It wasn’t till she was grown
that she knew her daddy’s standard wasn’t unfair,
but as high as he thought of her.
He’d taught her to measure action against consequence;
he’d held her accountable
till she could hold herself,
so that someone else,
who did not love her,
wouldn’t have to.
What is GetConnectDAD?
@GetConnectDAD is an international project focused on One goal: More ConnectDAD families. We are 150 writers from around the world, focused on 52 Traits we want in our children.
The GetConnectDAD team would like to challenge every parent to:
- Devote 1 Extra Hour of Time each week to your kids (uninterrupted)
- Read 1 story or have 1 story read to you by your child this week
- Take 1 Walk outside with your partner and kids
- Take 1 moment to say “I love you” to your kids
- Hug your kid(s) 1 time this week
