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So our first two kids were boys and we were sure the third was going to be a boy and

when she came out we had nothing but joy and I must say that having girls and boys has

been a wonderful thing. It's a privilege to have a

daughter. I'm John Fuller along with Danny Wareton. Danny you've got a girl so talk

about the experience of being a dad to that little girl.

Oh, I've loved being a dad.

There have been challenges.

I remember the first exposure to hormones at around three, four years of age for her and getting used to that.

There are certainly different things.

You got used to it.

Well, I guess that was kind of glossed over that, passed over the fact that that was a very

challenging time in parenting and in responding to the reactions my daughter was

having but it has been a way for me to love my wife even better because the way that I've seen my daughter and the way that I've felt empathy and love and concern for her has also taught me how my wife's father would probably

want me to treat his daughter in her marriage relationship. So it has given me lessons outside of what I expected

and it has also challenged me to take those moments

seriously where I can teach her about what it means to be loved and valued by a man.

And my daughter and I have a great time and sometimes there are those moments where I feel a little sense of nervousness

who's going to be with my daughter and at the same time I'm excited that someday

she'll find a man that loves her deeply.

Well that is my prayer for my girls.

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