Daddies and Daughters [Paperback]

From the bestselling coauthor ofGirlfriendscomes a poignant celebration of the bond between women and the first men in their lives -- their fathers.
Told in the voices of ordinary people, the stories inDaddies and Daughterstake you through a lifetime of experiences, from a father's exultant It's a girl to a daughter's eloquent thoughts on the legacy of her father's love. Daughters talk about their fathers as teachers, disciplinarians, protectors, providers, and unfailingly vulnerable pushovers. Fathers reveal how their daughters brought out their protective, responsible, and loving sides and remember both the fears and the pride they felt as their little girls became independent women. By turns funny and sad, joyous and moving,Daddies and Daughtersis a remarkable tribute to the extraordinary and enduring father-daughter relationship.Carmen Renee Berry is the coauthor of the New York Times bestseller Girlfriends. A former psychotherapist, she is currently a certified massage and body worker living in Pasadena, California.Chapter 1: Make Room for Daddy
Arthur always has his arms around [his daughter] Camera. When he talked about her, his face would light up like stars in the sky. He showed more feeling for his daughter than I had seen him show his whole life.
Harace Ashe, uncle of Arthur Ashe
In days of yore, fathers-to-be were banished to pace anxiously around hospital maternity wards waiting to find out if it was a girl or a boy, while their wives gave birth behind closed doors. The first time some new daddies laid eyes on their newly born daughters might have been through the thick glass window overlooking a nursery full of cribs and crying infants. Lynn, one of the authors, related how her father reacted to hearing the words It's a girl! :
Back then fathers weren't allowed in the delivery room, and since they didn't have sonograms, the tension mounted as the time came fol3J