I fear for the life of my daughter.

I fear for the safety of my daughter.

I fear she might get harassed.

I fear she might get abused.

I fear she will be taken for granted 

I fear she will be underrated.

I fear she will be mistreated for her gender.

I fear she will get taken advantage of because of her gender. 

I worry that I won’t be a good dad to her.

I worry that I won’t be able to protect her.

I worry that I won’t be able to shield her.

I worry that I won’t raise her right.

I worry that I won’t guide her correctly.

I worry that I won’t be able to protect her from the consequences of her bad choices.

I worry that I’ll expect too much of her.

I worry that she will have to pay for her father’s sins.

I worry that she will want to handle this world on her own.

I worry that she won’t need her dad.

I worry that she’ll get her heart broken.

I worry that she’ll fight for what she believes in.

I worry that she will be a game changer in society.

I worry that she will challenge societal norms. 

I worry that she will have a target on her back because of who I will raise her to become.

I worry about raising my daughter in the 21st century and I haven’t even met her mom yet

I hope one day I get the assurances I need for these concerns. 

For now, I live with this anxiety. 

A concerned future father.

9 thoughts on “My Daughter

  1. Such a beautiful piece and surely one of the greatest fears as future parents. I am not a parent yet but as a daughter myself and with carful examination of my own life’s successes and tragedies, I have come to the conclusion that we are brought up to become some sort of sacrifice to the world which is necessary for us to evolve into who we could be. Which means our father’s won’t always be there for us and that might happen partially or altogether, either way it’s for our greatest good. Ultimately I believe it’s the fathers who have the tendency to value the children for what they could be. But yes, the fear does exist in this century, the 21st century, I worry about it too.

    I enjoyed reading this piece Mr. Arek!

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