my father is always friendly to my sister, but to me he's like "whatever" I can exist or not to him.
2006-06-25 12:14:56 · 27 answers · asked by I-C-U 5 in Family & Relationships ➔ Family
Thats too bad. Daughters need their fathers, and so do the sons just as much. We all need that relationship thing.
2006-06-25 12:17:29 · answer #1 · answered by winona e 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Unfortunately we feel that daughters are more needy than boys. That is not entirely true; (which you know because you asked the question.) Daughters do need extra (different attention). Try to have a little patience with him. Order him the book by Dobson, "Bringing up boys."
It's a mistake that most fathers make in ignoring their sons.
2006-06-25 12:32:22 · answer #2 · answered by Wise ol' owl 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some times it's a matter of how daughter acts, behanves, treats father, attitudes, daughter respecting father more than brother does. Some times it's a mental thing. It varies, but some times it's the son, whose favored. Sorry, I can't be more specific, but I'm not a licenced expert.
2006-06-25 12:19:42 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Dad's Little Girl" and "Butterfly Kisses." We feel that our son is a man and can take care of himself to a certain degree. the daughter is quite strong (in every way) but is littler, and for some reason we feel a need to protect her still. Both are like best friends to me. There are special different activities with each. One is not loved more than the other, maybe they are loved differently.
2006-06-25 12:21:41 · answer #4 · answered by Michael R 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is kind of odd. Back in the old days, it was the other way around, in some countries. The girl children were almost useless. But these days it's different, and in some ways that's great.
I think it's all part of our culture, where guys are expected to be able to take care of themselves, with no whinning and no mothering and babying. Girls are expected to be taken care of, at least to a lot of people, even after she is married. That's why the father has to 'give her away'; it's to give her to someone else to take care of.
2006-06-25 12:18:47 · answer #5 · answered by merlin_steele 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As a father of both I can say without a doubt your statement is untrue...perhaps in your personal case which would depend on many factors...Your troubled relationship with your father may have nothing to do with your sex...We would definitely have to know your situation to evaluate it correctly but one thing I am sure of is all fathers do not favor daughters.
2006-06-25 12:21:20 · answer #6 · answered by djmantx 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is certainly not true. Dads are more inclined to prefer the sons because they want to teach the son how to be a man, and do "manly" stuff like belch really loud, and watch soccer, you know the works. Lol. But seriously that's not true dads dont prefer the girls though
2006-06-25 12:21:43 · answer #7 · answered by Sher-Sher 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
thats sad..i havent got a brother just a younger sister..oh im a woman by the way...anyway my sis was always treated better than me she got everything she wanted well it seemed that way at the time. my dad fetched me up to be a tomboy the son he didnt have...i was always in trouble..in every aspect..even the police..but im realy independant now..and i do my own decorating. painting. wall papering.tileing. gardening. and the list goes on. my sis how ever has to have a man do this all for her..now what seemed to be bad at the time..im now thankful in this time. because i dont need to rely on any man to do this..i know its a different cicumstances because you are a man..but believe me you will be better for being independant..
2006-06-25 12:22:55 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is sad to hear, It sounds like your father has some social problems and isn't a very warm person. He probably doesn't know how to be a father. And he may not of had a very good role model himself.
2006-06-25 12:19:21 · answer #9 · answered by todd G 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its not really like that it sjust how you percieve it in your own eyes,remeber girls need a little more protecting than girls so the saying goes,your dad doesn tmean to ignore you he cares just as much for you as he does your sister maby you need to get more involved with what your dad is doing and help him out abit so then you can show him you are interested in forming a closer bond with him,you probbably at an age where he thinks you want nothing to do with him and because your sister always goes to him he feels needed more to her than you,try it give it a go see how it works out
2006-06-25 12:23:01 · answer #10 · answered by treatau 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋