I think it's really important for building self esteem in female children to engage in their interests, however feminine or not, to the same extent a father might participate in the interests of a son. It makes a better, more secure woman. It makes you a better man by engaging with your daughter's development.

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Those men that are so weird about that stuff are literally just insecure in their own masculinity. Why else would they feel so threatened by that?

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my dad let me paint his toe nails every weekend a different color and he would keep the polish on. he even let me paint his pinky finger pink for my birthday and he wore it. he’d play dress up with me and participate in tea parties. i always saw him as a true man for his gentle kindness and when i was old enough he taught me about outdoor rec and fixing cars. masculinity doesn’t have to be toxic

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One time we painted my dads toenails before he deployed and he didn’t notice until he got to his deployment zone. He scraped it off with a knife

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i would never raise kids w a man who refuses to do this

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i think your post actually is about masculinity. letting his daughters do that and having that fun with them IS a masculine act, in that he’s not thinking about himself. he wants them to have fun and feel safe

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Twt is a terrible place to build your opinion on the genral population

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they’re just insecure as hell

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I think that these are the things that make a man most masculine. My dad let me put glittery butterfly clips in his hair and he let me paint his toes and fingers anytime that I wanted. He would watch all of the fashion shows that I put on and make me feel like a vogue model as a child. My dad has since passed away and it remains one of my core memories to this day.

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I asked to paint my dad’s nails as a kid and he said “I ain’t a…. *unkind word for gay person*” and that was the last time I tried asking to do anything fun with him

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my uncle told me “no man is going to carry that pink cooler around so get used to carrying it yourself” because he was too embarrassed. my boyfriend carries it around like its his 😭😭😂

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I used to do my dad’s hair when I was little and those are such precious memories!!

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yea my dad is about as girl dad as u can get , 1 daughter , 1 gay son, and lots of tea parties tutus and princess dresses when we were kids. he used to dress up with us and engaged in all of our hobbies like entirely. he was an active participant😭 (the tutus were too small on him so he wore them on his head , he’s bald ) my dad is iconic, and my favorite person. he’s taught me so much

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Took a gender and interaction class and we learned about stuff like this! Look up Hegemonic masculinity— affects us all

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My son saw me putting on lipstick and wanted to try doing it himself. So, I passed it to him and he smeared it on. The glow of pride coming off of my child in being able to his own thing , that shit lit up my night😎

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My dad would keep the nail polish on so we could stay matching and he’s the straightest most masculine man ik. It’s normallll

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DAMN RIGHT GIRL!!! I wanna glam my man and my dad up one day :( I’ve Never done it before and it makes me feel like I’ll never get to live that experience

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i also think the thing that makes a guy most “manly” is someone who is confident in their masculinity and doesn’t feel any “feminine activities or hobbies” (i don’t rly agree w hobbies having a gender but i j mean based on social norms) will threaten their masculinity in any way.

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PREACH

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This is something I’ve come to see in the last 3 years. The only two reasons a dad wouldn’t do feminine things for his daughter is if he’s insecure in his masculinity or he’s a pos

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Isn’t that just called being a parent who shows up for their kid? Like… your kid’s relationship with you influences the relationships they’ll keep in their adult life.

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When I got my first makeup kit, asked my dad if I could do his makeup. He immediately pulled up a picture of a drag queen and said only if you make me look like this

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Was your dad Buffalo Bill?

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Who is “yall”. You’re on Yik yak everyone here is gay teenagers

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