Daddy's girl

Have you ever wondered why God chose to have Jesus, a son? I have but then I deal with teen girls and it all makes sense. Maybe it’s just me and I don’t quite grasp the psyche of a 16 year old girl but, wow! When my boys get into trouble, I get grumpy, angry even, tend to want to raise my voice, and punish so they know I mean business. However; when my teen daughters get into trouble, small or big, I want to cry. I want to try and figure out how I can help them to make better decisions. I want to get and stay grumpy with them but instead I try and rationalize their behaviors and even defend them from a loving mom who gets like I get with the boys.

When looking for verses about daughters I found many but few gave much direct wisdom. I think parents in this day and age have a much harder time then those during the period of biblical writing when it comes to our girls. Sometimes I am at a loss when it comes to my girls, their feelings, their thoughts, and their idea of good taste. This is especially worrisome for me as I naturally want the best for them. While wanting the best for all my children, I think I try harder with the girls and that may be the mistake I made in raising them up to be the wife and mother I pray they want to be. 

Can I be as stern and strict with my daughters as I am with my sons?

Maybe at some point I need to step aside from controlling them and let them make their own mistakes… Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it. Proverbs 22:6

Did I do enough as a dad, that my daughters know God’s love for them, their value in His heart, the love they possess, and the treasures they are? Today I struggle with those questions, other days I have faith we are doing it right. I guess only God knows for sure and I have to believe He has a plan for them as He does for me. "Plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” Jeremiah 29:11