These single dads left all alone after having lost their spouses, figure out ways and means of dealing with the challenging situation they face in their day to day life, bringing up their babies, all by themselves.
Parenthood is a joint venture, between the father and mother, both sharing the joys and pains of bringing up children. It is a job that requires no training, but expects you to be an expert the moment the baby is born. It is difficult, as it is, with each one fulfilling their respective duties. But these fathers were thrown into the challenging situation, unexpectedly with a newborn baby in hand — without a mother.
Bringing up children is by far, the most important and difficult task in the world. You are suddenly, totally responsible for a new life and its welfare. Plenty of people will offer advice and criticism, but then, you are eventually alone. Being alone, for a guy to play both the mother and father is a herculean task for sure. Girls need their mothers as role models… to understand their mood swings, their first time trying out of make up, the hairdos, the dressing up…tons of things.
For a dad, this does become a challenge — and this is what these dads took it up as, a challenge, and faced it head on.
#1. This father lost his partner giving birth to their beautiful baby. Friends helped him put together the recordings of the mother’s lullabies for the baby.
The wife had prepared a bucket list for the two of them, which the dad is going ahead and living it out with his son.
#2. Left without a woman in his life, he fulfills his hearts desires of doing stuff for one, with the most deserving woman in his life — his daughter.
#3. Single dads have a dual role to play, of both mom and dad; and this could include dressing up in fancy costumes for the child’s school party.
#4. This single dad preserves the most precious moments of his everyday life with his daughter, in the form of illustrations. Very soon she can have an entire book depicting their lives!
#5. A single dad, like most men, didn’t know how to style his daughter’s hair. So he registered himself into a beauty school. Now he can beat any mommy at it!
#6. A single dad bakes an amazing cake when his daughter turned four. Amazing for sure, for a first attempt.
#7. Probably one of the youngest single fathers, at the age of 19. Trying his best to be as best as he can be!
#8. Beauty treatment day for the ladies… “No big deal, just on our way to having beautiful faces.”
#9. As a single dad, just do what she asks you to; and that includes dressing up for Halloween.
#10. A single father at the Renaissance Festival. Now, haven’t you heard of male fairies?
#11. This is what a single father gets back from a loving daughter! At the end of a hard day’s work, your favorite colored sweeties kept ready for you.
#12. A thoughtful gift from his little daughter at trying times in his life. The bracelet stays on his wrist ever since.
#13. The most important and challenging skill a single dad has to learn; doing your daughter’s hair. Challenge accepted, and now he teaches other fathers the great art.
#14. During tough times, a single father needs to get creative. Isn’t this the most awesome Christmas tree?
#15. A single dad’s gift for his baby, ready to greet her after her first day at school. Such a sweet and ingenious way of putting together a bouquet for a little girl!
#16. The day when the single dad has to demonstrate to his daughter… How to shave your legs!
#17. When your 3-year-old is bored of your perfectly circular pancakes… and then you come up with creative solutions!
#18. You’ve got to let her practice to learn the great art of makeup, right? And she cannot do so all on herself!
#19. When your daughter insists that her stuffed bunny also needs a bath; and you decide to give it a soak before that.
#20. This single dad takes a daily selfie with his daughter, first thing in the morning; and she still looks pretty, although a bit upset!
#21. A single dad who becomes the first man in his daughter’s life to gift her 2 dozen roses.
#22. Having a dad as a pilot can land you in the cockpit! But you do get to roam around the world pretty soon in life.
This photo story is sourced from lifebuzz.com.
