For The Dads/Moms With Daughters
My girls handled their own dating life. I kept a close eye on them through HS and let them take some bumps. I made sure they knew how to prevent unintended consequences. They had a few hard lessons, but have made good choices as adults.
I had a friend who lived up in the mountains and he let his daughter's bfs know he also had a backhoe and a shotgun.
When a daughter gets to adult stage it is time for her to set her own path. Dads or moms should not be be lifelong baby sitters. My daughter has made lots of mistakes and she is living with them (I did as well so I have no room to talk). One thing a parent should not do is to take sides when their kids are having marital problems. My first 2 relationships were interfered with by the parents and guess what, I came out ahead and the daughters are still suffering.
Rules for dating my daughter:-
Treat her with dignity and respect as an equal.
I like your answer so much better, I see a number of misogynistic replies here.
Thank you.
That's me, I need like 10,000 fliers to post them all over Jacksonville, FL. I got 2 of those!
...how'd you know..? So add to that last line, "or death"
...actually, I’d be nowhere near as demanding with regard to the job stuff … and a lot of that’s up to my daughters’ own judgement.. But I did tell one to let any creeps know ‘her dad would kill you,’ ‘and he’d probably get away with it’ She liked that ~
My daughter always told her dates did you know my dad was in the Marines.
I think what my daughters say to them is... "My Dad wrote the book on Cheating and he got caught by My Mom, Fear My Mom, he still do whatever she tell him to do".