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Originally Posted by mixedup_emotions
Something's been bugging me lately....
My daughter has DVD's of Full House that we've watched on occasion. Each time we watch some episodes, I've always been in awe of the idea that men had tender feelings towards children. I'm a bit skeptical because of the obvious reason that it's just a TV show. But it really strikes me each time I watch it how the men are so caring and loving towards the children - and wonder if that's a possibility in real life.
Makes me kinda sad that I haven't had that experience - in my upbringing or in my marriage.
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It's interesting to see how different people's experiences are. Full House is one of the only family shows I can watch BECAUSE it shows all of the nurturing coming from the dad-- like it did in my family-- and it doesn't usually remind me of what I missed out on (a mother). The episodes that always make me cry are the one where little Michelle says "but I don't have a mommy" to her school friends--and the one where Stephanie wants to go to a mother-daughter sleepover but she doesn't have a mom to take her (and, ultimately, Aunt Becky fills in). I relate so much to those episodes-- and I do wish I had an "Aunt Becky" in my life. But, back to your original point-- the only nurturing I felt as a child was from my dad. What is hard for me to imagine is that a mother could be nurturing-- I mean, what would that even feel like? It's hard for me to picture.