Trial & Error- Tips & Advice For New Dads – Girls Aint Nothin’ But Trouble

I'm sorry to say it.  I don't mean it, deep down inside.  It's just easier to describe what girls will do to a boy's heart, hope & future before the age of 18.  I actually feel (if they're not, already) that a girl's parents should be saying the same thing about boys until the age of 18.

Looking back on my childhood, it's a sad, sad place.  Most of my most embarrassing moments can be linked directly to trying to impress a girl.  I wrote poetry.  A lot of poetry.  For girls.  It never worked.  My attempt at fashion was always to impress a girl, and it was always an epic fail.  I once even got a perm because the girl I liked had a crush on David Hasselhoff.  I look back and realize all those girls I chased before I turned 18 were futile attempts at... well, whatever it was I was going after, because in the end I married the girl that was my best friend in high school.  Not to say I didn't have a huge crush on her and did things like skip school because she wanted to do it, she just didn't like me THAT WAY.

That leads me to where I am today, with two boys that will soon have their hearts ripped out, stomped on and and left for dead by a girl they thought they "love".  Who will have to be there to pick up the pieces?  Mom.  And me, I guess.  My response will always be the same:  "Girls aint nothin' but trouble".  At the age of 18, when they're out of my house, they'll be on their own, but until then my goal as a father is to keep my boys as far away as possible from girls.

Nothing personal against girls.  I'd love to have a little daughter that looked like her mother, but we don't have girls in my family.  It's strong genetics.  I didn't say good genetics, they're just strong.  That fact will help me in my cause, because if they look anything like I did as a teenager the girls won't exactly be beating down the door to get at them.  They have my personality, which means it's pretty much a wash.  Their desire to be the center of attention is going to be dangerous, because girls love the alpha, and they've got a little bit of alpha in their blood (that actually comes from their mother).

My suggestion to all you dads out there is to beat the phrase, "Girls aint nothin' but trouble", into your boys' heads.  Same goes for you dads with girls.  That's a whole different level of concern for dads with girls.  You've got a lot more responsibility in keeping your girls away from the boys.  I feel for you.  Those of us with boys can do our part to help our fellow dads, those with girls, by keeping our boys away from them and focused on school, sports and family.  It truly benefits everyone, and it takes a village to raise a child that stays away from girls.