Father Knows Best
Stereotypically, women fear becoming their mothers but some are destined for a different fate.
One weekend in January, Steph Sexton introduced a longtime friend to her father.
After spending some time with both of them together, the friend had an epiphany.
Oh God, its all making sense now, he said.
Translation: Youre just like your dad.
Shes noticed it, too.
Oh, and getting up at the crack of dawn.
And wed always be like, Shut up.
The question is: How should a woman feel when she realizes shes becoming her dad, instead?
Perhaps, in the wake of 2024s Year of the Mom, the time has come to write it.
Dadness, it turns out, is more a state of mind than a biological reality.
As Ive gotten older, Im literally not able to sit down and relax at home anymore.
The go-go-go mentality came up frequently among the women I spoke to.
[My dad] is never sitting down.
My husbands the opposite.
He likes to relax.
He can sit down at the beach and just take a nap.
A strong work ethic, a desire to be useful around the house these are great dad traits.
Others, unfortunately, are less societally accepted.
Im an ER nurse, so I see really crazy things.
And then hell go on about it and then hell start asking for details.
And my mom will be on speaker, and shell be like, I dont want to hear it.
I dont want to know what happened.
This carries over to Kosins sense of humor.
All of these symptoms add up to a clear diagnosis for Nurse Kosin: dad-in-training.
Interestingly, none of the women I spoke to seemed uneasy with the idea of becoming their dads.
In some cases, stepping into dads shoes is a welcome development.
It helps me understand myself more, says Kristen Lam, a 34-year-old living in New Jersey.
Knowing that Im more like my dad, it helps me understand why and how to love my mom.
Couch-sleeping and bad jokes aside, dadness can be a gift.
source: www.bustle.com
