George, a broadcast journalist, cannot find one kind word for you.
“To marry one is the worst decision any man can ever make,†he says. “They cannot make their own decisions and always want to be pampered.â€
Be grateful that there is a word limit for this article, because the guys had a lot more to say and most of it was bad. So, single girls, perhaps you should shelve ‘daddy’ until you have Mr. Right hooked.
But is it always bad to be a daddy’s girl? Psychologists argue that girls learn from their fathers how to relate with men. Therefore, a superb relationship with your dad should translate into fabulous adult relationships.
Plus, it is not always a bad idea to have two bulls in the kraal as Fred, a city businessman, found out. Fred is a man of humble means, but his wife’s doting father is very rich. A week to their wedding, Fred could not find sh3m to top up the expenses.
“The guy is so rich. I could not go to him and tell him that I could not find a mere sh3m,†he explains. On the advice of his best man, he inflated the figure to sh15m just to save face. Lo! The old man gave it to him. Nothing was going to stand in the way of his daughter’s dream wedding.
With what was left of the sh15m after the wedding, Fred bought his wife a car and his father-in–law who does not know better, is quite impressed. Talk about happy endings.
So, daddy’s girl, are you crossing camp or staying put?