August 7th, 2008 by Glenn Sacks

A completely unscientific, not statistically significant observation about fathers and daughters:

My 10-year-old daughter has a friend who we’ll call Adrian.  Adrian often comes over to the house on weekends or after school.  Because I work out of my office in our guesthouse, when Adrian is here, usually I’m the one who is watching the kids. 

Adrian does not have a father. She lives alone with her mother, who clearly loves her. Every time Adrian is here — every single time — she tells my daughter, “You are lucky you have a dad.”  On several occasions she has said, “I wish I had a dad.”

My daughter and Adrian sometimes have arguments or disputes, and my daughter thinks that some of it is caused because Adrian is envious of my daughter’s “luck.”

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