Father wants to know and see all

What does it mean to be an overprotective parent and is this a bad thing?

As a father of two girls there are many things that I would do to protect my daughters from the world.  I love my daughters to death and I want to protect them from anything that might harm them.  However I know this is not reasonable.  One day my girls might/will bring home a boy (when they are 40) and I will have to deal with this/him/horny devil boy at that time.  Also keep in mind I am inches away from planning their every move for the rest of their lives.  This will include gps route planning software for every trip they make to the store, even if it’s just down the street, when they get their drivers license.

So what is an overprotective father to do.  Up to this point in their lives, my lovely wife and I have planned their lives from what they wear and eat, to bedtime routines and friends.  One of our daughters has jumped on that big yellow bus and gone to school where we are no longer in full control.  Once again I wanted to get school bus gps tracking and know every stop and know every trouble that may happen.  However reality (and the law) step in and like any reasonable parent, I have to let her go and have confidence in what we have taught her.

This is why we as parents need to be hyper vigilant in how we raise our children.  The key formative years before school are formed by us.  If we want the best for our children, we have to be the best for them.

Please share your thoughts while I finish polishing by arsenal of weapons for that first boy that dares darken my doorstep.

{Written by Trevor, daddy to our 2 little girls, and the man who makes me smile…every. single. day.}