J. Warren Welch is an American writer and father of five daughters aged seven to 16, who over time has heard and seen all kinds of jokes and joking comments about the parents of girls and how they should protect them.
Tired of receiving all kinds of advice and comments, he decided to create "rules" for those who want to go out with their daughters. His writing, published on his Facebook page, has gone viral for a very short time, becoming shared by more than 16,000 people. Your thoughts and words have captivated us!
Women do not need men to take care of them
Warren Welch states that he understands the need of any father to protect his daughters, but his feelings are far from that protective and dominant instinct that others make him believe continuously with his comments. He simply does not believe that women need men to take care of them, and so he has always wanted to instill his daughters.
Therefore, he decided to write a text on his Facebook page in which he advised the following to anyone who wants to date one of his daughters:
"You will have to ask them what their rules are, because I am not raising my daughter to be the kind of women who need their dad to always act possessively to be treated with respect. You will respect them, and if you do not, I promise they won't need my help to put you back in your place. Good luck! "
His message immediately went viral, being shared tens of thousands of times and getting thousands of positive reactions. Perhaps not even he thought of such an overwhelming response and that is why he thinks it is a sign of change:
"Take this viralization as a sign of hope that indicates that there is a change in our society regarding attitudes towards women"
Your advice to other girls parents
Welch gives advice to other parents of girls encouraging them to raise freely so that their daughters do not need the constant approval of the father to make important decisions in his life:
"Otherwise, we will only be infusing them with the belief that they need the approval of a man before they make a decision."
"My daughters do not need my help to make important decisions about their relationships: these girls are my heroes!" - exclaims proudly.
"I was a feminist long before I had daughters, but until I was blessed with the task of raising five young women I didn't realize why: these girls are incredible human beings in their essence, that's why I don't want to try to mold them "
And Welch wants his daughters to become free, independent, bold and safe women, and although the upbringing is giving them so seems to prove it, he jokes saying: "I have never been nominated for the Father of the Year award, even though several cups of coffee in my closet make me believe that"
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