Princess Forever !

Daughters are a blessing......

Oh No ! I am not writing some feminism flavored post. Honestly speaking I am no where close to being a feminist. Just that respect is mutual. Be it for a man or a woman.

Anyways, this is dedicated to those fathers who have daughters. Why this of everything????

Because the bond between a father and a daughter is special..very special....been there and done that !

Very aptly it is said that....
" You may or may not become the queen of your house but you will always be a princess for your father."

For a girl, chivalry is first from the father and it is the father who shows her the realities of life and also guards her from the harshness of life. For a girl, the mother may be her best friend but father is the example that she silently follows. I completely agree that a woman's opinion about life, self esteem, confidence , self image , opinion about men, gets influenced by her father.

From my personal dossier, I wish to pen down a few examples where my father influenced me,

• It was difficult to have a comfortable living, with his single income, but he made sure we ( my sister and me), got the best of education.

• He was criticized for spending a bomb on my professional education, but he said,its an investment for her security.

• I made blunders when at school, he came forward and took complete responsibility. When I apologized for the same, he said ,"If I get the privilege to bask in the glory of the laurels that you bring back home, I make myself also accountable for the failures ".

• When it was taking some time to get a job at recruitment drive at college, he said that it was not the end of everything and that he is with me no matter I get a job or not. And when I did get one, all he had to say was he had faith , that I would.

• When the world criticized me, he went to every critic and hugged them and said, I know how tough it is be mentally challenged and visually impaired! That is the rock solid faith that he had.

• When he did have a point to prove , he made sure his voice had the assertiveness, so no questions were asked .

• When I was being sent off after marriage, he did give an assurance that reinstated my faith on my upbringing.

• A confidence was instilled in me, that I could always come back to " MY" house and that the doors are always open.

The purpose behind writing this post is to applaud every father who celebrates having a baby girl. Not that sons are any less, but daughters are special, Fathers help assimilate unique traits to their daughters through their active and positive presence from the time of birth through adulthood. This may not be the perfect "Food for thought",post but I had to do this at this point of   time in life,where I have every reason to be happy and to feel "That Imperfectly Perfect" woman,because my " Appa" said so !

Cheers to all the fathers out there, who celebrate the event of life with the angels they are blessed with.