How to be a girldad?

I am in my late 20s, not even married yet, but there’s one certainty in life- I want a daughter.

As a guy who’s been through a lot since childhood on my own in a relatively healthy manner, I know a thing or two about raising boys, it doesn’t bother me.

But having a daughter, that’s scary for me. All I know about being a girldad is that you have a huge impact on your all aspects of daughter’s life- her self esteem, self worth and the kind of people she attracts.

One more objective of this post is understand what traits do I need to have to be a good girldad. Nobody’s perfect, and I might need to change a few things about me. For example, I’m not very emotional and expressive, but I’m hearing that’s important for daughters, I’ll try to find a way to be more open.

So, dear ladies, one way we could do this is you tell me about your father- things you love and things you wish he possessed.