To think Daddy Dates aren't so terrible??

[MommaGee]

metro.co.uk/2017/01/12/daddy-daughter-dates-are-everything-that-is-wrong-with-the-world-6376907/?ito=social-mail

So there was a viral Fb Post about a Dad taking his daughter out for cake once a month as a "date" and then this article that claims is sexualizing the relationship and doing men and women down and is basically a system of our terrible society.

Aibu to think the author is being overly dramatic and it's just cute?

HecateAntaia WTAF.
What is so precious about a daughter's virginity that makes some dads so obsessed about it? Talk about control freak.

Ah mint, does that mean we can work on eliminating 'play date' from the vocab? Because that will never not be cringy.

Chriiiiist those purity photos are seriously disturbing.

W taf purity balls those photos that just is not right

Creepy & weird.

In the dark ages 1980s when I was "dating", we didn't call it "dating" - we were "going out" with someone.

I think the whole "date" idea of it is weird but having a special day out is a good thing.

Like, what parents usually did before they had to prove it on social media.

I didn't date either a guy asked you out you went to the pictures

Sadly our society has been(completely) corrupted..
mainstream Porn now includes "daddy" content, ie Sexy subservient ladies pandering to (usually) older men in suits..which is also very reminiscent of the 50 shades of grey scenario!

I think its a big leap from a little girl enjoying putting on a pretty frock to go for cake with Daddy and pledging her virginity to him or daddy porn

It's not a word I would use and find the whole dressing up bit (daughter in her best clothes) a little odd (heard this being talked about on the radio) and as for the purity balls that is very odd a father has no ownership over his daughters virginity until it's passed on to her husband it's hers to own

What wrong with just having time together like many parents do with their children

My kids (teenagers) would think it both hilarious and disturbing if dh asked dd on a 'Daddy Date' as they are well aware of that kink. But both dd and dh have very fond memories of their 'Daddy daughter' days back when he was a part time SAHD and ds (but not yet dd) was at school. Daddy daughter days didn't really consist of them doing anything particular, she just enjoyed the one on one time.

The linked to post is iffy to me mainly because of they way she has phrased it. It's definitely not just a dad taking his little girl out for cake.

'He helped her pick out a dress for her to wear, got a little purse ready for her, held the door open for her, and made her feel like a princess. She loved it was so happy when she got home. She will always know how she deserves to be treated because her dad sets such a high example.'

And yes it is really got millions of likes that's pretty weird too. Dads spending time with their children should be run of the mill normal, and dads treating their very young daughters as dates should get more of a 'yeeugh' than an 'ahh' reaction.

Yuk mega creepy. Almost as bad as the term 'date night.' One step further is "date night with hubby". Puts my teeth on edge.

Whilst I admit that the term, in this instance, makes me feel uncomfortable, I do sometimes say, "It's a date." when I've arranged something with a friend. To me, this just means we've settled on a date and time to meet, or do something, and has no romantic connotations whatsoever.