A man from West Yorkshire, England, is gaining attention online for his gentle approach to styling his daughter’s hair.
In a TikTok clip posted by his wife, father-of-two Michael Rickley combs his toddler’s hair into tiny pigtails. He brushes her bangs to finish the look, and she seems pleased with his efforts.
“When my now-husband and I first met, the first thing we talked about was having babies, especially daughters, and my husband said he always imagined himself being the father of more girls. ” Fiona Bishop told Newsweek magazine. The couple were only 19 and 25 at the time.
Fiona Bishop, 25, told Newsweek that her husband is “getting better and better” at styling her daughter’s hair, but he’s still not as good at using a hairbrush as she is. Fiona Bishop, 25, told Newsweek that her husband is “getting better and better” at styling her daughter’s hair, but he’s still not as good at using a hairbrush as she is. @fionasbishop
Some fathers report wanting a daughter because they can experience parenting from a different perspective and better understand female discipline.
A 2010 study showed that men may view raising daughters as a way to engage in reflective self-growth and be more attuned to issues of gender equality.
Four years later, Rickley and Bishop have two daughters and couldn’t be happier. “My husband is the most gentle and kind person I have ever met, and this shows how he treats our daughters,” the 25-year-old said. said.
Bishop told the magazine that Lickley has been practicing styling her daughter’s hair since she was one year old and has gotten much better at it since then, believing that styling a girl’s hair is not just a mother’s job. he said.
“My daughter loves when her daddy does her hair and always asks him to do it for me, probably because he’s kinder,” she said.
The clip, posted to Bishop’s TikTok account (@fionasbishop), is captioned, “POV: You married the man you’ve always dreamed of being the father of a girl,” and has racked up views. It has been used over 6 million times and the number continues to grow.
Other social media users also left thousands of comments, saying she would hold her future husband to such high standards.
“It’s not a want, it’s a need,” one user wrote. Another said he was soon to become a father to a baby girl in February and was “couldn’t be more excited” to meet his daughter.
Bishop told Barron’s that the response to his post has been “insane” and that he has also received private messages from people saying the video has given others hope and reminded them of their father. .
“I didn’t realize how unusual it was for a father to do his daughter’s hair until I posted it,” she added.
“Where can I get someone like this?” another user joked.
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