The World of Fatherhood - My Princess Turns 1

Today, 11th of January 2018 is the special day of my one and only daughter but we will do the celebration on weekend this coming 13th of January. She will be turning one today and we are so excited to celebrate with her friends and loved ones. It has been a month of preparation and many of our friends and relatives took part of the preparation, some of them donated in kind and effort for the additional color of the said event. It may not be that much expensive preparation but the effort is very evident.

She is a gift for us and I love her even before she was born. Those sleepless nights and sacrifices paid off just in her sweet smile - I know all loving parents felt this unexplainable emotion when you see your child looking at you and smile. Especially those moments when the child just starts learning to talk, holding your fingers and utter empty words then smile. It was so sweet remembering all those "First's" of our child - her first to sit, to stand-up, her first step, her first word & etc. Being a parent is a great responsibility and it is our obligation to teach and guide them as they grow. If they will go astray, it is somehow due to our shortcomings as a parent. We should teach them in the right path while they were young and when they grow old, they will not depart from our teachings - it will somehow remind them in the situation when they need to choose between good and evil. We must be the role model for them to follow, having a delinquent child will reflect to us being a parent, a failure parent.

In my introductory post here in steemit, I featured myself being a dad - Who am I? ... I'm a 4 months old Dad!. I am hoping that we will all be a successful parent for our children and lead them on the right path where they should walk.